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Putin expected to secure record 5th term as Russia goes to polls

March 15, 2024

As the ongoing war in Ukraine continues for over two years and conflict with the US and West rages on, Russia will go to the polls on Friday, with President Vladimir Putin most certain to return for a fifth term in power. According to Al Jazeera, the presidential election has...

Ukraine strikes oil refineries in Russian territory

March 15, 2024

Ukraine launched drone strikes on three oil refineries situated deep within Russian territory, escalating cross-border attacks just days before President Vladimir Putin’s anticipated re-election, CNN reported. According to a Ukrainian defence source speaking to CNN, these strikes are part of a meticulously planned strategy aimed at diminishing Russian economic capabilities....

EU to provide .48 billion for military support to Ukraine

EU to provide $5.48 billion for military support to Ukraine

March 15, 2024

The European Union has agreed to provide five billion euros ($5.48 billion) for military support to Ukraine, as part of a revamp of an EU-run assistance fund, reported Al Jazeera. In a move to extend military support to Ukraine as its forces struggle against Russia’s invasion, the EU stated that...

China: Death toll rises to 7 in deadly gas explosion; 27 injured

March 15, 2024

Seven people have been killed and 27 injured in a deadly explosion that took place in a building in Yanjiao town in China on Wednesday, reported Global Times. According to the latest notice published by the local authorities, the death toll has risen from two to seven killed in the...

Imran condemns ‘rigged polls’, predicts Lanka-like situation in Pakistan

March 15, 2024

Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, slamming the 2024 general elections, has predicted that Pakistan will witness a Sri Lanka-like situation as the nation’s hopes were shattered by “stealing the mandate”, Geo News reported. Imran Khan, during an informal interaction with journalists in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, said, “My all...

Pak National Assembly recognises ‘injustice’ in Bhutto’s conviction

March 15, 2024

The National Assembly convened Wednesday to pass a pivotal resolution, acknowledging the trial and subsequent conviction of former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) founder, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, as “a gross miscarriage of justice,” as reported by ARY News. Following the recent announcement of the Supreme Court’s reserved opinion...

Poland’s president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defence to 3% of GDP

March 13, 2024

Poland’s president on Monday called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3 per cent of their gross domestic product as Russia puts its economy on a war footing and pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine. President Andrzej Duda made his call...

Trump says he will free US Capitol rioters if re-elected

March 13, 2024

Donald Trump on Monday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them “hostages.” The rioters -- egged on by the then-president and fueled by his false claims of voter fraud -- stormed...

Israel slams UN Secy Gen for ‘unacceptable’ response to Hamas massacre

March 13, 2024

Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, sent a letter of rebuke to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres over his response to the atrocities committed by the Hamas terrorist group during the massacre of October 7, 2023. “Your response to the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists is unacceptable,” wrote Katz. “The indifference...

Shehbaz Sharif vows to eliminate IMF dependency

March 13, 2024

Amid the economic crisis, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to get his country out of foreign debt, declaring that the country would get rid of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geo News reported. “We will get rid of IMF, InshaAllah,” the premier said while addressing the maiden meeting of...

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