While Pakistan continues its diplomatic efforts to promote global peace, Pakistani-American physicians are leading a parallel mission to save lives through cutting-edge, affordable cancer research. That mission took center stage this week as the Hematology and Oncology Physicians Promoting Excellence (HOPPE) held its first two-day inaugural summit in Houston, Texas. HOPPE is a physician-led nonprofit […]
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At Doha summit, President Zardari warns against India’s weaponisation of water
President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that the violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by India could not and would not succeed, and warned against the weaponisation of water. President Zardari addressed the issue while speaking at the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, Qatar, saying: “We in Pakistan, on one […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits Saudi, seeks Arab League support for his people
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended summit of the Arab League in Saudi Arabia on Friday to canvas support for his people, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed his readiness to mediate in the war between Moscow and Kyiv. Also at the Jeddah gathering, Arab leaders warmly welcomed back […]
Sunak defends decision not to attend COP27 climate summit
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday defended his heavily criticised decision not to attend next month’s COP27 climate change summit, saying he had to focus on “pressing” economic problems. In an interview with Sky News a day after Downing Street announced he was skipping the summit, the prime minister stressed he was “very […]
Johnson warns Macron off settling Ukraine war ‘now’
GERMANY: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that they saw an “opportunity to turn the tide” in Ukraine, as London warned against trying to “settle” the conflict now. A Downing Street spokesman said the leaders, meeting at the G7 summit in Germany, “agreed this is a critical moment […]
Mexico leader to skip Biden’s Americas Summit
MEXICO: Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Monday he would skip the regional Summit of the Americas in the United States due to Washington’s failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic. The White House confirmed that President Joe Biden would not be inviting Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to this week’s summit in Los […]
US urges Covid cooperation at G20 as China critical
The United States led calls at a G20 meeting Tuesday for greater global cooperation in light of the coronavirus crisis as China insisted that multilateralism should not just be a slogan. Italy welcomed foreign ministers of the Group of 20 major economies to the southern city of Matera for their first in-person talks since the […]
Moscow hails Putin, Biden’s commitment to arms control
The Kremlin on Thursday welcomed the commitment of the US and Russian presidents to dialogue on “strategic stability” and arms control, a day after a historic summit of the two leaders in Geneva. Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden issued a brief statement following their first face-to-face meeting, agreeing to start dialogue on nuclear arms control. […]
Putin and Biden won’t be friends but see path together
There was no talk of gazing into Vladimir Putin’s “soul” and the Russian president didn’t try to gaslight a rookie US leader. Instead, Putin’s first summit with the fifth US president of his tenure, Joe Biden, was about mutual respect — and the meeting in Geneva could, both of them said, lead to a more […]
Biden, Putin upbeat as Geneva summit starts
US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin shook hands in Geneva on Wednesday at the start of their first summit, with both men striking an upbeat tone. The two men greeted each other after standing with their host, Swiss President Guy Parmelin, outside the La Grange villa overlooking Lake Geneva, where they […]