US leads G20 boycott of Russian finance officials on April 21, 2022Washington: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen led a multinational group of finance chiefs on a walkout Wednesday as Russian officials spoke during a meeting of the G20, in the latest protest by Western nations over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s attack on its neighbour loomed over the meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors […]
‘Inflexibility’ of India and its allies delaying UNSC reform efforts: Pakistan on April 21, 2022UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has underscored the need for flexibility to achieve the required consensus among all United Nations member states to overcome the stalemate in the long-running negotiations to restructure the UN Security Council. “The admittedly slow pace of progress in Security Council reform is not due to any deficiency in the process or procedures,” […]
K-3 Unit of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant put into operation: CNNC on April 20, 2022BEIJING: The K-3 Unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant in Pakistan – the second overseas nuclear power unit to use China’s third-generation nuclear reactor technology Hualong One -was put into operation, said its operator China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC). Marking the completion of China’s Hualong One project in the overseas market, the operation of […]
Ukraine set to dominate G20 finance chiefs summit on April 20, 2022Washington: Finance officials from the world’s richest countries will meet on Wednesday to address global challenges like rising debt and a possible food crisis — if they can overcome boiling tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s attack on its neighbor is set to dominate the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, […]
Biden reluctant to remove Iran’s Revolutionary Guards from terror list on April 20, 2022“Each side is just hoping that the other would blink first,” Ali Vaez, an Iran expert from the International Crisis Group, a conflict-prevention think tank, told AFP. Negotiations opened a year ago in Vienna to revive the landmark 2015 agreement that was supposed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Under the presidency of Donald […]
Casualties feared as blasts rock school in Afghan capital on April 19, 2022Kabul: Three blasts rocked a boys’ school in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood of the Afghan capital on Tuesday causing casualties, police said. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on Twitter the blasts at the Abdul Rahim Shahid high school “caused casualties among our Shiite brothers”. The school is located in the capital’s western neighbourhood of […]
Ukraine says five ‘powerful’ missile strikes hit Lviv on April 18, 2022 Lviv: Five “powerful” Russian missiles hit Lviv on Monday, a city in the west of the Ukraine that has so far been spared much of the fighting since Russia invaded its pro-Western neighbour nearly two months ago, the city’s mayor said. Lviv resident told AFP they could see thick clouds of grey smoke in […]
Elon Musk’s move to buy Twitter faces roadblocks on April 16, 2022Washington: Even for the richest person on the planet, buying Twitter was always going to be a challenge, a highly complex financial transaction now made even trickier by a defensive “poison pill” move from the platform’s board. Musk’s $43 billion offer lays out the myriad potential pitfalls: possible government approvals, legal as well as regulatory […]
Harry, Meghan make first public appearance in Europe since royal exit on April 16, 2022The Hague: Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Friday made their first joint public appearance on this side of the Atlantic since quitting royal life and moving to North America two years ago. The Sussexes attended an evening reception in the Dutch city of The Hague for the Invictus Games, a day after […]
Joe Root resigns as England Test captain on April 15, 2022 Joe Root is stepping down as England’s Test captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. Root’s decision comes after the 1-0 Test series defeat to West Indies last month, and a 4-0 Ashes loss to Australia. “After returning from the Caribbean tour and having time to reflect, I have decided […]