WASHINGTON: Fearing China’s aggressive attitude, US President Joe Biden has called on Taiwan, which it does not recognize as an independent country, to a virtual summit on democracy alongside more than 100 countries, excluding China and Russia. It is believed that the US president has taken this decision to bring China in the cart. The […]
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Russian secret agency rejects claims of Ukraine invasion
On Monday, Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service rejected the growing Western allegations that Moscow is planning an invasion of Ukraine. “The Americans are painting a frightening picture of hordes of Russian tanks that will start to crush Ukrainian cities, saying they have some ‘reliable information of such Russian intentions,” the SVR said in a rare […]
China becomes richest nation in the world, leaving US behind
As China is progressing rapidly, it has seen vast economic growth over the past couple of decades, leaving its arch-rival, the US, behind. A report by the research arm of consultants McKinsey & Co. has concluded that China is on top of the top 10 countries that account for more than 60% of world income. […]
Xi calls Biden ‘old friend’ in US-China talks
WASHINGTON: On Monday, US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping recalled their heavy responsibility as being the heads of the two top global economies to avert conflict. “It seems to me our responsibility as leaders of China and the United States is to ensure that our competition between our countries does not veer […]
A Pakistani reading of Marx (Part-I)
Once a Persian speaker was asked about the cause of his ecstasy, he said: “We are all coming nigh to destruction.” His ecstasy filled with the love of God at one hand compelled him to fear God and on the other hand made him believe in the mortality of man as human beings are believed […]
New dress code in Saudi university sparks controversy
As Saudi Arabia is going through some radical changes, the University of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia has put a stop to the use of revealing clothes that are too tight to show off body parts. The university has released a dress code that applies equally to boys and girls. Following the new order, students and […]
US denounces Israel on settlements in the West Bank
On Tuesday, the United States showed reservations about Israel’s decision to build settlements in the West Bank, saying it will sternly denounce such expansion on occupied Palestinian land. This response by President Joe Biden’s administration was some of the strongest in years on Israel after the previous leader Donald Trump gave his blessing to settlements […]
Explosion flares up army bus in Damascus, 13 killed
DAMASCUS: On Wednesday, a roadside bomb attack killed at least 13 Syrian military personnel as their bus passed a bridge in central Damascus during early morning rush hour, state television reported. After the incident, Syrian state TV took to its Telegram account and posted images of the charred cabin of the bus, and rescue workers […]
Talks with Iran gone good distance: Saudi FM
On Friday, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has maintained that talks with Iran had been affable, describing the negotiations as “exploratory”. “We are serious about the talks,” bin Farhan told in an interview. “For us, it’s not that big a shift. We’ve always said we want to find a way to stabilise […]
US invasion of Afghanistan led to tragedy, says Putin
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin maintained that the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan led to tragedy and in return, it destroyed the culture of Afghanistan. “Freedom and democracy, they cannot be disconnected from the culture and traditions of a certain people,” the Russian head of state told an energy forum in Moscow. “The United […]