OIC PLEDGES TO HELP FREE AFGHANISTAN’S FROZEN ASSETS

Mon 20 December 2021: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday pledged to coordinate with the United Nations as part of efforts to free hundreds of millions of US dollars in frozen Afghan assets, to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in the country. The 57-member OIC delegates said, during an emergency meeting held in Pakistan, […]

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AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN QUESTIONED FOR 5 HOURS OVER ALLEGED FOREX VIOLATIONS

Mon 20 December 2021:  Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan left the Enforcement Directorate’s Delhi offices Monday night after being questioned for over five hours in connection with alleged forex violations related to the ‘Panama Papers’.  It is unclear if the actor has been summoned for more questioning at a later date. The probe agency recorded her […]

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NZ CRICKET TEAM TO RETURN TO PAKISTAN AFTER UNEXPECTED CANCELLATION

Mon 20 December 2021: After canceling this year’s tour due to security concerns, New Zealand Cricket has announced back-to-back tours of Pakistan for next season. New Zealand administrators announced on Monday that the Black Caps will tour Pakistan from December 2022 to January 2023 to play two World Test Championship matches and three one-day internationals. […]

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HAD ‘A GREAT RELATIONSHIP’ WITH CHINA’S XI, TRUMP SAYS

Mon 20 December 2021: Twice impeached Former president Donald Trump has said that although he thinks Chinese President Xi Jinping is “a killer” who “destroyed the world” with Covid-19, he had a “great relationship” with China’s premier. Trump reflected on his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping in an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. […]

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CHINA TENNIS STAR PENG SHUAI DENIES EVER ACCUSING ANYONE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

Mon 20 December 2021: Despite an earlier social media post in which she claimed a former Communist Party official forced her to have sex, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied accusing anyone of sexual assault. Peng said her Weibo post had been misunderstood in comments to a Singaporean newspaper on Sunday. Peng’s interview with […]

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OIC TO SET UP TRUST FUND FOR ONGOING ECONOMIC CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN

Mon 20 December 2021: Foreign ministers who attended the latest meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) agreed to establish a humanitarian trust fund to address the growing economic crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban administration’s takeover after the United States’ withdrawal. The fund will be set up under the Islamic Development Bank to […]

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US MILITARY SPENDING GROWS AS POLICY SHIFTS TO ‘PRIORITISE CHINA’

Sun 19 December 2021:  Progressive legislators question massive US defence budget, which officials say is necessary amid China competition. Washington, DC – Months after US President Joe Biden’s administration pulled the last American troops out of Afghanistan as part of his promise to end the country’s “forever wars“, the United States Congress approved a $777.7bn defence budget, a […]

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