Leaders from Asia pose for a group photo with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Vilnius. Wed 12 July 2023: Beijing has reacted angrily to a NATO communique portraying China as a major challenge to the group’s interests and security. In a strongly worded communique issued halfway through their two-day summit in the Lithuanian […]
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Wed 12 July 2023: The average two-year fixed mortgage rate in the United Kingdom (UK) increased to 6.66 percent on Tuesday, reaching its highest point since August 2008, data provider Moneyfacts said. The recent rise in mortgage rates was due to volatile swap rates, Moneyfacts added. “Much of this is driven by recent inflation figures, […]
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Wed 12 July 2023: The United Christian Forum (UCF) stated that 400 acts of violence against Christians occurred across 23 states in the first half of 2023, with Uttar Pradesh topping the list of states with 155 cases. This amount indicates a considerable increase over the same time period the previous year when 274 occurrences […]
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Tue 11 July 2023: The production of ammunition in Russia doubled in 2022, and increased more than 10 times in 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. “In 2023, due to the expansion of production capacities… in 2023 we have increased the number of ammunition produced by our industry by more than 10 […]
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Tue 11 July 2023: A new investigation by the Guardian and others has found that attempts by the Greek coastguard in June to tow a boat carrying roughly 750 refugees which capsized leaving only 104 survivors may have caused the vessel to sink. Most of the passengers were from Egypt, Syria, Palestine and Pakistan. Nine of the survivors have been […]
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Tue 11 July 2023: Russia blocked a UN Security Council proposal on Tuesday that sought to extend cross-border aid delivery from Turkey through a border gate into northern Syria for nine months, Anadolu Agency reported. Thirteen other Security Council members voted in support of the resolution sponsored by Switzerland and Brazil, while China abstained, but […]
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Tue 11 July 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to back Sweden’s bid to join NATO after a year of blocking the move, citing Turkish security concerns. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday that Erdogan agreed to forward Sweden’s membership bid to Turkey’s parliament. After talks in Vilnius, Lithuania, with Erdogan and […]
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(Al Jazeera) Tue 11 July 2023: Over the past year, the world population officially hit eight billion, and India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country. People across the globe observe July 11 as World Population Day – designated by the United Nations to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population […]
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Tue 11 July 2023: Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received $2 billion from Saudi Arabia, in yet another boost for the ailing economy following the $3 billion Stand-by Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “This inflow has increased the forex reserves held by […]
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Tue 11 July 2023: Zelenskyy says it would be absurd if Ukraine is not offered a timeframe for NATO membership during the Vilnius summit. “It’s unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine’s membership. While at the same time vague wording about “conditions” is added even for […]
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