Sat 02 April 2022: Pakistani lawmakers are going to vote on a no-trust motion from the opposition against Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday in the capital Islamabad. An embattled Khan, who time and again, has refused to step down and vowed to contest the no-confidence motion, claims to have a “surprise” in store for […]
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Sat 02 April 2022: Pope Francis came the closest he has yet to implicitly criticizing President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying on Saturday a “potentate” was fomenting conflicts for nationalist interests. Moscow says the action it launched on February 24 is a “special military operation” designed not to occupy territory but to […]
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Video Meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping, European Commission President von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sat 02 April 2022: China is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine and its trade relations with other countries, including Russia, should not be hit, Director-General of the Department of European Affairs of […]
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Sat 02 April 2022: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his message for the holy month of Ramazan, says his thoughts are with everyone facing conflict, displacement and fear, and calls for working jointly for the safety, dignity and prosperity of all women and men. “I send my warmest wishes as millions of Muslims around the […]
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Sat 02 April 2022: The president of Sri Lanka has imposed a state of emergency, giving security forces broad powers, a day after hundreds attempted to assault his residence in protest of the country’s unparalleled economic crisis. On Friday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invoked draconian rules permitting the military to detain and imprison suspects without charge […]
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Sat 02 April 2022: Tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians trapped in the besieged port city of Mariupol are facing a “dire” situation as fighting rages, with many living underground to escape the shelling. The port city has been under bombardment by Russian forces for weeks, and the mayor says up to 170,000 people are […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: The warring sides in Yemen’s seven-year conflict have for the first time in years agreed a nationwide truce, which would also allow fuel imports into Houthi-held areas and some flights operating from Sanaa airport, the United Nations envoy said on Friday. The UN-brokered deal between a Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: China has accused the United States of instigating the war in Ukraine and said NATO should have been disbanded following the break-up of the Soviet Union. “As the culprit and leading instigator of the Ukraine crisis, the US has led NATO to engage in five rounds of eastward expansion in the […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: The head of the European Commission has warned Beijing its reputation will be tarnished if it doesn’t put pressure on Russia to end the war and helps Moscow sidestep Western sanctions. “A prolongation of the war and more disruption to the world economy is in no-one’s interest,” Ursula von der Leyen […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: “I ask for God’s forgiveness for the deplorable conduct of these members of the Catholic Church,” Pope Francis said when he met with Indigenous delegations at the Vatican. He also said it caused him “pain and shame”. Pope Francis apologised to Indigenous people for abuse committed at church-run residential schools in […]
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