Fri 01 April 2022: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that a “powerful” country had been “angered” by his visit to Russia in February and had questioned his decision to go ahead with the two-day tour amid Russia-Ukraine tensions. He did not name the country in his speech at the Islamabad Security Dialogue. The premier noted […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: According to a study, Facebook failed to identify 80% of postings that promoted misinformation regarding biological weapons theory. A conspiracy theory that has gained traction online and is being addressed even in the United States claims that the United States is supporting the use of bioweapons in Ukraine. The US administration […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: Preparations for fasting month have been both difficult and emotional for Ukraine’s Muslim population following Russia’s invasion. Dnipro, Ukraine – Muslims in Ukraine face a difficult Ramadan this year as Russia’s war on the country continues to rage, yet many plan to use the charitable season to raise money to support those […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned Russia is consolidating and preparing “powerful strikes” in the country’s east and south, including besieged Mariupol. In peace talks this week, Russia said it would scale back attacks on the capital Kiev and the city of Chernigiv, but Ukrainian and Western officials have dismissed the […]
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Fri 01 April 2022: Police impose indefinite curfew in parts of Sri Lankan capital as protests against worsening economic crisis turns violent. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Police in Sri Lanka have imposed a curfew in the country’s capital following clashes with protesters who tried to storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence as anger grows over a worsening […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday the release of a record million barrels of oil a day for about 180 days from US strategic stockpiles, in an attempt to dampen soaring prices. “The president will announce the largest release of oil reserves in history, putting one million additional barrels on […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: After losing the support of key allies and party dissidents, political observers say Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is running out of options amid a no-trust motion from the opposition. Khan, already under pressure for his handling of a struggling economy, effectively lost majority in parliament after Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: Russia will stop supplying gas to “unfriendly states” if they do not switch to ruble payments by April 1, according to President Vladimir Putin. Putin said he signed a decree laying out the parameters for trading Russian natural gas with those countries during a meeting with government officials in Moscow. “To […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: The head of one of the UK’s intelligence agencies has said that some Russian soldiers in Ukraine have refused to carry out orders, adding Putin had “misjudged” the invasion. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) chief Jeremy Fleming said there was evidence that Moscow’s troops had low morale and were poorly equipped. “We’ve […]
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Thu 31 March 2022: Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant. The region is reporting over 1 million new COVID-19 cases about every two days, according to a Reuters analysis. With more than half […]
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