British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a watchdog inquiry under his parliamentary declaration of interest obligations related to a Budget policy that could benefit his wife, Akshata Murty, through her business interest in a childcare firm, it emerged on Monday. The inquiry has been opened by the UK’s Parliamentary […]
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Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years in prison
Former journalist and Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a court in Moscow after he was found guilty of treason and denigrating the military. This is the harshest sentence of its kind since the Russians last year passed a law that criminalises any […]
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Chinese Engineer Arrested in Pakistan’s Kohistan for ‘Insulting Allah
AChinese engineer working at a hydropower project in Kohistan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan has been arrested on Sunday for ‘Insulting Allah.’ The unnamed engineer, an employee of China Gezhouba Group Company, was arrested from the Dasu hydropower project after an angry mob gathered to attack him for […]
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Rafales Replace Russian Sukhois As India’s Frontline Fighters
The French-origin nuke-delivery platform has emerged as the South Asian giant’s true “frontline” fighter replacing the Russian-origin Su-30MKIs. All previous bilateral and multilateral wargames over the last 15 years have only witnessed Sukhoi combat aircraft’s participation from India’s side. The decision to send the Rafales to France for the wargames […]
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Russia’s ‘exaggerated’ claim on Ukraine forces cut
Russia-Ukraine War: Wagner mercenary group head said earlier this week that his forces held 80% of Bakhmut. Russia continued its unrelenting attacks on the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and also shelled Kherson, officials in Kyiv said, as per news agency Reuters. For Russia, Bakhmut remains a pivotal capture in its […]
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Pakistan’s economy to slump, inflation to rise
The International Monetary Fund has slashed the growth outlook for cash-strapped Pakistan, forecasting the South Asian country’s fragile economy will grow just 0.5 percent this year, down from 6 percent in 2022. The latest data on Pakistan’s ailing economy was released by the IMF on Tuesday, when it unveiled its […]
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Chinese Boy Cycles 130 km To Reach Grandmother’s House To Complain About Mother
A surprising tale has surfaced on social web sites in China that tells the tale of an 11-year-vintage boy who cycled for almost 24 hours for a particular cause. According to South China Morning Post, the boy cycled 130km to attain his grandmother`s domestic and whinge to her approximately his […]
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Pakistan Needs To Repay $77 Billion Debt To China, Saudi Arabia By 2026
Pakistan needs to repay a whopping USD 77.5 billion in external debt from April 2023 to June 2026 and the cash-strapped country may face “disruptive effects” if it ultimately defaults, a prominent US think tank has warned. The analysis published on Thursday by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) […]
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North Korea tests nuclear underwater attack drone
Kim Jong Un-led North Korea has tested a nuclear capable underwater attack drone, intended to make sneak attacks in enemy waters. The underwater attack drone can generate a radioactive tsunami, as mentioned by its state media on Friday. North Korea also blamed the US and South Korea for escalating tensions […]
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Kim Jong Un, Daughter Oversee North Korea’s “Monster Missile” Launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter, personally oversaw the recent test-firing of the country’s most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media images showed Friday. The launch on Thursday — Pyongyang’s second ICBM test this year — involved a Hwasong-17 missile, the official Korean Central News Agency […]