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December 3, 2024 4:03 PM

Ukraine pushes for NATO invite 30 years after failed nuclear deal

Ukraine on Tuesday blasted an agreement struck 30 years ago under which it relinquished nuclear weapons in exchange for security assurances that never materialised, as it makes a concerted push for an invitation to join the NATO alliance. Kyiv is de...

December 2, 2024 11:57 AM

Gambit or gamble? Russia, Ukraine, Iran and North Korea raise the nuclear stakes

On 19 November, the Ukraine -- Russia Conflict completed a thousand days. However, the day made news for two other reasons: One, Ukraine hit Russia with the longest-range U.S. missiles for the very first time. And two, Russia announced its new nuclea...

December 2, 2024 11:56 AM

U.S. President Biden pardons his son Hunter

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related charges. "...

December 1, 2024 4:11 PM

Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza, Cairo holds fresh talks with Hamas

Israeli military strikes killed at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, medics said, as Israeli forces kept up bombardments across the enclave and blew up houses on its northern edge. In the central Gaza camp of Nuseirat, an Israeli airstrike ki...

December 1, 2024 11:45 AM

Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs against BRICS countries if they develop own currency

US President-Elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS countries if they develop a new currency or adopt another to replace "the mighty dollar" and effectively bar them from American markets. "There is no chance that ...

December 1, 2024 10:45 AM

124 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan

The death toll of sectarian violence in Kurram district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 124, local administration said. An official from the local administration of the district on Saturday said that the death toll rose a...

November 30, 2024 4:59 PM

Kim Jong-un backs Russia’s right to self-defense in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told the Russian defence minister that Ukraine's use of long-range weapons is the result of direct military intervention by the United States and Moscow is entitled to fight in self-defence, state media s...

November 29, 2024 12:28 PM

Israeli military says Lebanese residents are prohibited to move south to several villages

Lebanese residents are prohibited from moving south to a line of villages and their surroundings until further notice, Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X on Friday. Israel said it opened fire on Thursday towards what it called "s...

November 29, 2024 11:25 AM

Hindus are being subject to death: British MP condemns attack on Hindus in Bangladesh

Bob Blackman, a Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East in the United Kingdom, condemned the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh and expressed concern over the Bangladesh High Court's attempt to ban ISKCON from the country. On Thursday, in a p...

November 28, 2024 4:38 PM

Russia mounts ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, minister says

Russia carried out its second big attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this month on Thursday, with national and local officials reporting blasts and emergency power cuts across the country effecting hundreds of thousands of people. "Energy inf...

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