Ukraine, Russia set to sign deal on resuming grain exports
Istanbul: Russia and Ukraine were expected to sign separate agreements with Turkey and the UN on Friday that would allow Ukraine to resume grain shipments to world markets and Russia to export grain and fertilisers, ending a standoff that threatened world food security while the two countries are at war in Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian […]
Japan warns of rising global tension, Russia-China arms ties
Tokyo: Japan warned of escalating national security threats stemming from Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s tensions with Taiwan in an annual defence paper issued Friday, as Japan tries to bolster its military capability and spending. The annual defence white paper, approved by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet on Friday, highlights the need for Japan’s […]
EU imposes more sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine invasion
Brussels: The European Union imposed more sanctions on Russia on Thursday over the war in Ukraine after the bloc’s member states backed a series of measures that would include gold imports and tighten export controls on some high-technology goods. European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that the “reinforced, prolonged EU sanctions against the Kremlin” […]
Sri Lanka’s economic collapse needs immediate global attention: UN experts
United Nations: Sri Lanka’s economic collapse needs immediate global attention, not just from humanitarian agencies, but also from international financial institutions and other countries who must come to the bankrupt country’s aid, according to UN human rights experts. The independent UN experts on Wednesday expressed alarm over record high inflation, rising commodity prices, power shortages, […]
Russia pounds major Ukrainian city after expanding war aims
Kharkiv (Ukraine): Russian shelling pounded a densely populated area in Ukraine’s second-largest city Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 21 with a barrage that struck a mosque, a medical facility and a shopping area, according to officials and witnesses at the scene. Police in the northeast city of Kharkiv said cluster […]
Rishi Sunak vows to work ‘night and day’ in campaign to be UK PM
London: Former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has vowed to work “night and day” as he began the last leg of his campaign on Thursday to win over the Conservative Party membership after winning a solid mandate from the Tory parliamentary party, which chose him and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the finalists in the race […]
Ranil Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan president by Parliament
Colombo: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka’s President by Parliament, in a rare move that could provide continuity for ongoing discussions with the IMF for a bailout for the cash-strapped nation but a development likely to anger anti-government protesters who have been demanding his resignation from office for weeks. The […]
Clashes, bidding, rigging: Vote to pick final 2 in UK PM race heats up
London: The hottest day in history may be over but the heat of the Conservative Party leadership battle intensified on Wednesday as Tory lawmakers cast their last round of votes to determine the final two candidates in the race to replace Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak is holding firm as the frontrunner […]
EU draws up energy plan in case of Russian gas cutoff
Brussels: The European Union’s head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months to ensure that any full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc will not fundamentally disrupt industries next winter. While the initial cuts would be voluntary cuts, the Commission also asked […]
Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey
Tehran: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United States and Europe amid its grinding campaign in Ukraine. In only his second trip abroad since Russian tanks rolled into its neighbour in February, Putin is scheduled to hold […]
