Biden says Russia’s ouster from UN Human Rights Council ‘meaningful step’ by global community
Washington: US President Joe Biden has lauded the suspension of Russia, a veto-wielding permanent member of the UN Security Council, from the world organisation’s leading human rights body, saying this “meaningful step” by the international community has further demonstrated how President Vladimir Putin’s war has made his country an “international pariah”. The 193-member UN General […]
A hasty move which will add fuel to fire, China reacts on Russia’s suspension from UNHRC
Beijing: A day after voting against the resolution suspending Russia’s membership of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at the UN General Assembly over civilian killings in Ukraine, China on Friday defended its vote, saying such a “hasty move” will set a “dangerous precedent.” In a rare move, the 193-member UN General Assembly voted to […]
Ukraine seeks arms from NATO as fight looms on eastern front
Kyiv: Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can and urged Western nations to send “weapons, weapons, weapons” Thursday after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup for an offensive in the country’s east. Russia’s six-week-old invasion failed to take Ukraine’s capital quickly and achieve what […]
Moscow supports probe into Bucha killings: Russian embassy
New Delhi: The Russian embassy in India on Thursday said Moscow firmly supports bringing to justice the perpetrators of the Bucha killings, alleging that Kyiv was involved in the crime. The comments by the Russian embassy incidentally came a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar strongly condemned the killings and said India supports the […]
More Western sanctions to hit Russia after Bucha killings
Brussels: The United States, United Kingdom and the European Union were set Wednesday to impose new punishing sanctions targeting Russia, including a ban on all new investment in the country, after evidence of torture and killings emerged in recent days from a town outside of Kyiv. The Associated Press has seen dozens of dead bodies […]
US OKs $100M transfer of missiles to Ukraine
Washington: President Joe Biden approved a USD 100 million transfer of Javelin anti-armour missiles to Ukraine on Tuesday, according to an administration official. The transfer brings the total of U.S. military assistance for Ukraine to USD 2.4 billion since Biden took office last January. The White House announced late Tuesday that Biden approved the assistance, […]
Ukraine says Russia preparing offensive in southeast
Bucha (Ukraine): Russian forces on Tuesday were preparing for an offensive in Ukraine’s southeast, the Ukrainian military said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to talk to the U.N. Security Council amid outrage over evidence Moscow’s soldiers deliberately killed civilians. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government is pouring soldiers into Ukraine’s east to gain control of the […]
Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities
Bucha (Ukraine): Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. Some Western leaders called for further sanctions in response, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country’s east. Germany’s defence minister suggested the European Union discuss a […]
Pak’s apex court adjourns hearing by a day on rejection of no-trust vote
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing by a day in the high-profile case about the rejection of a no-confidence motion by the National Assembly deputy speaker and the subsequent dissolution of Parliament. A larger bench of the Supreme Court – comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam […]
UN panel to release report on efforts to curb climate change
Berlin: A UN-backed panel will release Monday a highly anticipated scientific report on international efforts to curb climate change before global temperatures reach dangerous levels. Reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are considered the most authoritative assessments of the state of global warming, its impacts and the measures being taken to tackle it. […]
