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Ukraine's Zelenskyy signing security agreements with Germany, France as Kyiv shores up support
Published On: February 17, 2024 09:30 AM NPT By: AP/RSS
BERLIN, Feb. 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bilateral security agreement with Germany and planned to sign another with France on Friday, securing a strong signal of long-term backing as Kyiv works to shore up Western support nearly two years after Russia launched its full-scale war.
Top Kremlin critic Navalny dies in prison
Published On: February 16, 2024 07:45 PM NPT By: Republica
MOSCOW, Feb 16: The Kremlin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny died Friday in an Arctic prison, said Russian authorities, announcing his death a month before an election poised to extend Vladimir Putin's hold on power.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opens stone-built Hindu temple in UAE ahead of India’s elections
Published On: February 15, 2024 11:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ABU MUREIKHA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Middle East’s first traditional stone-built Hindu temple on Wednesday, internationalizing both his reelection campaign and his effort to push secular India into a Hindu state.
Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says
Published On: February 13, 2024 08:23 AM NPT By: AP/RSS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13: Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday.
One Nepali among 101 hostages still held by Hamas believed to be alive
Published On: February 12, 2024 07:45 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
PARIS, Feb 12: Some 101 hostages taken by Hamas during its October 7 attack on Israel are still believed to be alive in Gaza, according to an AFP count after the rescue of two more on Monday.
Hungary’s president resigns over a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case
Published On: February 11, 2024 11:38 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s conservative president resigned Saturday amid public outcry over a pardon she granted to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case, a decision that unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for the long-serving nationalist government.
Israel rejects half of aid requests for northern Gaza Strip: UNRWA
Published On: February 11, 2024 09:40 AM NPT By: Republica
GAZA, Feb. 11: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Friday that Israel has rejected half of the aid requests submitted by the agency for the northern Gaza Strip.
Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif says he will seek a coalition government after trailing jailed rival Khan
Published On: February 10, 2024 11:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The former prime minister of Pakistan expected his party would claim an easy victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, sending him to the top job for a fourth time. Instead, Nawaz Sharif faces a difficult path to power.
Xi tells Putin China, Russia should oppose interference
Published On: February 9, 2024 08:12 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
BEIJING, Feb 9: China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that both countries should oppose interference by "external forces", Chinese state media reported, as the two leaders spoke on the phone to mark Lunar New Year.
Pakistan votes for a new parliament as militant attacks surge and jailed leader’s party cries foul
Published On: February 8, 2024 09:40 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis braved cold winter weather and the threat of violence to start voting for a new parliament Thursday even as the death toll from twin bombings a day before claimed at least 30 lives, in the worst election-related violence ahead of the contested elections.
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