Over 980 agreements worth 6.4 trillion rubles ($71.87 bln) have been reached at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The advisor to the forum’s organising committee said: “982 agreements were signed for a total of 6.43 trillion rubles. This includes only what is not considered a commercial secret.” Anton Kobyakov told a briefing at More
Afghan bodybuilding team finished third in the 14th South Asia Bodybuilding Championship by winning three gold, five silver and three bronze medals in the Maldives. The Afghanistan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (ABBFF) wrote on its Facebook page that Muslim Shah Faqiri, NasibullahAzimi and Naib Mubariz won gold medals in the championship. Faramarz Ekramzada ,Wahidullah Sediqi, More
The D-8 Council of Ministers has called for an “immediate, permanent and unconditional” cease-fire in Gaza, says a media report. An extraordinary meeting of the D-8 Council of Ministers on the situation in Gaza was held on June 8 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Foreign ministers from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan gathered in More
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East next week, says the State Department. A statement from the State Department said Washington was striving to put pressure on Israel and Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal that President Joe Biden laid out last week, Reuters reported. Following the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the More
Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen was attacked by a man in Copenhagen Square, but it was not immediately clear if the PM was hurt, a media report said on Saturday. The man who reportedly assaulted the Danish Prime Minister will appear in a pre-trial custody hearing on Saturday, authorities said. Associated Press said: “there has More
The United Nations (UN) has added Israel’s military to the global list of states and armed groups who have committed violations against children, media reports said on Saturday. The list is part of a report on children and armed conflict that is due to be submitted to the UN Security Council next Friday. Israel’s representative to UN More
Afghanistan opened their T20 World Cup campaign on a triumphant note, outclassing New Zealand in their match in Providence, Gayana, on Saturday morning. Asked to bat, Afghanistan set the Kiwis a target of 160 in the stipulated 20 overs, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scoring with 80 for his side in what turned out to be an utterly one-sided affair. In chasing the target, the Black Caps More
A number of orphan and working children in western Ghor province say they want to study and the caretaker government should help them in this regard, while local officials say education programs for such children have been launched. Abdul Sabour, 12, is an orphan who works as a cobbler from dawn to dusk along the More
At least 32 displaced Palestinians have been killed and dozens others wounded in Israeli forces bombardment on a UN-linked school in central Gaza, media reports said on Thursday. Al-Aqsa Hospital said on Thursday that it received the bodies of 37 people killed by the attacks, which hit al-Sardi school and homes in Nuseirat camp, Aljazeera More
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) 9 out of 10 children in Gaza Strip are suffering from severe food poverty. The agency said in the Gaza Strip, months of hostilities and restrictions on humanitarian aid have collapsed the food and health systems, resulting in catastrophic consequences for children and their families. It said More
