The United Kingdom has signed an agreement with Ukraine to provide Kyiv with a £2.26 billion ($2.84 billion) loan backed by sanctioned Russian assets. The UK government announced on Saturday it reinforced support for Ukraine with £2.26 billion loan to bolster Ukrainian defence capabilities. The loan will bolster Ukrainian military capability and will be paid More
US President Donald Trump berated his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during a heated argument in the Oval Office, an extraordinarily fractious display that only underscored the deeply uncertain future of American assistance to Kyiv. The CN N reported, never before has an American president verbally attacked his visitor like Trump did Zelensky, leading to an More
The United States has approved the sale of more than $3 billion in munitions, bulldozers and related equipment to Israel. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed off on the sales of $2.04 billion in bomb bodies and warheads, another $675.7 million in other bomb bodies and guidance kits, and $295 million in bulldozers and More
At least four people, including JUI-S leader Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, were killed and 20 others injured in a blast inside a seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday, says a media report. The blast took place inside the Darul Uloom Haqqania seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera district, Dawn reported. According to the report, the blast More
At least 11 people were killed and 65 others wounded in an explosion during a rally in the Congo city of Bukavu. The explosion occurred at a rally organized by the M23 rebels in the eastern city of Bukavu on Thursday, Reuters reported. The leader of the rebel alliance blamed President Felix Tshisekedi for the More
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Europe’s involvement in Ukraine peace talks will be needed, but Moscow first aims to build trust with Washington. Putin made the remarks on Monday, suggesting that a resolution to the ongoing conflict might still be distant, according to Reuters. In an interview with Russia’s state television, Putin noted President Donald More
Pakistan has lost four security personnel in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the North Waziristan tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The check-post came under attack in the Darweshta area of Spinwam sub-district early Monday morning, Dawn reported, city local sources. The assault triggered an intense exchange of fire, with both sides using More
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a US-drafted resolution on ending the war in Ukraine, says a media report. The UNSC adopted the resolution with 10 votes in favour, while France, Britain, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia abstained, Reuters reported. Russia voted in favour after failing to amend it and vetoing European bids to add More
The Awami National Party (ANP) says Pakhtuns are bearing the brunt of terrorism due to flawed policies of successive Pakistani governments. “The government and the establishment have failed to banish terrorism from the country,” ANP chief Aimal Wali Khan told journalists in Charsadda district. Waging a war against Afghanistan in the garb of combating terrorism More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indefinitely postponed the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, a media report said on Sunday. As Hamas freed six Israeli hostages on Saturday, Netanyahu said the release of Palestinian prisoners would be delayed “until the release of the next captives was guaranteed, the BBC reported. Hamas agreed last More
