TOKYO: Global free trade is in crisis, the head of the World Trade Organization chief said Tuesday while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba on Tuesday. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, told Ishiba that she has high expectations for Japan as a champion of open markets as US President Donald Trump disrupts […]
BEIJING: China on Monday prepared to welcome Latin American leaders to Beijing for a major summit, seeking to draw the region closer in response to the trade war with the United States.Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin American nations in recent years and urged a united front against US President Donald […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP) KYIV: The leaders of France, Britain and Germany arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, vowing to ratchet up pressure on Russia until it agrees a ceasefire the day after a lavish military parade in Moscow.French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime […]
For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine over three years ago, the leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom will make a joint visit to Kyiv. French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK prime minister Keir Starmer and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk are expected to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr […]
BALOCHISTAN: Protests erupted across Balochistan and parts of Karachi on Friday, following allegations of torture and mistreatment of detained Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders by Pakistani authorities, The Balochistan Post reported.The demonstrations were organised by the BYC in response to reports that three prominent leaders – Mahrang Baloch, Beebow Baloch, and Gulzadi Baloch – were […]
A humble coffin, a grand farewell: 400,000 mourners and world leaders pay final respects to Pope Francis Source link
World leaders and dignitaries have converged on St. Peter’s Square to honor Pope Francis at his funeral World leaders including Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and EU officials have gathered in St. Peter’s Square, where around 200,000 mourners gathered to pay their last tributes to Pope Francis. Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21 from heart […]
Russia launched a huge attack on Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 60 others in the Ukrainian capital just hours after the Trump administration again lashed out at President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and threatened to abandon peace talks. The assault was the deadliest on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, […]
Syrian authorities made a rare arrest of two senior members of the Palestinian armed faction Islamic Jihad, the group said on Tuesday, a move that signaled the shifting of alliances in the Middle East. The group, Islamic Jihad, is an Iran-backed ally of Hamas that took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel […]
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy led tributes to Pope Francis from political leaders around the world on Monday, praising him as “a great man and a great pastor.” Most paid homage to the pope’s commitment to speaking out on behalf of the poor. “I had the privilege of enjoying his friendship, his advice and […]
