Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Police in Russia detain opposition leader, activists before Putin’s inauguration
MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and hundreds of anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police on Saturday during street protests against Vladimir Putin ahead of his inauguration for a fourth presidential term. Navalny had called for people to take to the streets in more than 90 towns and cities across the world’s largest...
US judge says Mueller should not have ‘unfettered power’ in Russia probe
WASHINGTON: A federal judge said Special Counsel Robert Mueller should not have “unfettered power” in probing ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia, and accused Mueller of using criminal cases to pressure Trump’s allies to turn against him. At a tense hearing in a federal court in Virginia on Friday, US District...
US Navy to re-establish its Second Fleet targeting Russia
WASHINGTON: The United States Navy is re-establishing its Second Fleet, responsible for the northern Atlantic Ocean, nearly seven years after it was disbanded as the Pentagon puts countering Russia at the heart of its military strategy. “Our National Defence Strategy makes clear that we’re back in an era of great power competition as the...
What effect will Ramadan have on the Champions League final?
Liverpool booked their place in the Champions League final with a 7-6 aggregate victory over Roma on Thursday, although the clash with Real Madrid in Kiev on May 26 will fall during Ramadan. Ramadan begins on May 15 and is a month of incredible importance to followers of Islam, it requires practicing Muslims to fast from dawn until sunset, this...
Liverpool hold off brave Roma to reach Champions League final
ROME: Liverpool reached the Champions League final after riding their luck to contain a fired-up AS Roma in a 4-2 defeat at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday that sent them through 7-6 on aggregate. The five-times European champions, who will face holders Real Madrid in the May 26 final, suffered a nerve-shredding second half as the Italians...
Trump blasts leak of questions he could face in Russia probe
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised the leak of more than 40 questions that Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to ask him as part of a probe into Russia’s alleged election meddling and possible collusion by the Trump campaign. As negotiations continue over whether Trump will sit for an interview, the New York Times...
Want to become first Pakistani UFC champion, says MMA fighter Mehmosh Raza
Pakistan’s emerging Mix Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Mehmosh ‘The Renegade” Raza on Sunday outclassed Ukraine’s Igor Gryckiv in the third round at the Rebel FC-7 Fight for Honour featherweight class in Shanghai Mehmosh only took five minutes in the third round to bring Gryckiv down as the judges unanimously declared him the winner of...
Liverpool on brink of final as tensions mount in Rome
ROME: Liverpool return to the scene of two of their most famous European triumphs amid tight security ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final, second leg clash in Rome. Jurgen Klopp’s side are on the brink of reaching the final of Europe’s elite club competition for the first time since 2007 as they look to defend a...
April 28 in history: Muhammad Ali refuses fight in Vietnam, Chernobyl, Saddam Hussein and Assassins
Here are some of the important events that occurred on April 28 American professional boxer Muhammad Ali refuses to induction in the US Army Muhammad Ali’s refusal to participate with the US Army in Vietnam in 1967 led to a draft-evasion conviction – a $10,000 fine, a three-year boxing ban and a five-year imprisonment. He appealed against...
Pompeo charms NATO but warns on Iran, defence spending
BRUSSELS: Barely 12 hours after being sworn in as US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo went straight to NATO headquarters on Friday in what European allies saw as strong support for an institution that US President Donald Trump once called obsolete. In a day of closed-door meetings with NATO foreign ministers, Pompeo appeared to charm European...
