Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Czech president takes a jab at media, declaring himself ‘agent of Putin, Trump, China and Israel’
Czech President Milos Zeman launched his 2018 re-election bid on Friday, saying he had decided to run due to his strong public support and because he wanted to offer continuity. Zeman, who has pushed for better ties with Russia and China and backed Donald Trump in the US presidential race, has been a polarising figure in Czech politics, drawing...
China’s first stealth fighter enters service: media
BEIJING: China has put its first stealth fighter into military service, state-run media reported on Friday, in the latest milestone highlighting the modernisation of the country’s armed forces. Swift, stealthy, and armed with long-range missiles, the J-20 represents a leap forward in China’s ability to project power in Asia and...
Global marches, strikes demand equality on Women’s Day
MOSCOW: Protesters took to the streets in cities around the world on Wednesday, marking International Women’s Day with strikes and marches demanding equal rights. In Kiev, around a thousand people marched calling for a return to the original feminist meaning of a holiday now largely associated with flowers and gifts. “I came to the march...
After prison ordeal, Russian dissident vows to battle on
MOSCOW: It was a few minutes after the prison guards hung him up by his shackled wrists, blindfolded, that Ildar Dadin says he began to crack. The anti-Kremlin activist had already put up with solitary confinement, repeated beatings, and having his head shoved down a toilet by officers at a remote prison in northwest Russia. Then something in him...
Deadly blast rips through Ukraine coal mine
KIEV: Eight miners died Thursday when a methane gas explosion tore through a pit in western Ukraine, in the latest mine disaster in the ex-Soviet state. Rescuers said they had managed to save an additional 20 miners who were trapped underground when the blast hit the mine in the western Lviv region near the border with Poland. Ukraine’s...
Ukraine’s first wheelchair model breaks taboos
KIEV: When Alexandra Kutas headlined a recent fashion show in Kiev it was not just a personal dream come true but also a victory for disabled people in her homeland Ukraine. Wearing a long, black dress, she wowed the crowd as she was carried across the catwalk on a wooden throne by four trim men, becoming the first model with a disability to take...
Svitolina beats Wozniacki to win Dubai title
Elina Svitolina, the seventh seed, gave a tennis masterclass to win her first Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title on Saturday. Her opponent in the final, former world number one and 2011 Dubai champion Carolina Wozniacki, had no answer to her brilliance as the 22-year-old Ukrainian won the final 6-4 6-2 to win her sixth WTA singles title....
Why does China need a second aircraft carrier?
Defence over offence should be key According to Chinese media, China is close to completing its second aircraft carrier, which will begin service by 2020, is likely to be named Shandong, after a Chinese port city. China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Type 001A class aircraft...
Trump’s new security advisor differs from him on Russia, other key issues
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army Lieutenant General HR McMaster. McMaster is joining the White House staff with views on Russia, counterterrorism, strengthening the military and other major security issues that diverge not...
Khawaja Asif criticises West’s policies on war against terror
KARACHI: Defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the West’s policies to stay aloof do not support the war against terror. “Such policies will only give rise to terrorism,” said Asif. Participating in a panel discussion on countering extremism and terrorism at the Munich Security Conference 2017, Asif said more than ninety percent of...
