Section: The News International (Pakistan)
Ukraine PM to ‘resign’
KIEV: Ukraine’s prime minister offered his resignation on Friday after audio was leaked of him questioning President Volodymyr Zelensky’s grasp of economics, in the first major political test for the inexperienced leader.It was unclear whether Zelensky would accept Oleksiy Goncharuk’s offer, which came after a recording emerged...
Swedish military duped by ‘officer’ with faked diploma
STOCKHOLM: A Swedish man who got a job in the military using forged credentials was promoted to work as staff officer at NATO´s HQ and served in a UN mission, the military and media said on Wednesday.The man lied about his experience and forged a diploma from the officers´ academy, according to the Dagens Nyheter newspaper. He served in the...
US sanctions cannot stop gas pipeline to Europe: Russia
MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign minister insisted on Sunday that a flagship project to pipe natural gas to Europe would be finished, despite the United States slapping sanctions on the companies involved.Sergei Lavrov said the US measures over Nord Stream 2 had “humiliated” European countries but reiterated Moscow´s commitment to the plan, in...
Ukraine ex-president buildings searched
KIEV: Ukrainian investigators searched buildings belonging to former president Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Friday as part of a criminal probe but said there was no question of arresting him for now. The investigation is looking into alleged tax fraud in the 2018 sale of a factory and the disappearance of “secret information” from the presidential...
Pakistan, Central Asia can expand trade ties: Javed Malik
DUBAI: Former Ambassador of Pakistan and President of Dubai Diplomat Business Club Javed Malik has said that expanding trade and economic linkages with other countries are fundamental for economic growth and the business community could play a vital role by engaging more effectively with their counterparts in international markets.He was speaking...
49 journalists murdered in 2019
PARIS: Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The “historically low” number mostly died covering conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, the Paris-based watchdog said, which warned that “journalism remains a dangerous profession”. Some 80...
Trump impeachment showdown as Democrats seek to shape Senate trial
WASHINGTON: US Democrats signaled Monday they were girding for battle over witnesses and fair process in the Senate trial of Donald Trump, days ahead of a historic House vote on impeaching the president for abuse of office and obstruction of Congress. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said he was aiming for proceedings to start January 6 that...
Donald Trump?s impeachment showdown: Democrats seek to shape Senate trial
WASHINGTON: US Democrats signalled on Monday they were girding for battle over witnesses and fair process in the Senate trial of Donald Trump, days ahead of a historic House vote on impeaching the president for abuse of office and obstruction of Congress.Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer said he was aiming for proceedings to start January 6 that...
House panel approves Trump charges, sets up impeachment vote
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers took the grave step on Friday of approving two charges against Donald Trump, setting up a full House of Representatives vote to impeach the president for abusing his powers and obstructing Congress.Democrats and Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee voted along strict party lines, 23 to 17, appearing somber as they...
Finland?s Sanna Marin, world?s youngest PM
Helsinki: At 34, Sanna Marin became the world´s youngest sitting prime minister when she was sworn in by the Finnish parliament, but she is far from lacking in political experience.The former transport minister gained a reputation as a tough, straight-talking operator from her five years as leader of the city council in her hometown of Tampere,...
