Kenya’s military delegation visits Indian Military Academy
Kenya's military delegation has visited the Indian Military Academy, as part of measures to strengthen Indo-Kenya ties and defence cooperation.
The delegation was led by Maj Gen FG Ahmed, Commandant who was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising five members from Kenya Military Academy.Maj Gen FG Ahmed is the first woman to hold the rank...
Zero-Covid measures cause chaos as China prepares for Beijing summit
Lockdowns and travel restrictions are continuing to cause chaos across China in the run-up to a crucial political meeting next week as the government holds fast to hardline zero-Covid policies.
As thousands of Communist party delegates prepare to descend on Beijing for the twice-a-decade congress meeting, where Xi Jinping is expected to start his third term as...
US issues travel advisory on Pakistan over terror threats and violence
The United States has warned its citizens to reconsider travel to Pakistan, categorising some areas as high-risk over terrorism and sectarian violence.
The travel advisory was issued this week, warning its citizens against traveling to Balochistan province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) including the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), over fears of terrorism and...
U.N. body rejects debate on China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims in blow to West
GENEVA, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The U.N. rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses by China against Uyghurs and other Muslims in Xinjiang in a victory for Beijing as it seeks to avoid further scrutiny.
The defeat - 19 against, 17 for, 11...
Ten years of Afghan economic growth, reversed in just 12 months: UNDP
It says that the already-declining regular economy, as opposed to the black market, lost nearly $5 billion after August 2021 and is reversing “in 12 months what had taken 10 years to accumulate.”
The cost of a basket of essentials needed to avoid food poverty has meanwhile risen 35 percent, forcing poorer households to go...
British deliver aid to Ukraine via Pakistan
Despite internal problems and the political crisis, the UK happens tobe the largest military donors to Ukraine. This is evident from the fact thatLondon has already sent almost three billion dollars to the “square”.Recently reports have surfaced about secret participation of Pakistan in theBritish schemes which had previously demonstrated its neutrality in relationto the Ukrainian conflict.
iPhone in India: Apple makes new handset in India in shift from China
Apple says it has started making its iPhone 14 in India as it diversifies its supply chains away from China.
The company makes most of its phones in China but has shifted some production outside the country as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing.
China's 'zero-Covid' policies, that have triggered widespread...
Chinese envoy says isolation and sanctions will lead to ‘dead end’ in meeting over Russia’s referendums
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - China's Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun told a Security Council meeting that isolation and sanctions would only "lead to a dead end" after the United States called for the body to condemn Russia's referendums in occupied regions of Ukraine.
“Bloc confrontation, political isolation, sanctions and pressurization will...
Chinese yuan: Currency hits record lows against US dollar
China’s yuan has hit fresh record lows against the surging US dollar.
The internationally-traded yuan fell to its lowest level since data first became available in 2011.
China’s domestic currency also reached its weakest point since the 2008 global financial crisis.
It comes as the dollar continues to...
Afghan women protest Hazara ‘genocide’ after Kabul bombing kills dozens
A bomber blew himself up on Friday at a Kabul study hall as hundreds of pupils were taking tests in preparation for university entrance exams in the city's Dasht-e-Barchi area.
The western neighbourhood is a predominantly Shiite Muslim enclave and home to the minority Hazara community - a historically oppressed group that has been targeted in some of Afghanistan's most brutal...