Estonia’s defence ‘starts from Ukraine’, says PM

Tallinn, Feb 23 (AFP/APP): Estonia’s defence “starts from Ukraine,” the Baltic state’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Thursday in an interview with AFP on the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We see clearly that our defence right now starts also from […]

Global trade ‘resilient’ during Ukraine war: WTO

Geneva, Feb 23 (AFP/APP): Russia’s war in Ukraine did not dent global trade in 2022 as badly as feared, the World Trade Organization said Thursday — and Russia’s export values even surged. A year on since the full-scale invasion, the WTO concluded that trade had […]

Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO to lead World Bank

Washington, Feb 23 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden said Thursday that Washington is nominating former Mastercard Chief Executive Ajay Banga as a candidate to lead the World Bank, after its current head announced plans to step down early. The development lender has just started accepting […]

8 militants killed in Balochistan

QUETTA, Feb 23 (APP):Eight militants were killed in Kech district, ISPR handout issued on Thursday said. It read, on the evening of 22 February 23, terrorists attempted to ambush a convoy of security forces in District Kech of Balochistan. While alert and combat ready troops […]

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