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Global climate summit ends; UN chief highlights Pakistan’s pledge to scrap coal power

Posted on December 13, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : The Climate Action Summit wrapped up Friday evening after some 70 world leaders, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, delivered a raft of new measures aimed at making a big dent in greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring that the warming of the planet […]

Oman, Indonesia could be next in line to establish diplomatic ties with Israel: Media

Posted on December 13, 2020 by News Desk

The Trump administration is continuing in its efforts to bring more Arab and Muslim countries into the Abraham Accords, by which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco have already agreed to normalisation with Israel. The two countries most likely to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in […]

UN Chief urges world leaders to declare ‘climate emergency’

Posted on December 12, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Saturday urged every country to declare a “state of climate emergency”, while speaking at a global summit coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement. The state of emergency should remain in place until carbon neutrality […]

Erdogan presents motion to Turkish parliament for Libya troops deployment

Posted on December 12, 2020 by News Desk

Turkey’s presidency on Saturday submitted a motion to parliament to extend troop deployment in Libya for 18 months. “The risks and threats are coming from Libya to Turkey and the whole region. In the case of restart of the so-called Libyan National Army attacks and […]

Israel, Bhutan establish full diplomatic relations: Israeli Foreign Ministry

Posted on December 12, 2020 by News Desk

Israel and Bhutan on Saturday signed an agreement on normalizing diplomatic relations between the two countries for the first time, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. “The Kingdom of Bhutan and Israel signed tonight, 12.12.2020, the establishment of full diplomatic relations. The signing ceremony was held at the […]

Chinese Defence Industry becomes world’s second largest in 2019

Posted on December 11, 2020 by News Desk

Even the limited amount of available data suggests that Chinese military companies’ share on the global arms market is second only to that of their American rivals. Four Chinese defence industry companies have made it onto the list of the 25 largest military equipment producers, […]

UN General Assembly adopts four Pakistani disarmament-related resolutions

Posted on December 10, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, :The United Nations General Assembly has stamped its approval on Pakistan’s four resolutions aimed at strengthening regional and international peace and security. The resolutions were recommended by the 193-member Assembly’s Disarmament Committee where the texts were adopted by overwhelming support of its membership. […]

India totally responsible for current military standoff on Line of Actual Control: China

Posted on December 10, 2020 by News Desk

BEIJING, :A Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson on Thursday reiterated that the India side was totally responsible for the current standoff between the troops of two countries on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “The merits of the situation at the border area are very clear […]

Noncommunicable diseases ‘No. 1 death causers’: WHO

Posted on December 10, 2020 by News Desk

Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, injuries, and heart disease now account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, the World Health Organization’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published Wednesday, said. This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in […]

Joe Biden officially nominates Gen Lloyd Austin as next US defense secretary

Posted on December 9, 2020 by News Desk

Four-star US Army Gen. Lloyd Austin retired in 2016 and has more than 40 years of military experience. If cleared by US Congress, his nomination would mark him as the first Black official to serve as the US’ secretary of defense. Projected US President-elect Joe […]

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Global climate summit ends; UN chief highlights Pakistan’s pledge to scrap coal power

Oman, Indonesia could be next in line to establish diplomatic ties with Israel: Media

UN Chief urges world leaders to declare ‘climate emergency’

Erdogan presents motion to Turkish parliament for Libya troops deployment

Israel, Bhutan establish full diplomatic relations: Israeli Foreign Ministry

Chinese Defence Industry becomes world’s second largest in 2019

UN General Assembly adopts four Pakistani disarmament-related resolutions

India totally responsible for current military standoff on Line of Actual Control: China

Noncommunicable diseases ‘No. 1 death causers’: WHO

Joe Biden officially nominates Gen Lloyd Austin as next US defense secretary

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