Biden claims Russia may invade Ukraine next month

Washington – January 28 (ONLINE): US President Joe Biden has warned there is a “distinct possibility” Russia might invade Ukraine next month, the White House says. Russia meanwhile says it sees “little ground for optimism” in resolving the crisis after the US rejected Russia’s main […]

Estonian PM warns against ‘any steps towards Russia’

Tallinn, Jan 28 (AFP/APP):Europe and the US should be “very careful” not to make concessions to Russia, Estonia’s prime minister told AFP on Friday, insisting that Moscow alone can de-escalate the situation. Kaja Kallas, whose country hosts a NATO multinational battalion, also said she had […]

Six rockets target Baghdad airport, damaging plane: security source

Baghdad, Jan 28 (AFP/APP):Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital’s airport at dawn on Friday, causing damage but no casualties, two security sources said. The rockets landed on Baghdad airport’s runways or parking areas, one of the sources said. “One civilian plane has been […]

Imran, army on one page: Sheikh Rashid

ISLAMABAD, January 27 (Online): Interior minister Sheikh Rashid has said here is no difference between army and Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and both are on the same page because this is in the benefit of the country. ‘It is government endeavor that Nawaz Sharif […]

US’s Blinken holds talks with China’s Wang on Ukraine risks

New York-January 27 (Online): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi about Ukraine, highlighting global security and the economic risks that could stem from further Russian aggression, the State Department said. “Secretary Blinken conveyed that de-escalation and diplomacy are […]

Sweden approves plan to bury nuclear waste

Stockholm, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): Sweden’s government on Thursday announced it was approving a plan to provide a final storage place for radioactive spent nuclear fuel by burying it in metal containers deep in bedrock. The site of the final storage will be a facility in […]

Jordan army says killed 27 drug smugglers on Syria border

Amman, Jan 27 (AFP/APP):The Jordanian army killed 27 drug smugglers in a clash early Thursday as they tried to enter the kingdom from Syria, it said in a statement. The traffickers were supported by an armed group, the army said, adding that “a preliminary search […]