Iran is locked in negotiations with world powers to revive the 2015 deal that offered it sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear program. Negotiators had recently signaled that talks had progressed into a "final phase", but pending issues were still unresolved.
For the last five years, Seoul has pursued a policy of engagement with Pyongyang, brokering high-level summits between Kim and then-US president Donald Trump while reducing joint US military drills the North sees as provocative.
The United States said it was working with Ukraine to prevent invading Russian forces from seizing biological research material in the country. The US also Russia is inventing false pretexts in an attempt to justify its own horrific actions in Ukraine.
CPEC, a flagship project under China’s proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has created new opportunities for economic growth and stability via a number of projects that are in full swing across Pakistan.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the military build-up was a recognition by his government of the "threats and the environment that we face as a country, as a liberal democracy in the Indo-Pacific".
"The brave, freedom-loving people of Ukraine and our allies in the region will receive urgently needed investments to fight Vladimir Putin and the Russians' illegal and immoral invasion," Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
Pakistan's opposition parties moved a no-confidence motion on 8th March seeking to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan, accusing him of mismanaging the economy and of poor governance.
Six hundred companies from about 40 countries showed off the latest military technology at the World Defense Show in the Saudi capital Riyadh this week. Visitors to the Riyadh show are zooming in on anti-drone and air defence systems.
Pakistan's remarks on Kashmir evoked a protest from an Indian delegate, Sneha Dubey, who harped on the same old tune that the disputed Kashmir region is an integral part of India.
Imam's exploits in the drawn Rawalpindi Test have now given him recognition in his own right. He became the 10th Pakistan batsman to score a century in each innings of a Test, and only the fourth against Australia, behind former captains Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali.
The incident comes as South Koreans vote Wednesday in a presidential election, as tensions mount in the region with the North, which has embarked on a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests this year.
With the world taking sides in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, vaccine access is being used to retaliate against countries that aren’t expressing full opposition to Russia’s actions. Bangladesh abstained in the UN General Assembly’s vote condemning the invasion.
