The Chinese forces and their weapons are also now better acclimatized to the region than they were last year. As a response to all these developments, Indian forces have redirected significant military assets along the eastern Ladakh sector to counter any unexpected incursions along the border
Brent crude futures rose $1.90, or 2.7%, to $71.13 a barrel at 0504 GMT, after a 3.9% slump on Tuesday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.71, or 2.6%, to $67.89 a barrel, after a 5.4% drop on Tuesday. OPEC+ will meet on Thursday to discuss the developments.
A United Nations committee meeting on Wednesday (Dec 1) is unlikely to allow Afghanistan's Taliban or Myanmar's junta to represent their countries at the 193-member world body, say diplomats.
During the second round of Doha Talks, the Afghan delegation assured the US side of security and urged that Afghanistan's frozen money should be released unconditionally, blacklists and sanctions must end and human issues be separated from political ones.
Japan and the United States could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan, and Beijing needs to understand this, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. Taiwan’s government says it wants peace but will defend itself if needed.
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be forced to act if its "red lines" on Ukraine were crossed by NATO, saying Moscow would view the deployment of certain offensive missile capabilities on Ukrainian soil as a trigger.
Ali's 151-run stand with fellow opener Abdullah Shafique helped bring play to an end before lunch on the final day, beating their first-innings partnership by five. The duo had already made 109 overnight, chasing 202.
US President Joe Biden urged Americans on Monday not to panic about the new COVID-19 Omicron variant and said the United States was working with pharmaceutical companies to make contingency plans if new vaccines were needed.
The chief of Britain's foreign spy service warned on Tuesday (Nov 30) that the West's adversaries such as China and Russia were racing to master artificial intelligence in a way that could revolutionize geopolitics over the next decade.
Inflation and unemployment have surged in Afghanistan, and international aid that made up 75 percent of the previous US-backed government’s budget has completely dried up.
