Russia expels two German diplomats in retaliatory move

The retaliatory move comes after a German court ruled that Russia was behind a 2019 assassination of a man in Berlin's Tiergarten park. Berlin had expelled two Russian diplomats in response. Russia ordered two German diplomats to leave on Monday

China, Russia block US humanitarian exceptions on Afghan sanctions

China's UN Ambassador Zhang Jun Humanitarian said aid and life-saving assistance must be able to reach the Afghan people without any hindrance. He further added that artificially created conditions or restrictions are not acceptable.

US senator goes against Biden’s Build Back Better plan

A key Democratic senator, Joe Manchin, has said he will vote against the administration’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan. Pointing out to other risks such as the omicron variant and rising tensions with Russia and China, Manchin argued that the bill would raise the US debt.

Iran to hold talks with Saudi Arabia only if Riyadh shows ‘seriousness’

Saudi Arabia and Iran, the region's Sunni Muslim and Shi'ite powerhouses, launched direct talks this year at a time global powers are trying to salvage a nuclear pact with Tehran and as U.N.-led efforts to end the Yemen war stall.

I will pay $11 billion in taxes this year: Elon Musk

Stock options Musk was awarded in 2012 are set to expire in August next year. In order to exercise them, he has to pay income tax on the gain.

Israel set to ban travel to US

Israeli citizens and residents who are already abroad when a country is declared red must quarantine for a week after returning home.

New Zealand cricket team is coming to Pakistan

The world's number two Test team will then return to Pakistan in April for five one-day internationals and five Twenty20 matches.

‘Spider-Man’ earns $253 million in N. America alone

For "No Way Home" to break $1 billion worldwide, the film will surely need to do well in China, where it has yet to be granted a release date.

Afghanistan demands end to isolation

Territory of Afghanistan will not be used against anyone, acting Afghan top diplomat says at OIC session

Pakistani start-ups shocked the world: Chinese Professor

In the first quarter of 2021, Pakistan’s e-commerce market reached $540 million, with a year-on-year increase of 35%.

World lauds Pakistan’s OIC bid on Afghanistan

The OIC secretary-general said that the role of OIC members in delivering humanitarian assistance was more important now than ever before as the pandemic had exacerbated existing challenges.

Afghan FM appreciates Pakistan’s contribution to peace

The interim Afghan Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi said Pakistan always stood by the people of Afghanistan and would continue to do so in the future as well. He hoped that the moot would have a positive outcome to resolve Afghanistan’s economic issues.