Khan was quoted in the repport as saying, "I talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin about procurement of oil at cheaper rates but when I returned to Pakistan, the chief of army staff asked me to condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine."
Headwinds that are continuing to hamper recovery in developing Asia include recurrent lockdowns in China, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and slowing global growth, ADB said in its Asian Development Outlook.
Milley said there are lessons to be learned from the conflict in Ukraine when it comes to the situation in Taiwan and helping the island prepare to defend itself. Terming China as a pacing threat, the top US General said Beijing has advanced its objective to become a number one power by the
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday to 'underscore' the US support while announcing a new USD 400 million military assistance package amid the Russian invasion.
UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi warned the Ukrainians are about to face one of the world's harshest winters in extremely difficult circumstances. "Humanitarian organizations have dramatically scaled up their response, but much more must be done, starting with an end to this senseless war," h
Paris [France], October 21 (ANI): The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided to impose additional restrictions, including barring Russia from current and future projects, FATF President T Raja Kumar said in a presser on Friday.
Berkeley [US], October 7 (ANI): Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the spring of 2022, the price of oil and gas surged, sparking a comparable worldwide energy crisis to the one that occurred in the 1970s. While some nations reacted to the price shock by accelerating the switch to c
Moscow [Russia], September 30 (ANI): The US Embassy in Moscow has urged American citizens residing in Russia to leave immediately after the Russian government on September 21 began a mobilization of its citizens to the armed forces in support of its invasion of Ukraine.
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 29 (ANI): Taliban have inked an agreement to purchase and import Russian wheat, gas, and oil, the officials of the Islamic group said.
Beijing [China], September 18 (ANI): China is fully exploiting the Russia-Ukraine crisis to warn the United States of its threats -- a classic example of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey," GeoPolitica reports said.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's economic crisis has become a wake-up call for the international community as the country has emerged as a straightforward example of falling prey to China's debt trap diplomacy as the unprecedented economic and social crisis in the country