Vientiane [Laos], August 10 (ANI): Laos, a south-east Asian nation is at a high risk of default as the country has taken huge loans from China to build its large-scale infrastructure projects, giving new momentum to the 'debt trap' diplomacy.
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 10 (ANI): The security forces on Wednesday trapped terrorists of proscribed terror outfit The Resistance Front (TRF)/Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam.
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): A Delhi Court has granted bail to accused Pradeep Ramdanee, (one caught in a trap collecting money from Aditi Singh) in 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to remain in the Chinese debt trap, the biggest petrochemical company in China, Sinopec, is likely to start retail operations in the Lankan fuel market, local media said citing sources.
Lusaka [Zambia], August 6 (ANI): Southern African nation, Zambia, seems to have understood China's debt-diplomacy, which only reaps profits to Beijing while countries are pushed towards an economic crisis, as Lusaka cancelled USD 1.6 billion Chinese loans.
Chattru (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): A total of 105 people including tourists were rescued in a joint rescue operation by police and civil administration in Himachal Pradesh's Chattru after heavy rains triggered a flood situation in Lahaul-Spiti.
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian shelling caused blackouts in two coal mines in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on Sunday, leaving at least 70 miners trapped underground, the DPR coal ministry said.
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Netflix has set a September 22 release date for 'Thai Cave Rescue', its six-part mini-series about the dramatic events of July 2018 when 12 boys and their football coach were trapped in flooded limestone caves near Chiang Rai in Thailand.
Kathmandu [Nepal]/Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): China's image as a preferred investor in Asia have suffered due to policies leading to debt traps along with the human rights situation in the country.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): Merged with a debt trap, the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative has jolted the financial stability of many other countries including Pakistan which faces a severe deficit in trade balance with Beijing.