Daily Archives: August 17, 2022

Putin blasts US ‘hegemony,’ predicts end to ‘unipolar’ world

MOSCOW, Aug 16 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of...

Pakistan finds itself mired in latest economic crisis: PM Shehbaz Sharif

Islamabad, Aug 16 (PTI) Pakistan was once widely thought to become the next Asian tiger , but has found itself mired in financial crisis,...

China Not Allowed To Use Port For Military Purposes: Sri Lanka President

Colombo, Aug 16 (PTI): China will not be allowed to use the southern port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe...

Removed Tamil diaspora groups, individuals from ban list as they no longer fund terror...

Colombo, Aug 16 (PTI) The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said that its recent decision to lift the ban on six Tamil diaspora groups...

China sanctions seven top Taiwanese officials after 2nd US Congressional delegation’s visit to Taipei

Beijing, Aug 16 (PTI) China on Tuesday announced sanctions on seven "die-hard" pro-independence Taiwanese politicians and officials, including Taipei's representative to Washington, amid concerns...

Blasts, fire hits military depot in Russian-annexed Crimea

Kyiv, Aug 16 (AP) Massive explosions and fires hit a military depot in Russia-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000...

Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska

CHEYENNE, Wyo. , Aug 16 (AP) Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a leader in the Republican resistance to former President Donald Trump, is fighting to...