Listen to the article Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former chairman Imran Khan has condemned social media propaganda against Arab countries and distanced himself from accounts spreading such content, Express News reported. Khan’s lawyer Faisal Chaudhry shared details of a meeting with the PTI leader in prison, during which Khan expressed his disapproval of the … Read more
AP Asia’s achievements were celebrated at the AP Asia broadcast event, which took place at a local hotel in Islamabad. — Image provided by event organizers After more than four years of dedicated efforts, the “Accelerating Prosperity” project in Central and South Asia (AP Asia), funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by Accelerating … Read more
Delegates from 175 countries gathered this week in Busan, South Korea, to try to negotiate a legally binding treaty to combat global plastic pollution. This gathering marks the fifth and final phase of the multi-year negotiations of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5), with a decision expected on a treaty at … Read more
Cars drive through the territory of the United Nations COP29 climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, November 22, 2024. — Reuters Australia, EU and US agree to increase climate finance. EU countries want China and Gulf countries to join them in contributing. Low funding will affect their ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. BAKU: The … Read more
Two submarine cables carrying internet data at the bottom of the Baltic Sea have been damaged, European telecommunications companies said this week, drawing European governments attention to a possible Russian “hybrid war” targeting global communications infrastructure. On Wednesday, interest focused on a Chinese-flagged cargo ship called Yi Peng 3, which data provided by maritime tracking … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a launch event for the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty during the G20 Summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, November 18, 2024 . WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has pledged a contribution of US$4 billion to the World Bank’s International … Read more
Gold bars are seen at the Austrian gold and silver separation plant “Oegussa” in Vienna, Austria, March 18, 2016. — Reuters To help provide debt relief to low-income countries devastated by climate-related disasters, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should sell 4% of its gold, study suggests, as climate finance dominates first discussions of the COP29 … Read more