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Zelensky urges UN to reform its system to strip Russia of its veto

Zelensky urges UN to reform its system to strip Russia of its veto

-- 2022-04-05 21:44:33

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the United Nations to act and reform its system which gives Security Council permanent member Russia a veto. In an address to the United Nations Secur...

Sri Lanka central bank to get new governor

Sri Lanka central bank to get new governor

-- 2022-04-05 21:10:06

Sri Lanka's central bank is set to name a new chief, as the nation faces its worst economic crisis in over 70 years. P Nandalal Weerasinghe, former deputy governor of the central bank of the country,...

Pakistan’s election commission says elections not possible in three months

Pakistan’s election commission says elections not possible in three months

-- 2022-04-05 20:51:38

The election commission of Pakistan has expressed its inability to conduct general elections within three months, citing various legal hitches and procedural challenges as the reason. A senior offici...

Pakistan court adjourns hearing on Imran Khan's bid to stay in power

Pakistan court adjourns hearing on Imran Khan's bid to stay in power

-- 2022-04-05 20:07:21

Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned until Wednesday a hearing to decide the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's blocking of an opposition bid to oust him, a dispute that has led to political turmoi...

Sri Lankan lawmakers seek interim government to solve crisis

Sri Lankan lawmakers seek interim government to solve crisis

-- 2022-04-05 19:36:32

A group of Sri Lankan governing party lawmakers called Tuesday for the appointment of an interim government, warning that a failure to do so would lead to violence and anarchy, as demonstrators contin...

War in Ukraine displaces over 7.1m people

War in Ukraine displaces over 7.1m people

-- 2022-04-05 19:16:57

Over 7.1 million people have been internally displaced since the invasion of Ukraine, according to the second Ukraine Internal Displacement Report issued by the International Organization for Migratio...

US wanted to punish 'disobedient' Imran Khan, says Russia

US wanted to punish 'disobedient' Imran Khan, says Russia

-- 2022-04-05 19:11:42

Russia has lambasted "another attempt of shameless interference" by the United States in the internal affairs of Pakistan, adding that it sought to punish a "disobedient" Imran Khan. In a statement,...

Italy expels 30 Russian diplomats, Moscow set to retaliate

Italy expels 30 Russian diplomats, Moscow set to retaliate

-- 2022-04-05 18:52:51

Italy has expelled 30 Russian diplomats because of security concerns, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Tuesday, and Russia was set to retaliate. A number of other Western governments have taken...

India blocks 22 YouTube news channels citing national security

India blocks 22 YouTube news channels citing national security

-- 2022-04-05 18:12:06

India's government on Tuesday said it has banned 22 YouTube channels, including four of Pakistani origin, for disinformation on subjects concerning national security and public order, the latest such...

France pushing for energy sanctions against Russia

France pushing for energy sanctions against Russia

-- 2022-04-05 17:12:42

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Tuesday that there is a “total determination” from all 27 European Union countries for sanctions against Russia that could target oil and coal o...

Turkey, US ready for attempt at improving strained ties

Turkey, US ready for attempt at improving strained ties

-- 2022-04-05 15:11:20

Turkey and the United States announced the culmination of months of talks to set up a procedure for improving their strained ties, eyeing cooperation in the areas of economy and defence. Ministerial...

Pakistan's top court resumes hearing into PM Khan's bid to stay on

Pakistan's top court resumes hearing into PM Khan's bid to stay on

-- 2022-04-05 14:31:31

Pakistan's top court will on Tuesday resume its deliberations on the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's attempt to block an opposition bid to oust him, a dispute that has led to political turmoil...

War shocks to drag on Asian economies, says World Bank

War shocks to drag on Asian economies, says World Bank

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-05 14:30:10

Disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the impacts of the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months, the World Bank says in a repo...

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority

-- 2022-04-05 14:08:41

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament on Tuesday after at least 41 lawmakers walked out of the alliance amid growing unrest over an economic crisis...

Zelenskyy to address UN amid outrage over civilian deaths

Zelenskyy to address UN amid outrage over civilian deaths

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-05 12:03:56

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy planned to speak Tuesday to UN Security Council diplomats outraged by growing evidence that Russian forces have deliberated killed civilians, many of them shot...

How Pakistan's political crisis could play out

How Pakistan's political crisis could play out

-- 2022-04-05 10:56:50

Pakistan's Supreme Court is looking into the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's unexpected move over the weekend to block a parliamentary vote against him and then call for a snap general electio...

Shanghai extends lockdown restrictions after new surge in asymptomatic cases

Shanghai extends lockdown restrictions after new surge in asymptomatic cases

-- 2022-04-05 10:15:49

 The major Chinese financial centre of Shanghai extended restrictions on transportation on Tuesday after a day of intensive city-wide testing saw new COVID-19 cases surge to more than 13,000, wit...

North Korea says it will strike South with nuclear weapons if attacked

North Korea says it will strike South with nuclear weapons if attacked

-- 2022-04-05 09:52:11

North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un...

US, Europe plan new sanctions on Russia

US, Europe plan new sanctions on Russia

-- 2022-04-05 09:51:11

The United States and Europe were planning new sanctions on Tuesday to punish Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned more deaths were likely to be uncovered...

99pc of world's population breathes poor-quality air   

99pc of world's population breathes poor-quality air  

-- 2022-04-04 22:39:32

The WHO says 99 per cent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries...

UN report says only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes

UN report says only severe emissions cuts will avoid climate extremes

-- 2022-04-04 22:35:31

Drastic cuts to fossil fuel use. Growing forests and eating less meat. These are just some of the actions needed in this decade to contain global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial tem...

Global outcry at ‘war crime’ killings near Kyiv as frontline shifts

Global outcry at ‘war crime’ killings near Kyiv as frontline shifts

-- 2022-04-04 21:48:53

Global outrage spread on Monday at civilian killings in north Ukraine where a mass grave and tied bodies shot at close range were found in a town taken back from Russian troops, as Moscow shifted the...

UNGA should remove Russia from Human Rights Council, say US

UNGA should remove Russia from Human Rights Council, say US

-- 2022-04-04 20:51:50

The United States will ask the UN General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday, after Ukraine accused Russian troops of kill...

Russia to resume flights with 52 'friendly' countries

Russia to resume flights with 52 'friendly' countries

-- 2022-04-04 20:32:36

Russia plans to end restrictions on flights to and from 52 countries after April 9, part of its plans to reduce measures taken to slow the spread of Covid-19, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on...

Russia introduces visa restrictions for citizens of ‘unfriendly countries’

Russia introduces visa restrictions for citizens of ‘unfriendly countries’

-- 2022-04-04 19:41:06

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday introducing visa restrictions for citizens of countries that Moscow deems "unfriendly" in response to sanctions over Ukraine. The decree, wh...

Imran Khan nominates former chief justice of Pakistan as caretaker PM

Imran Khan nominates former chief justice of Pakistan as caretaker PM

-- 2022-04-04 19:07:52

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday nominated Gulzar Ahmed, a former chief justice of the country, for the office of the caretaker prime minister. The announcement was made by PTI le...

Pakistan's top court adjourns hearing on Imran Khan's move to block ouster

Pakistan's top court adjourns hearing on Imran Khan's move to block ouster

-- 2022-04-04 18:56:45

Pakistan's top court adjourned on Monday without deciding on the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's actions in blocking an opposition attempt to oust him, a move that has led to political turmoil...

Kremlin condemns Polish comments on readiness to host nuclear weapons

Kremlin condemns Polish comments on readiness to host nuclear weapons

-- 2022-04-04 16:28:32

Kremlin condemns Polish comments on readiness to host nuclear weapons The Kremlin on Monday condemned comments by the leader of Poland's ruling party, who said Warsaw would be open to having US nuclea...

Sri Lanka's president drops brother as finance minister, seeks unity government

Sri Lanka's president drops brother as finance minister, seeks unity government

-- 2022-04-04 15:14:58

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa dropped his brother as finance minister on Monday after calling for a unity government as protests against an economic crisis persisted and cracks emerged in th...

California state capital shooting leaves six dead

California state capital shooting leaves six dead

-- 2022-04-04 12:14:08

Sacramento police said on Sunday that multiple shooters were involved in early morning violence in which six people were killed and 12 were wounded but the suspects remain at large, reports Reuters....