Pakistan has confirmed India’s invitation for foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting scheduled to take place in India in May. Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for Pakistan’s foreign ministry in a weekly briefing on Thursday said India has invited Bhutto-Zardari […]
The United States has seized the website of a major ransomware network, the US Department of Justice announced, accusing Hive ransomware actors of extorting more than $100m from more than 1,500 victims around the world. In a statement on Thursday, US Attorney General Merrick Garland […]
Authorities in Russia have designated independent news outlet Meduza an “undesirable organisation”, effectively outlawing the site from operating in the country and banning any Russian from cooperating with it or its journalists. Thursday’s designation is the latest in a years-long campaign by the Kremlin to […]
The United States government hit its borrowing limit last week, on January 19, leading to new economic worries at a time when most countries are expecting a slowdown in economic growth. The US administration has already started implementing measures to avoid any default, which could […]
Dozens of Democratic legislators in the United States are urging President Joe Biden to reverse new restrictions on who can seek asylum at the country’s southern border, saying a recently expanded expulsion policy violates national and international law. Nearly 80 lawmakers signed an open letter […]
Both Germany and the United States have agreed to send tanks to Ukraine. Berlin will supply its Leopard 2 and Washington, the M1 Abrams. After resisting for weeks, Germany finally gave in to political pressure. It’s also agreed to allow other countries such as Poland […]
Peru has withdrawn its ambassador from Honduras, as Peru’s crackdown on protesters draws criticism from left-wing governments across Latin America. In a social media post on Thursday, Peru’s foreign ministry stated that it was pulling Ambassador Jorge Raffo out of Honduras due to the country’s […]
Five former police officers in the United States will face second-degree murder and other charges in the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died after a traffic stop. Online records from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee showed on Thursday […]
Angry demonstrators have roared through the streets of Haiti’s capital, blocking roads and shooting guns into the air to protest a slew of killings of police officers by Haitian gangs over the last week. Haitian news outlet Le Nouvelliste reported that angry scenes erupted in […]
The US economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter, but that likely exaggerates the nation’s health as a measure of domestic demand rose at its slowest pace in 2 1/2 years, reflecting the impact of higher borrowing costs. The Department of Commerce’s advance […]
