EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid NATO doubts
NICOSIA, April 24 – EU leaders have asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how the bloc’s previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work, host Cyprus said at a summit…
Pakistan military kills 22 in northwest clashes, child dead in crossfire
The clash took place on April 21 in Khyber district near the border with Afghanistan. Read More
China poised to send pandas to US before Trump’s planned visit
China lends the animals out to zoos around the world as part of its so-called Panda Diplomacy. Read More
Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills married couple, officials say
April 24 – A Russian drone attack overnight on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa killed an elderly married couple and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials said on…
US charges two Chinese nationals over Myanmar crypto scam hub
They allegedly oversaw “pig-butchering scams”, in which victims are lured into online relationships. Read More
Woman, her 5 children released from longest ICE detention of a family under Trump
WASHINGTON, April 23 – A woman and her five children, whose immigration detention of over 10 months marked the longest family detention under President Donald Trump’s administration, were released on…
In El Salvador, shackled prisoners watch their mass trial on a big screen
SAN SALVADOR, April 23 – From inside a Salvadoran mega prison, more than one hundred alleged gang members sit in rows, wrists cuffed and ankles shackled, to watch court proceedings…
Child vaccine catch-up drive on course to hit target: UN
The campaign had reached an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries by end-December. Read More
A new era and new leadership: The generals who are running Iran
Mr Khamenei has been in hiding since US and Israeli forces bombed his father’s compound Feb 28. Read More
Trump ‘gold card’ visa granted to one person so far: US commerce chief
Applications under the programme started in December. Read More