Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via videoconference. File. | Photo Credit: AP President Xi Jinping said China and Russia are “true friends” who “support each other”, state media reported on Monday (February 24, 2025). Xinhua reported Mr. Xi as saying that “history and reality show that China and Russia are … Read more
One man was shot dead and several injured when security personnel repulsed an attack on Monday (February 24, 2025) on a Bangladesh Air Force base in the southeastern beach town of Cox’s Bazar, officials said. The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) directorate of the Defence Ministry said miscreants launched a sudden attack on the Air … Read more
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the High-Level Segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says human rights are being “suffocated” around the world, lashing out at voices of division … Read more
296 Internet shutdowns happened globally in 2024. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India did not impose the highest number of Internet shutdowns last year, with Myanmar seeing one additional disruption in 2024, according to a report by advocacy body Access Now. However, the number of shutdowns imposed by the government in charge — … Read more
A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada visited Ukraine’s capital on Monday (February 24, 2025) to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion in a show of support for Kyiv by some of the nation at war’s most important backers. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were among … Read more
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People pray for Pope Francis, who is in critical condition battling double pneumonia, inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on February 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis was resting on Monday (February 24, 2025) morning after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalisation for a complex lung infection that … Read more
Donald Trump’s sudden shift on Ukraine has shaken the transatlantic alliance to its core. Now European leaders are crossing that same ocean in a desperate bid to shore it up. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Mr. Trump separately at the White House this week to try to convince … Read more
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., centre, meets Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani, third left, and his Philippine counterpart Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, second right, during a courtesy visit inside Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Japan and the Philippines agreed on Monday (February 24, 2025) to further … Read more
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Szijjarto. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hungary will not consent to rushing ahead with the extension of sanction on Russian individuals at the European Union’s foreign ministers meeting on Monday, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote in a Facebook post on Monday (February 24, 2025) Hungary’s top diplomat vowed … Read more