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27-03-2022 WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW/ KYIV: US President Joe Biden says Russia’s war in Ukraine has been a “strategic failure” for Moscow and that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power”. The Kremlin slams comments and says it is up to Russians to choose their president. Russian forces capture Ukraine’s Slavutych, where workers …

27-03-2022 SEOUL/ WASHINGTON: North Korea likely has “more in store” after successfully test-firing its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile this week, a top US official said Friday. Thursday’s launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired Kim Jong Un’s most powerful missiles at the full range since 2017. It was conducted …

27-03-2022 (Courtesy Al Jazeera) UNITED NATIONS/ DOHA: The first-ever Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Climate Week runs from March 28 to 31 as one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change seeks ways to address its dire threat. About 600 million people, or 50 percent of MENA’s …

26-03-2022 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Friday rejected India’s “totally untenable and irresponsible statement” on the unanimously adopted outcomes and resolutions of the 48th Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM) held in Islamabad. Foreign Office spokesperson, in a statement, reminded New Delhi …

26-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: About two dozen girls and women chanting “open the schools” protested in the Afghan capital Saturday against the Taliban’s decision to shut their secondary schools just hours after re-opening them this week. Thousands of jubilant girls across Afghanistan had flocked to …

26-03-2022 JEDDAH: A Yemeni rebel attack on a Saudi oil plant set off a huge fire near Jeddah’s Formula One circuit during practice sessions on Friday, part of a wave of assaults on Aramco facilities. Smoke billowed near the circuit and drivers complained of the smell in the most visible …

26-03-2022 UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted by an overwhelming majority a new non-binding resolution that demands an “immediate” halt to Russia’s war in Ukraine. At UN headquarters in New York, 140 countries voted in favor, 38 abstained and five voted against the measure, with applause ringing …

26-03-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ BEIJING/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban said Thursday they had assured Beijing’s most senior diplomat about any concerns China thinks may “emerge from Afghan soil”, ahead of a key meeting with their neighbors next week. China shares only a sliver of a border with Afghanistan, but …

26-03-2022 PYONGYANG: North Korea says it test-fired its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un to boost its defences and prepare for a “long confrontation” with the United States, state media reported on Friday. Kim, dressed in a black leather jacket and sunglasses, oversaw …

26-03-2022 MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA: Facebook Messenger users are being warned not to open messages starting with four specific words following reports of an increase in their appearance. Millions of people across the globe use Facebook’s messaging system to keep in touch with friends and family, but recently a scam on …