International Leaders

Davos-Klosters (Switzerland) : Calling for “maximum” sanctions against Russia, including an oil embargo, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a live video address to the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos-Klosters told the…

Wellington : New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will lead a trade mission to the US this week as part of the government’s reconnection strategy to support export growth and the return of tourists in the post-Covid-19 era, according…

Islamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif alleged that his predecessor Imran Khan wants to start a civil war in the country, but warned him that the nation will hold him by the collar for his “nefarious designs”. “Imran Niazi wants…

Tokyo : Visiting US President Joe Biden on Monday met Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Biden arrived at the Imperial Palace and was greeted by Naruhito, reports Xinhua news agency. The pair, both wearing masks,…

Kiev : Ukraine has received the second tranche of 600 million euros ($634 million) of the European Union’s (EU’s) emergency macro-financial assistance program, the Finance Ministry in Kiev announced. “The funds will be used to maintain…

Seoul : US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday for his first summit with President Yoon Suk-yeol on a range of issues, including North Korea’s nuclear program and supply chain risks. Biden’s Air Force One landed at Osan Air…

Kiev : Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces have ‘completely destroyed’ Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region and accused Moscow of trying to ‘increase pressure’ with ‘brutal’ and ‘senseless’ bombardments, the media reported.…

Kiev : The work on clearing the territory of Ukraine from the landmines scattered during the conflict with Russia would take between five and seven years, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported, citing a senior Ukrainian official. About…

United Nations : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged for efforts to reintegrate the agricultural production of both Russia and Ukraine into world markets. “Any meaningful solution to global food insecurity requires reintegrating…

Moscow : Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley held a phone call to discuss issues of mutual interest, including the situation in Ukraine. The…