New Delhi: The Pakistan Air Force on Thursday conducted retaliatory airstrikes on alleged Baloch separatist camps inside Iran, according to multiple media reports. According to the reports, the retaliatory strikes by Pakistan Air Force targeted hideouts located inside Iranian territory of Baloch militants wanted by Pakistan. The move comes a day after Tehran said it […]
New Delhi: A leading World Health Organization (WHO) official has called for vigilance in the face of rising cases of respiratory diseases in Europe. Hans Henri P. Kluge, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, noted a surge in influenza infections and hospitalizations at a press conference on Tuesday in Copenhagen, and urged health systems to […]
Davos: Describing India as an “extraordinary success story”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the policies and programmes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been very beneficial to the people of India. Speaking here at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, he also said US President Joe Biden and Modi enjoy […]
Lahore: Pakistan on Wednesday issued a strongly worded condemnation of Iran’s “violation of its airspace”, during which Tehran claimed to have targeted two bases belonging to the Jaish al-Adl militant group. It also warned the neighbouring country that such actions can have “serious consequences”. Iran on Tuesday launched attacks in Pakistan, targeting what it described […]
San Francisco: Ahead of general elections, US-based artificial intelligence research organization OpenAI has said it will not allow its AI to be used for political campaigning and continue to work to prevent misleading ‘deepfakes’ and chatbots impersonating candidates. In a blog post, Sam Altman-led firm said it has made a number of policy changes to […]
Washington: Indian-origin biotech entrepreneur and Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has dropped out of the 2024 US presidential election race and announced his ‘full endorsement” to Donald Trump. Former US President Donald Trump registered a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses to emerge as clear front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis […]
Davos: Affirming that the fight against price rise is not yet over, IMF’s Gita Gopinath on Tuesday said interest rates are likely to stay higher than during the period immediately after the global financial crisis. There are expectations though that it will come down sometime this year, the International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director […]
Davos: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday said his country is committed to the cause of multilateralism and further opening up of its economy as well as sharing of market opportunities with the world. In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 here, he reaffirmed China’s commitment to ensuring a business-friendly […]
Davos: Praising India and other countries for contributing to a global pandemic fund, a top official of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday said the world is yet not fully prepared to deal with any future pandemic and a lot more work needs to be done. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of […]
Davos: As the top leaders from across the world gather here for their annual congregation, a survey of chief economists on Monday forecast a weakening of the global economy in 2024 and accelerated geo-economic fragmentation. Warning of more economic uncertainty on the horizon, the Chief Economists Outlook report of the World Economic Forum (WEF) said […]