Geopolitics
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has questioned China's way of handling COVID-19 outbreak by saying that things "happened that we don't know about". more
Australian city Wagga Wagga moves to sever ties with sister city in China

Sydney: In what can be seen as a step taken by the international community to start the process of social distancing against Beijing, the place from where the lethal COVID-19 disease firs ...

Former M16 head Robert John Sawers targets China, WHO over COVID-19 outbreak

London:  The former head of the United Kingdom's foreign intelligence service has targeted China and the World Health Organization over the COVID-19 outbreak and said both should ...

COVID-19: Major relief airlift will reach ‘most vulnerable’ African nations

New York : The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment to Africa, has arrived in Addis Ababa, agencies said on Tuesday.

Donald Trump directs administration to halt US funding for WHO

Washington/Sputnik: President Donald Trump announced that he has instructed his administration to stop US funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), which he accused of grossly mism ...

During this coronavirus pandemic, ‘fake news’ is putting lives at risk: UNESCO

New York : Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to the new avalanche of misinformation that’s a ...

Imran govt. slow in reacting to tackle Coronavirus pandemic: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, a key politician in the country, on Tuesday attacked Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government and said it was ...

Beijing is trying to exploit COVID-19 situation, say experts; Japan takes step to shift production

Beijing: With China claiming that it is significantly recovering from COVID-19 crisis while other nations, including the UK and the US are struggling to contain the virus, some experts be ...

Put women and girls at centre of COVID-19 recovery: UN Secretary-General

New York : Limited gains in gender equality and women’s rights made over the decades are in danger of being rolled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General said o ...

Swift rebound for world trade still possible through joint action to thwart coronavirus

New york : Global trade in goods could fall by as much as a third this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but a swift rebound in 2021 is possible if the world’s economic pol ...