Author: Steven Sahiounie

The meeting comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague, issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights. More than 40 justice ministers from across the world will gather in London on Monday to discuss increasing international backing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it probes alleged war crimes in Ukraine, as per UK State Secretary for Justice Dominic Raab. This comes after the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber II reported on Friday that it issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s…

As part of the larger Indo-Pacific Economic Framework announced last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart are slated to announce measures on clean energy, digital trade, and infrastructure. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India on Monday for talks aimed at strengthening trade and technological relations, as well as voicing concerns about China. The Quad alliance, which includes India, Japan, the United States, and Australia, presents itself as a bulwark against China’s growing influence in Asia under President Xi Jinping. Kishida’s visit comes less than a fortnight after his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese was hosted by Indian Prime Minister…

The Polish diplomat says “either Ukraine will successfully defend its independence, or we will be forced, in any case, to join this conflict.” The Polish Ambassador to France, Jan Emeryk Rosciszewski, pointed out on Saturday that Poland may end up “joining” the war in Ukraine, should Kiev fail to protect its “independence”. In an interview for the broadcaster LCI, Rosciszewski blamed Russia for the ongoing war, claiming that it was “not NATO, not Poland, not France and not Slovakia” that was fueling international tensions, but Russia. The Polish diplomat considered that the situation now is “either Ukraine will successfully defend its independence, or…

The Palestinian Authority and the Israeli occupation government agree on a set of provisions during a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian Authority (PA) agreed during a security meeting in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh to establish a mechanism to “curb violence” and counter “inflammatory statements and actions.” Sharm El-Sheikh hosted a five-sided meeting between the PA, the Israeli occupation, Egypt, Jordan, and the United States aimed at “de-escalation” in the region. On Twitter, Ahmed Abu Zeid, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson posted a joint communique by the Israeli occupation…

Lieutenant General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Numani, Minister of the Royal Office in the Sultanate of Oman discussed on Monday with Dr. Idris Maya, the Syrian Ambassador to Muscat, means to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries. Talks during the meeting dealt with the development of the brotherly relations binding the Sultanate of Oman and Syria.  A number of joint cooperation areas and ways of developing them were reviewed in order to achieve the common interests of the two brotherly countries, in addition to touching on a number of issues of common interest. Source: SANA

The UK’s central bank has said banks are “safe” after regulators agreed a rescue deal for Credit Suisse aimed at preventing fears over banks spreading. The bank was bought by rival UBS in a Swiss government-backed deal on Sunday after regulators worked frantically round the clock to secure a deal. It comes amid fears over the global financial system after two smaller US banks failed in recent weeks. Despite the swift action by regulators, stock markets in the UK and Asia fell. London’s FTSE 100 index was down 1.6% in early trading, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 1.4%. The Hang…

According to the department, the serviceman has undergone an operation, and his life is now out of danger An Azerbaijani State Border Guard Service officer was wounded as a result of the shelling of the positions of the country’s Border Guard Service from the territory of Armenia, the press service of the State Border Guard Service reported on Monday. “On March 20 at 02:50 (01:50 Moscow time), in the section of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border passing through the territory of Zangilan District, Armenian armed forces’ units from positions in the direction of the Nerkin Hand settlement of Kafan District, shelled…

The results of the exit poll conducted by the Institute of Democracy indicate that the People’s Party of Kazakhstan is gaining 6.93% Kazakhstan’s ruling Amanat party is winning 53.33% of votes at Sunday’s parliamentary polls, six out of seven political forces vying for parliamentary seats are scoring enough votes to get into the legislative body, according to exit polls conducted by the Institute of Democracy. The People’s Party of Kazakhstan is scoring 6.93% of polls, the Aq Jol (Bright Path) Democratic Party is winning 8.87% of polls, the Auyl (Village) party – 11.26%, and the Respublica Party founded by several…

UBS Group and Credit Suisse Group, two of the biggest names in European banking, are coming together in a government-brokered deal aimed at shoring up public confidence in the Western financial system and averting a global crisis. UBS agreed on Sunday to pay 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.24 billion) in stock to acquire its embattled rival in a takeover underpinned by government guarantees and 100 billion francs in liquidity assistance from Switzerland’s central bank. The agreed price of 1 UBS share for each 22.48 shares of Credit Suisse values the latter bank at less than half its market closing price…

Russia has become China’s largest supplier of natural gas, beating Turkmenistan, Qatar, and Australia, data from the Chinese customs agency shows. Total supplies of the Russian fuel amounted to 2.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) in January. During the same period, Turkmenistan and Qatar supplied 2.2 bcm each, while 1.9 bcm more came from Australia. Most of the Russian gas comes to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline, which has an annual capacity of 38 billion cubic meters. Russia’s state energy major Gazprom delivered nearly 2 bcm of gas via the pipeline in January. Another 0.77 bcm came in the…