White House urges China's Xi to press Putin on Ukraine March 20, 2023 at 09:25AM

Russia ties further extension of grain deal to lifting of restrictions March 20, 2023 at 03:38AM

Russia said on Monday it would not agree in May to the renewal of a deal allowing for the export of grain from Ukraine's Black Sea ports unless issues around the Swift financial messaging system are resolved and other restrictions are lifted.

IMF approves $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka March 20, 2023 at 07:06AM

The International Monetary Fund's executive board has approved a $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said on Monday. "The IMF Executive Board approved Sri Lanka’s program under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) that will enable Sri Lanka to access up to $7 billion in funding," the president's office said.

Toshakhana case: Pakistan court summons Imran on March 30 March 20, 2023 at 04:31AM

'Dear friends' Xi and Putin meet in Moscow as Ukraine war rages March 20, 2023 at 04:42AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his "dear friend" Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote Beijing's role as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine. Xi was the first leader to meet the Russian president since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him.

UN chief: Rich nations must achieve net zero carbon quicker, by 2040 March 20, 2023 at 03:15AM

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on wealthy countries Monday to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality as close as possible to 2040, mostly from 2050 now, in order to "defuse the climate time bomb."Introducing a capstone report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the impacts and trajectory of global warming, Guterres delivered a blunt assessment of the challenge to prevent climate catastrophe.