Russian pranksters call Angela Merkel posing as Ukraine's ex-leader February 20, 2023 at 04:42PM

Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus, posted on their Telegram channel what they said were excerpts from the call. The pair have previously embarrassed European politicians including French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish President Andrzej Duda and then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with similar hoax calls.

IMF to Pakistan: Function like a country, make the rich pay taxes & poor get subsidies February 20, 2023 at 03:33PM

In an interview with Deutsche Welle on Friday, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Pakistan needs to take strong measures to avoid getting into a "dangerous place" where its debt needs to be restructured. She said IMF was clear it wanted the poor people of Pakistan to be protected, Dawn reported, "It shouldn't be that the wealthy benefit from subsidies. It should be the poor (who) benefit from them."

Imran Khan appears in court for first time after assassination bid on him February 20, 2023 at 08:46AM

A large number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters had gathered outside the court to welcome Imran after he arrived at the court amid tight security.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Turkey-Syria border region February 20, 2023 at 07:25AM

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake at a depth of two km (1.2 miles) struck the Turkey-Syria border region on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The report came hours after US secretary of state Antony Blinken told Turkey that Washington would help "for as long as it takes" after devastating, deadly earthquakes in the same region two weeks ago.

US President Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to Ukraine February 20, 2023 at 12:07AM

"Ukraine will get new military aid package worth $500 million," the US President announced in Kyiv. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Biden discussed long-range weapons during the US President's surprised visit to Kyiv.

China rejects US claim it may arm Russia February 20, 2023 at 12:14AM

Beijing lashed out on Monday against US claims that China was considering sending arms to Russia to assist in its war in Ukraine. "It is the United States and not China that is endlessly shipping weapons to the battlefield," China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said when asked about the US claims.