[ad_1] British American Tobacco (BAT) has agreed to pay more than $635m (£511m) to US authorities after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges that it conspired to violate US sanctions by selling tobacco products to North Korea and commit bank fraud. The tobacco sales at the heart of Tuesday’s settlement took place from 2007 to … Read more
[ad_1] The Government of Jammu And Kashmir on tuesday ordered Voluntary retirement of Shri Mohmud Qadir Deputy superintendent of police According to a government order, hereby accorded to the voluntary retirement of Shri Mohmud Qadir Deputy president of police with immediate effect from 30.04.2023,in terms of article 230(i) of the Jammu and Kashmir civil service … Read more
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — Just when you thought Europe’s China policy could not be more disunited, the two most powerful countries of the European Union are now also at odds over whether to revive a moribund investment agreement with the authoritarian superpower. For France, resuscitating the so-called EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) is “less urgent” and “just … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — China and other powerful countries need to step up to help steer the world away from a potentially “catastrophic” hunger crisis this year, the new head of the United Nations’ World Food Programme said. Cindy McCain, an American diplomat and the … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine’s farmers played an iconic role in the first weeks of Russia’s invasion, towing away abandoned enemy tanks with their tractors. Now, though, their prodigious grain output is causing some of Ukraine’s staunchest allies to waver, as disrupted shipments are redirected onto neighboring … Read more
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. For Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, next month’s election is of massive historical significance. It falls 100 years after the foundation of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s secular republic and, if Erdoğan wins, he will be empowered to put even more of his stamp on … Read more
[ad_1] Washington will build a global coalition to combat the illicit synthetic drug trade, the statement said, in an effort to “develop solutions, drive national actions, and create synergies and leverage among like-minded countries.” The sanctions come as Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and members of his security cabinet plan to meet with U.S. … Read more
[ad_1] Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao Photo: Twitter. Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday issued 7000 paddy procurement centres throughout the state and directed the officials to complete the arrangements on a war footing. Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari and civil supplies commissioner Anil Kumar received directions from CM KCR regarding … Read more
[ad_1] Beijing: China on Friday slapped sanctions on two American organisations that hosted Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen during her visit to the US and her meeting with the House Speaker, a day after President Xi Jinping said it is “wishful thinking” to expect Beijing to “compromise” on its stand on the self-ruled island. Tsai’s meeting … Read more
[ad_1] Beijing: China on Friday slapped sanctions on two American organisations that hosted Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen during her visit to the US and her meeting with the House Speaker, a day after President Xi Jinping said it is “wishful thinking” to expect Beijing to “compromise” on its stand on the self-ruled island. Tsai’s meeting … Read more