The wilfiul killing of protected persons represents a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions, the international treaty which established the standards for humanitarian treatment during war time.
The exercise, being conducted as a ‘non-contact, at sea only’ exercise in view of COVID-19 pandemic, will showcase the high-levels of synergy and coordination between the friendly navies, which is based on their shared values and commitment to an open, inclusive Indo-Pacific and a rules-based international order.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of $18.28 million in additional financing
The vast spectrum of COVID-19 symptoms that fluctuate over time range from fatigue, a cough and shortness of breath, to inflammation and injury of major organs – including the lungs and heart, and also neurological and psychologic effects.
Mr. Guterres observed that COVID-19 is having a disproportionate negative impact on women and girls, leaving them victims of rising gender-based violence while simultaneously diverting resources from their health care, including sexual and reproductive services, as well as threatening long-term impacts on women’s employment and girls’ educations.
In its report on the credit status of the Turkish economy, Moody’s reduced the investment status in Turkey to B2, which is Turkey’s lowest rating since 1990. This figure warns against investing in Turkey, and indicates the possibility that Turkey may resort to declaring a moratorium on its foreign debts or imposing restrictions on dealing with the dollar in Turkey.
Foreign direct investment (FDI), a bellwether of globalisation and economic confidence, fell by 49 per cent to $399 billion in the first half of 2020, amid the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report from the UN trade and development organization UNCTAD showed on Tuesday.
According to media reports,Saudi Arabia released a 20 Riyal banknote to commemorate its presidency of organising the G-20 Summit ,and the world map displayed on the banknote does not show Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir as parts of Pakistan
Speaking in the National Assembly, PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq said foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had pointed out “India would attack Pakistan by 9pm” if Abhinandan Varthaman was not released
The appeal comes more than three years after the orchestrated violence that erupted in Myanmar, across Rakhine state, which saw hundreds of thousands of mainly-Muslim Rohingya flee their homes, in search of safety across the border in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.