Day: September 4, 2024
Mongolia rolls out red carpet for Putin despite war crimes accusations
Russian President Vladimir Putin was welcomed by honour guards and red carpets in the Mongolian capital on Tuesday on his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year. Putin landed in Ulaanbaatar on Monday night at the start of a high-profile trip seen as a show of defiance against the court, Kyiv, the West and rights groups that have all called for him to be detained. He met Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Tuesday at Ulaanbaatar’s imposing Genghis Khan…
‘Balochistan attacks’: US reaffirms support to Pakistan in fight against terrorism
WASHINGTON: The US State Department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan, which resulted in the deaths of over 50 people, including 14 security personnel. At a news briefing, Miller said: “The US strongly condemned last week’s deadly attacks that targeted security officials and civilians, including the murder of 23 innocent civilians in Musakhail”. Last week, over 50 people, including 14 security personnel, were martyred in different terrorist attacks in Balochistan. In one of the deadliest attacks, at least 23 passengers were killed after…