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Russia has filed a complaint with the UN Security Council demanding an international investigation into the United States’ “military-biological activities” in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday. “The Russian Federation was left with no choice but to file a complaint with the Chairman of the UN Security Council to launch an international investigation” into “the military-biological activities of the United States in Ukraine,” according to a ministry statement. The complaint was filed with a draft resolution to the Security Council, it said. The Russian foreign ministry said that “during the course of the special military operation (in Ukraine) evidence and material that shed light on the true nature of the US military-biological activities on Ukrainian territory were obtained.” Shortly after the start of the Ukraine offensive Russia accused the United States of funding research into the development of biological weapons aiming to “establish a mechanism for the steal...

EU countries and lawmakers on Thursday struck an agreement on legislation to phase out new CO2-emitting vehicles by 2035, negotiators announced. “We have just finished the negotiations on CO2 levels for cars,” tweeted French MEP Pascal Canfin, who heads the European parliament’s environment commission. “Historic EU decision for the climate which definitively confirms the target of 100 percent zero emission vehicles in 2035 with intermediary phases between 2025 and 2030.” A spokesperson for the Czech presidency of the EU Council also tweeted “We have an agreement.” The talks, between representatives of the European Council fronting for the 27 EU countries and the European Parliament got underway Thursday and had been set to continue until agreement was reached. The negotiations underpin the bloc’s transition towards a carbon-neutral future — a key pledge by commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. Cars currently account for 12 percent of all CO2 emissions in the bloc, while transpo...

LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said Thursday that he has always raised for the rule of law in Pakistan, ARY News reported. While talking to a private news channel ahead of PTI’s long march, Imran Khan said, “I have always talked about the rule of law in Pakistan. I do not want to see any institution above the law. I am not afraid of anything as I have not committed corruption. I am also not afraid of the independent media.” He said that military is an important institution and the enemies want to dent the reputation of the country and the military. “I do not want to damage the image of the Pakistan Army.” READ: IMRAN KHAN SAYS LONG MARCH’S PURPOSE NOT TO OUST GOVT Regarding the army chief’s extension, the former premier said that he did not seal any deal behind closed doors. He said that he asked the establishment to foil the regime change bid as it will destroy the country. To a question, he said that he had asked senior jour...

Elon Musk, who once tweeted “I hate advertising”, said he wants Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) to be “the most respected advertising platform”, in a bid to gain the trust of ad buyers ahead of the expected close of his $44 billion deal for the social media firm. Musk, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and investors in the deal had previously suggested moving away from advertising and seeking revenue from subscriptions and other means. Advertisers have also told Reuters they were apprehensive of the takeover. “There has been much speculation about why I bought Twitter and what I think about advertising. Most of it has been wrong,” Musk said in a tweet on Thursday. “Fundamentally, Twitter aspires to be the most respected advertising platform in the world that strengthens your brand and grows your enterprise.” Musk also responded with “absolutely” to a tweet calling for top content creators on Twitter to be compensated similarly to other social media platforms. Ad sales accounted for more than 9...

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued a statement on the arrest of ARY News anchor Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain, ARY News reported on Thursday. In a statement, the FIA stated the anchor was declared “wanted” in case number 94/2011 by FIA’s Commercial Banking Circle. The statement further said that Ghulam had taken a loan worth over Rs50 million from a bank on fake documents in 2003, adding that two of his sons were also involved in the case. The FIA said that a banking court in Lahore have issued a non-bailable warrant for Hussain in the case. “Further investigations are underway,” it added. It is pertinent to mention here that a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team took Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain into custody from a coffee shop in Lahore. “My father was sitting in a coffee shop with friends when a FIA team comprising 30 to 40 officers came and took him into custody, probably in an old case,” Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain’s son told ARY News. Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain is...

LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab has registered a case against Inspector General (IG) Islamabad police Akbar Nasir Khan, ARY News reported on Wednesday. According to ACE spokesperson, the IG Islamabad police Akbar Nasir Khan was facing corruption allegations. The spokesperson added that the ACE summoned the Islamabad police chief twice but he did not appear before the investigators. Nasir Akbar Khan was accused of tampering with documents for awarding a contract, said the spokesperson, adding that the IG Islamabad will be immediately arrested after entering Punjab. Earlier in the month, the ACE Punjab had issued arrest warrants for the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader for allegedly taking bribes against the approval of a housing scheme. A team of the Punjab Anti-corruption Establishment (ACE) had been tasked to arrest of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah but it returned empty-handed due to the ‘non-cooperation’ from Islamabad. Later, the Rawalpindi...

An orbital NASA instrument designed mainly to advance studies of airborne dust and its effects on climate change has proven adept at another key Earth science function – detecting large, worldwide emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The device, called an imaging spectrometer, has identified more than 50 methane “super-emitters” in Central Asia, the Middle East and the Southwestern United States since it was installed in July aboard the International Space Station, NASA said on Tuesday. The newly measured methane hotspots – some previously known and others just discovered – include sprawling oil and gas facilities and large landfills. The spectrometer was built primarily to identify the mineral composition of dust blown into the atmosphere from Earth’s deserts and other arid regions by measuring the wavelengths of light reflected from the surface soil in those areas. That study, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Investigation, or EMIT, will help scientists determine whet...