Tuesday, October 13
US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin Tuesday that he was "playing with fire," launching a fresh broadside at his Russian counterpart over stalled Ukraine peace efforts.Trump's latest comments came after he called the Kremlin leader "CRAZY" over the weekend following a mass Russian air attack on Kyiv, and warned that Moscow risked new sanctions."What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD," Trump said on his Truth Social network Tuesday."He's playing with fire!"Trump did not specify what the "really bad" things were, or make any specific threats.But the Wall Street Journal and CNN both reported that Trump was now considering fresh sanctions against Russia as early as this
Pakistan has extended the deadline for expressions of interest in purchasing Pakistan International Airlines to June 19, the country's privatisation ministry said on Tuesday. The earlier deadline was June 3. The ministry did not provide any reason for the extension and it did not disclose whether any expressions of interest had been submitted so far. Pakistan has been seeking to sell a 51% to 100% stake in the debt-ridden carrier to raise funds and reform cash-draining state-owned enterprises as envisaged under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund programme. Its failed attempt to privatise Pakistan International Airlines last year received a single offer well below the asking price of more than $300 million. Pakistan has shifted almost all of the national carrier's legacy debt and liab
India will soon come up with a structured framework for critical care to address the infrastructure and human resource gap in the sector, officials said.The idea, which is at a preliminary stage of discussion, could include defining resource allocation for critical care and criteria for prioritising patients during emergencies. The proposed framework could lay down standards for structure, personnel, and organisation of the critical care unit across hospitals in the country, a senior government official told ET on the condition of anonymity.A committee has been formed under NITI Aayog member VK Paul to lay out standards for world-class critical care in India as the country eyes significant surge in medical value travel in the coming years, besides helping the nation prepare better for any
