/image%2F5104341%2F20210912%2Fob_a88956_gn-2vqks-400x400.jpg)
Top posts
-
Jen Psaki says White House is preparing for possible Russian Ukraine invasion
WASHINGTON: White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the White House is taking steps “to be prepared” in case Russia decides to invade Ukraine. Psaki made the comments at the White House briefing Friday shortly after President Joe Biden told reporters...
-
Pakistan terrorists occupy Afghan forces camp in Nuristan, facilitate terrorists to join Taliban!
New Delhi: About 170 Pakistan terrorists have occupied a vacated Afghan National Security Forces camp in Kamdesh district of Afghanistan's Nuristan province and are facilitating the transit of about 50 terrorists daily from Pakistan to join the Taliban,...
-
Chinese TV channel uploads footage of Galwan Valley clash to mark Army Day!
New Delhi: China's official English television channel, CGTN, has uploaded a video on one of the four People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers who died fighting Indian troops in Galwan Valley in June 2020 on social media and its website to mark the armed...
-
Israeli Defense Minister says attack on Mercer street vessel constitutes 'escalation'!
Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that Iran's alleged involvement in the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean violated international law and was an act of "escalation." The Japanese-owned vessel was attacked...
-
US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans!
Washington: At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an “enduring commitment" to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly vulnerable under Taliban...
-
US has no choice but to quit sanctions addiction,respect Iran!
Tehran: In response to the US recent sanctions on four Iranians, a Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Washington has no choice but to quit its addiction to sanctions and use respectful words and behaviour for Iran "Unfortunately, current US officials...
-
Azerbaijan conveyed its protest to Russia through diplomatic channels - Leyla Abdullayeva!
Baku: The head of the press service of Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Leyla Abdullayeva commented on mentioning the name of the so-called “Nagorno Karabakh Republic” in the information about the tender announcement to provide services to peacekeepers...
-
US, EU on same page to counter China's growing assertiveness in Indo-Pacific region: Wendy Sherman
WASHINGTON: The United States and the European Union are increasingly on the same page in countering China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, said US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday. This comes after Sherman met European...
-
China should be prepared of 'terrible consequences' if it precipitates crisis in Taiwan, says Blinken
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned China against its increasing incursions in China saying that it should be prepared of 'terrible consequences' if it precipitates a crisis in Taipei. According to him, the United States is ''resolutely...
-
Ukraine says Russia amassed over 94,000 troops at border!
KYIV, : Ukraine’s defense minister estimated Friday that Russia has amassed more than 94,000 troops near their borders and said there is a probability of a “large-scale escalation” in late January. Ukrainian and Western officials recently voiced alarm...
-
Russian President Putin, Biden to discuss Geneva agreements, Middle East, Ukraine, NATO
MOSCOW: The date of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s videoconference meeting with his US counterpart, Joe Biden, has been tentatively approved and will be announced after it has been finalized with US counterparts, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters...
-
Ukraine: Choose diplomacy or face consequences, Blinken tells Russia's Lavrov
STOCKHOLM: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov of consequences if Russia did not seek diplomatic resolution over situation with Ukraine. "The best way to avert the crisis is through diplomacy,...
-
DA: Setting "inappropriately low" bail for suspect in parade attack "resulted in a tragedy
Wisconsin: Milwaukee County’s district attorney said Thursday that bail was set “inappropriately low” on previous charges faced by the suspect in the Wisconsin Christmas parade attack, which “resulted in a tragedy.” Darrell Brooks, who has an extensive...
-
Swiss conference on Ukraine aimed at discussing Zelensky’s ultimatum 'formula' — Lavrov
ASTANA: The top Russian diplomat pointed to the fact that Chinese President Xi Jinping "clearly articulated that the Chinese side will support the convention of an international conference, which will reflect the interests of both Russia and Ukraine equally...
-
US, SKorea, Japan look to push diplomacy with DPRK
Washington: The U.S. special representative for North Korea Sung Kim will meet with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts at the State Department Tuesday to continue talks on North Korea's missile and nuclear development. The trilateral meeting will...
-
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou returns to work in Shenzhen, after extradition drama!
Shenzhen: China: Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei Technologies, returned to work at the tech giant's headquarters in Shenzhen on Monday after almost three years fighting extradition to the U.S. in Canada, state-backed Chinese newspaper Global Times reported....
-
Events in Afghanistan clearly demonstrate NATO’s decline - Russian diplomat, Maria Zakharova!
Moscow: The situation in Afghanistan has demonstrated that neither the United States nor NATO are capable of coordinating their actions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. Maria Zakharova noted that the situation in Afghanistan...
-
Russia cracked case of ginseng smuggling involved in the sea, Chinese residence searched
MOSCOW: The Russian Far East Customs Information Service announced that the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) and the Russian border checkpoint bordering China have recently seized four Hua's smuggling of precious animals and plants involved a huge...
-
Death toll from gas blast in China rises to 5
Beijing: The death toll from a gas explosion that occurred at a restaurant in the city of Shenyang in China 's northeastern province of Liaoning rose to five while the number of injured rose to 47, Chinese state media reported. The blast took place on...
-
Why China and Taiwan relations are in such dire straits as Beijing flexes military muscle!
NEW DELHI: Taiwan is finding it difficult to keep itself out of international headlines. The island nation, home to just 23 million people, has found itself the recipient of Beijing's ire in the form of heated rhetoric and military incursions into Taiwanese...
-
At least 20 killed in clashes in central Somalia!
Mogadishu: At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in clashes between regional Galmudug forces backed by the Somali National Army (SNA) and a paramilitary group in central Somalia on Saturday, officials confirmed late Saturday....
-
US envoy urges North Korea to stop 'provocative' missile tests!
Seoul: North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency releases photos showing the country tested a 'new type' of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, as the nuclear-armed country pursues ever more improved weapons. The US on Sunday urged North Korea...
-
US' Kerry to visit London for talks with Chinese counterparts on climate change!
Washington: US special representative for climate, John Kerry, will meet his Chinese counterparts in London on Tuesday to discuss matters concerning climate change, the State Department said. "Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel...
-
Islamic State (IS) attack on Iraqi village kills 10 Kurdish soldiers, 3 villagers: Report
The martyrs of last night's brutal ISIL attack on the Makhmur area Sulaimaniya: An attack by (ISIS) Islamic State militants on a village in northern Iraq on Friday killed three villagers and 10 Kurdish soldiers, officials in Iraq`s autonomous Kurdish...
-
India will be reliable partner of Russia in developing its Far East region: PM Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Underscoring the importance of bilateral ties with Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India will be a reliable partner of Moscow in realising its vision in developing the country's Far East region . Speaking at the Eastern...