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Profound abuse': US judge penalises pro-Trump lawyers over election lawsuit!
NEW YORK: Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump face financial penalties and other sanctions after a judge said they had abused the court system with a lawsuit that challenged Michigan's election results in favour of Joe Biden. US district...
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CIA Chief William Burns Secretly Meets Taliban Leader Abdul Ghani Baradar!
Washington: US Central Intelligence Agency chief William Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. CIA Director William J. Burns held a secret meeting in Kabul on Monday...
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India welcomes US' efforts to fight climate change, its return to Paris Agreement
WASHINGTON: India has welcomed America's efforts to combat climate change and its return to the Paris Agreement as prime minister Narendra Modi and US president Joe Biden held their first in-person bilateral meeting at the White House. President Biden,...
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North Korea wants US-led sanctions lifted before officially ending war with South Korea; here's why!
Seoul: Days after outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in made possibly his last ambitious push to diplomatically resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program, the North on Friday rejected his call for a declaration ending the Korean War,...
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Blinken, French counterpart discusses process of consultations to restore confidence!
New York: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, discussed the process of consultations to restore confidence between the countries, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement....
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Not the way forward': US diplomat Wendy Sherman ticks off China from India!
New Delhi: Wendy Sherman, one of top US diplomats, on Wednesday sent China an unequivocal message while on a visit to New Delhi: 'economic coercion' is not the way forward. It was a vital message conveyed by the diplomat from the region as China has been...
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Trudeau says Canada to keep military in Afghanistan even after US deadline get over
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that Canada is to keep its military personnel in Afghanistan despite US President Joe Biden's commitment for the August 31 American military deadline in the country. "Our commitment to...
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G7 leaders agree to help Afghans, secure Kabul airport to complete evacuation says European Commission President Ursula
BRUSSELS: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said that G7 leaders agreed to help the Afghan people amid the current situation in the war-torn country and the need to secure the Kabul airport as long as necessary to complete...
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US President Joe Biden Decides to Stick With August 31 Final Pullout from Kabul!
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has decided not to extend his August 31 deadline for completing the US-led evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan, an administration official said Tuesday. Biden made the decision after consultation...
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Eight IED attacks against US logistical convoys in Iraq in one day!
Infographic: Iraqi Resistance Groups Naseriyah: Iraqi resistance groups attacked US logistical convoys in different areas of southern and center of Iraq with road side bombs. Iraqi resistance groups attacked US logistical convoys in the Naseriyah, Samawah...
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Jagran Explainer | Why Brazil is always the first to address the UNGA Session?
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Ney York where he will address the 76th United Nations General Assembly Session at around 6:30 pm IST. During his address today, PM Modi is likely to focus on "pressing global challenges" including...
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China releases 2 Canadians after Canada frees Huawei executive post deal with US!
Ottawa: Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who were arrested in China nearly three years ago have been released and are on a flight back home, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced. Trudeau announced on Friday (local time) that...
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Ukraine Foreign Ministry rejects report of hijacked Afghan evacuation plane flown to Iran!
KYIV: A Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has denied earlier reports from the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister that a Ukrainian evacuation plane in Kabul was hijacked by armed assailants and flown from Afghanistan to Iran last week. "Last Sunday,...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Criticises US Departure From Afghanistan
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States and its allies for leaving Afghanistan in chaos that raises potential security threats for Russia and its allies in Central Asia. Addressing Tuesday's meeting of the main Kremlin...
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Former Afghan Mayor says Pakistan behind Taliban seizing control in Afghanistan; urges to unitedly raise voice against terrorism!
BERLIN: Zarifa Ghafari, a former Afghan mayor on Tuesday said that Pakistan has a significant role behind the Taliban seizing control of the war-ravaged country, adding that the international community is responsible for the prevailing situation in the...
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Talks on Iranian nuclear deal in Vienna to resume soon, Iranian top diplomat Hossein Amirabdollahian says!
Moscow: Iran is conducting active consultations with the participants of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) on the Iranian nuclear program and hopes to resume talks on this issue soon, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said...
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Putin appoints Russian new government: The State Duma approved the new composition of the government
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed several more ministers and deputy prime ministers, according to the relevant presidential decrees. This is the first Russian government formed under the new procedure envisaged by the 2020 constitutional...
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Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of May 13, 2024)
MOSCOW: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation. Units of the North group of forces improved the tactical situation and defeated the manpower and equipment of units of the 125th Terrestrial Defense Brigade...
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No agreement on extension of deadline for evacuation, Taliban say!
KABUL: As US President Joe Biden is expected to decide on an extension of the August 31 deadline to airlift Americans and their allies, the Taliban on Tuesday denied agreeing to any such extension. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the group...
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Ajit Doval chairs BRICS 2021 (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) NSA meeting
NEW DELHI: National security advisors of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping began on Tuesday under India's chairship. India's NSA Ajit Doval chaired the virutal meeting. The 13th BRICS Summit is a series of events that are being...
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Eric Pratt: Cop who pulled over Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito 'doesn't like' policing!
Moab Utah: Following the release of the second police bodycam footage from August 12 where Moab Police Department officers questioned Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie after allegations of intimate partner violence, the PD has come under scrutiny. The nearly...
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India, US call on Taliban to ensure Afghan territory not used for sheltering terrorist groups: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said
Washington: India and the United States called on the Taliban to ensure Afghan territory is not used to threaten and attack any country, to shelter or train terrorist groups, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said, adding that the government in...
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US White House committee recommends imposing sanctions against key Russian officials
Washington: US House Rules Committee passed an amendment to the defense budget, which recommend the US administration to consider imposing sanctions against 35 Russian citizens, including Russian ministers, major businessmen, public figures and journalists....
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Taliban's commitment not to allow Afghan soil for terrorism should be implemented: Jaishankar at G20 meet!
New York: Taliban's commitment not to allow the use of Afghan soil for terrorism in any manner should be implemented, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (local time) while urging the international community to come together in response...
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US announces USD 180 million humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees
Washington: The United States has earmarked an additional USD 180 million to aid more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar . US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced...