UK negotiator reports ‘robust’ Brexit talks in Brussels
London, Mar 6 : One of Britain’s Brexit negotiators said Wednesday he had held a “robust” discussion with European Union counterparts over how to get a withdrawal deal through parliament in London. Speaking after talks with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels on Tuesday, Attorney General Geoffrey Cox said he had put forward some […]
Democrats launch sweeping probe targeting dozens in Trump orbit
Washington, Mar 5 : US Democratic lawmakers on Monday launched their most ambitious investigation yet into alleged obstruction of justice and abuse of office by Donald Trump, targeting dozens of individuals in the president’s inner circle. With controversies swirling around Trump, the powerful House Judiciary Committee’s chairman sent strongly worded letters to family members of […]
Pakistan airspace fully reopened, says aviation authority
Samjhauta Express services to Delhi restored
Islamabad, Mar 4 : Pakistan fully reopened its airspace on Monday, authorities said, days after it closed its skies to all air travel, leaving thousands stranded worldwide as tensions with nuclear arch-rival India soared. The decision to close the airspace came last Wednesday after a rare aerial dogfight between India and Pakistan ignited fears of an […]
‘Qaeda-linked Syria group kills 21 regime forces’
Beirut, Mar 3: A Syrian jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda killed 21 regime and allied forces Sunday near Idlib province, in one of the deadliest breaches of a six-month-old truce deal, a monitor said. “At dawn, 21 fighters from the regime forces or allied militia were killed in an attack by Ansar al-Tawhid jihadists,” the […]
Sanders attacks ‘dangerous’ Trump at campaign launch
New York, Mar 3: US Senator Bernie Sanders returned to the place of his birth on Saturday to deliver the first rally speech of his presidential campaign, vowing to defeat “the most dangerous president in modern American history” in Donald Trump. The Vermont independent voiced confidence at the address in the New York borough of […]
US, South Korea to end key joint military exercises
Seoul, Mar 3: The US and South Korea said on Sunday they will end their annual large-scale joint military exercises as Washington pursues efforts to improve ties with North Korea. The decision comes days after the conclusion of US President Donald Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, which ended […]
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
Kandahar, Mar 1 : At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan, officials said Friday, as fighting continued during a pause in peace talks between the insurgents and American negotiators. Details of the heavy toll from the hours-long assault on Shorab military base […]
Williamson’s 200 puts Kiwis in complete control of Hamilton Test
Wellington: Kane Williamson scored his second double century as New Zealand achieved their highest innings total and continued to dominate Bangladesh at the end of the third day of the first test in Hamilton on Saturday. The New Zealand captain finished on 200 not out as his side posted a record score of 715 for […]
US slaps new sanctions on Venezuela regime as Russia ups support
Washington, Mar 2 : The United States and Russia clashed Friday over how to assist crisis-wracked Venezuela, with Moscow pledging new relief channeled through President Nicolas Maduro and Washington slapping sanctions over the blocking of US aid it tried to push through the border. A day after Russia and China vetoed a US and European […]
N Korea’s Kim pays tribute to Ho Chi Minh on Vietnam visit
Hanoi, Mar 2 : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid tribute to Vietnam’s late revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh on Saturday before starting his long journey home through China, after his Hanoi summit with US President Donald Trump ended without a nuclear deal. Kim boarded his olive green armoured train at the Dong Dang […]
