Trump fires first volley in trade war with China
Washington/Beijing, Jul 6 : The US imposed punishing tariffs on Chinese imports today, the first shots in what Beijing called “the largest trade war in economic history” between the world’s top two economies. At the stroke of midnight Washington time, the US implemented 25-percent duties on about $34 billion in Chinese machinery, electronics and high-tech […]
Pompeo in N Korea to seek ‘details’ on denuclearisation
Pyongyang, Jul 6 : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang today to press Kim Jong Un for a more detailed commitment to denuclearisation following the North Korean leader’s historic summit with President Donald Trump. Pompeo was greeted in the North Korean capital by Kim’s right hand man Kim Yong Chol and Foreign […]
Zakir Naik will not be deported: Malaysia PM
Putrajaya, Jul 6: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said today a Indian Islamic preacher allegedly wanted in his home country for terror-related activities and hate speech will not be sent back. Zakir Naik, a radical television preacher, reportedly left India in 2016 and subsequently moved to largely Muslim Malaysia, where he was granted permanent residency. […]
Pompeo sets off for North Korea nuclear talks
Washington, Jul 5 : US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left Washington today bound for Pyongyang and his latest round of talks with Kim Jong Un on North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. Washington’s top diplomat and senior aides took off shortly after 2:00am (local time) and were due in the North Korean capital on Friday, where […]
Kremlin says hasn’t been informed on ‘worrying’ new UK nerve agent case
Moscow, Jul 5 :Moscow today said it has no information on the case of a couple in the UK who were exposed to what London believes is the same nerve agent used on a former Russian spy this year. “We do not have information about what substances were used and how they were used,” Kremlin […]
Three dozen dead in Indonesia ferry accident
Selayar, Jul 4 : Nearly three dozen people have died after a ferry ran aground off the coast of Indonesia, according to an updated official toll today, the latest deadly maritime accident in the Southeast Asian archipelago. The KM Lestari was believed to be carrying nearly 190 people when damage to its hull forced the captain […]
Iran says to hold talks with world powers on nuclear deal
Tehran, July 3 : The foreign ministers of Iran and five world powers still party to the 2015 nuclear deal will meet in Vienna on Friday for talks on the troubled accord, state media in Tehran said. The top diplomats of Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia will join Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif […]
Leftist ‘AMLO’ sweeps to Mexican presidency
Mexico City, Jul 2 : Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swept to victory in Mexico’s presidential election today, in a political sea change driven by voters’ anger over endemic corruption and brutal violence. The sharp-tongued, silver-haired politician known as “AMLO” won 53 percent of the vote, according to an official projection of the results. […]
Messi and Ronaldo gear up for World Cup knockout phase
MOSCOW: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi take centre stage as the FIFA World Cup 2018 shifts into high gear at the weekend with the start of the knockout matches in the loaded top half of the draw. Football heavyweights France, Argentina, Portugal and Brazil are all clustered in one section of the competition, with only […]
Afghan forces resume offensive operations after govt ceasefire ends
Kabul, Jun 30: Afghan security forces resumed offensive operations today after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to the government’s unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban. Ghani said the ceasefire, which lasted 18 days after it was extended once and overlapped with the Taliban’s unilateral three-day truce for Eid, had been “98 percent successful”. “The ceasefire […]
