Taliban talks in Oslo enter last day with bilateral format
Oslo: The last day of talks between the Taliban and western diplomats has began in Oslo with a bilateral meeting with Norwegian government officials focused largely on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The three-day talks opened on Sunday with talks between the Taliban and members of Afghan civil society, followed on Monday by multilateral talks […]
NATO outlines ‘deterrence’ plan as tensions with Russia soar
By: Lorne Cook Brussels : Tensions soared Monday between Russia and the West, with NATO outlining a series of potential troop and ship deployments and Ireland warning that upcoming Russian war games off its coast would not be welcome while concerns abound that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine. The Western alliance’s statement summed up […]
China sends 39 warplanes toward Taiwan, largest in new year
By: Huizhong Wu Taipei: China flew 39 warplanes toward Taiwan in its largest such sortie of the new year, continuing a pattern that the island has answered by scrambling its own jets in response. The formation Sunday night included 24 J-16 fighter jets and 10 J-10 jets, among other support aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft, […]
Julian Assange wins right to appeal extradition in UK Supreme Court
By: Aditi Khanna London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won the latest round in his legal battle against being extradited to the US, as High Court judges in London granted the Australian national permission to take his extradition appeal to the UK’s Supreme Court. The 50-year-old is wanted in America over the leak of […]
UK warns of plot to install pro-Russian leader in Ukraine
London: The UK government has taken the unusual step of making a formal statement to warn of a Russian plot to install a pro-Kremlin leader in Ukraine amid growing tensions in the region. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) named former Ukrainian MP Yevhen Murayev as a potential Kremlin candidate and once again […]
China’s PLA says Arunachal boy ‘found’, process of handing over to Indian Army on: Sources
New Delhi: China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Sunday conveyed to the Indian Army that they have “found a boy” in their territory, across Arunachal Pradesh, and will hand him over soon, days after an MP had claimed that a teenager was abducted by PLA personnel. Security sources, however, said the PLA has not confirmed […]
Aid group says death toll from Yemen prison airstrike at 87
Cairo: Workers in war-wrecked Yemen recovered five more bodies from the rubble of a prison facility hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, bringing the death toll to at least 87, an international aid group said Sunday. Internet access, meanwhile, remained largely down after another Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a telecommunications centre Friday at the Red […]
Jaishankar speaks with Kuwaiti, Qatari counterparts; discusses ties, Afghanistan
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke with his counterparts from Kuwait and Qatar separately and discussed a host of issues, including Afghanistan. In a tweet, Jaishankar said it was nice to speak with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah and review the progress of the bilateral relationship. “Agreed on an […]
Houthis, aid group: Death toll from prison airstrike at 82
By: Samy Magdy Cairo: The death toll from a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels climbed to at least 82 detainees, the rebels and an aid group said Saturday. Internet access in the Arab world’s poorest country remained largely down. The airstrike in northern Saada province Friday was part […]
Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions
Moscow: With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the US and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security crisis to emerge between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. Amid fears of an imminent attack on Ukraine, Russia has further upped the ante […]
