China taking “incremental and tactical actions” to press territorial claims with India: Pentagon
Washington: China has been taking “incremental and tactical actions” to press its claims at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India and has unsuccessfully sought to prevent New Delhi from deepening its relationship with the US during and subsequent to the standoff, the Pentagon has said in a major report on China’s military modernisation. […]
China’s advice to stockpile sparks speculation of Taiwan war
Beijing: A seemingly innocuous government recommendation for Chinese people to store necessities for an emergency quickly sparked scattered instances of panic-buying and online speculation: Is China going to war with Taiwan? The answer is probably not — most analysts think military hostilities are not imminent — but the posts on social media show the possibility […]
EU delegation meets Taiwan president on first official trip
Taipei: The head of a European Parliament delegation on its first official visit to Taiwan said Thursday that it’s “high time” for the European Union to step up cooperation with the self-ruled island, which is also claimed by China. Thirteen lawmakers from the Parliament’s committee on foreign interference in democratic processes met with Taiwanese President […]
Roadside bomb targets Taliban, kills 2 in Afghanistan IS hub
Kabul: A roadside bomb struck a Taliban patrol in a stronghold of Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding three, witnesses said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack bore the hallmarks of previous IS strikes against the Taliban. The two groups are bitter rivals, and […]
Biden uses trip abroad to confront China on climate, more
Glasgow: Over five days abroad at two global summits, President Joe Biden showed a new willingness to openly confront China over climate change and its lack of leadership on the global stage. Biden ended his time at the U.N. climate summit in Scotland on Tuesday by chastising Chinese President Xi Jinping for physically skipping the […]
22 killed as bus falls into ravine in Pak administered Kashmir
Islamabad: At least 22 people were killed and eight others injured on Wednesday after a bus carrying them fell into a ravine in Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK), police said. The accident occurred in the Sudhnoti district of the region when a passenger bus was going to Rawalpindi in Punjab province from the Baloch area of […]
Time for action: Queen tells world leaders in COP26 message
Glasgow: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II had a stark message for the 120 world leaders gathered for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, that it is time for action to protect the planet for future generations. The 95-year-old monarch’s video message was played at a special reception, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with other […]
PM Modi launches ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States’ for most vulnerable countries impacted by climate change
Glasgow: India on Tuesday launched an ambitious initiative for developing the infrastructure of small island nations, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying it will give a new hope, a new confidence and satisfaction of doing something for the most vulnerable countries facing the biggest threat from climate change. Prime Minister Modi was joined by his […]
Blast near Kabul hospital kills 3, wounds 16, medics say
Kabul: An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing three people and wounding at least 16, health officials said. The blast went off at the entrance to the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital, the spokesman of the Taliban-run Interior Ministry, Saeed Khosty, wrote in a tweet. He […]
13 injured in blast in Pak’s Balochistan province
Karachi: At least 13 people were injured, including four critically, in a blast in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, police said. The four critically injured patients were shifted to Quetta while nine others were taken to a hospital in Kharan district, Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Qasim said. Qasim said the explosion occurred shortly […]
