Pak apex court orders Islamabad Police chief to submit report in two weeks on journalist’s abduction
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday gave Islamabad police chief two weeks deadline to submit a report on the abduction of prominent journalist Matiullah Jan, who was later freed following massive outrage across the country. Jan, who is highly critical of the government and the security institutions of the country, was freed on Tuesday, hours […]
UK ‘top target’ for Russian spying, says parliamentary panel
London: The UK is one of Russia’s top Western intelligence targets, an influential UK parliamentary panel has concluded in a report released on Tuesday. The House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), which has oversight over the country’s intelligence services, concluded in a long-awaited report on feared Russian influence in British affairs that “immediate […]
NDAA amendment slamming Chinese aggression against India passed by US House of Representatives
Washington: The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), slamming China’s aggression against India in the Galwan Valley and its growing territorial assertiveness in and around disputed areas like the South China Sea. The NDAA amendment, moved by Congressman Steve Chabot along with Indian-American lawmaker Ami […]
Stimulus package breaks new ground in European unity
Frankfurt: European leaders took a historic step towards sharing financial burdens among the EU’s 27 countries by agreeing to borrow and spend together to pull the economy out of the deep recession caused by the virus outbreak. Pushed by Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron, leaders agreed to borrow together by selling bonds, using […]
Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens
Washington: President Donald Trump acknowledged a “big flareup” of COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges for a new federal aid package with the US crisis worsening and emergency relief about to expire. Trump convened GOP leaders at the White House on Monday as […]
Trump trails Biden in approval rating, COVID-19 handling may decide presidential election
Washington: US President Donald Trump faces an uphill task in his reelection bid in November with his approval rating hitting a record low and Democratic nominee Joe Biden taking a double-digit lead in key indicators, according to a survey conducted by the Washington Post and ABC News. The opinion poll, conducted July 12 to 15, […]
Insults, slammed fists: EU virus summit goes into 4th day
Brussels: Weary and bleary, European Union leaders were gearing up Monday for a fourth day of fighting over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund, barely recovered from a weekend of walkouts, fists slamming into tables and insults. With a brilliant sun warming the negotiating sundeck at the Europa summit […]
US lawmakers introduce resolution urging China to de-escalate border tension with India
Washington: Voicing concern over the recent Chinese military aggression against India, a bipartisan group of nine influential Congressmen have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, urging Beijing that it should work towards de-escalating the situation at the border through existing diplomatic mechanisms and not by force. The troops of India and China […]
UK warns public against being duped by COVID-19 scams
London: The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has warned the public to beware of fraudsters exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic after a 20-year-old man was jailed for 30 weeks for offering fake government refunds. The CPS said the man, sentenced last week, sent more than 1,000 texts claiming to be from the authorities offering refunds to […]
EU leaders meet for 3rd day on budget, coronavirus fund
Brussels: Marathon European Union talks to agree an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund entered a third day Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel warning that the summit of 27 leaders could still end without a deal. The bitter negotiations, which are taking place amid the unprecedented crisis of the […]
