Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (US): At the foot of Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, President Donald Trump made a direct appeal to disaffected white voters four months before Election Day, accusing protesters who have pushed for racial justice of engaging in a “merciless campaign to wipe out our history.” The president […]
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
Islamabad: Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan stressed Saturday the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles both in the US and regionally. Zalmay Khalilzad was wrapping up a week-long trip that included stops in Uzbekistan, Pakistan and the Gulf state of Qatar, […]
‘China under Xi stepped up ‘aggressive’ foreign policy towards India’
Washington: China under President Xi Jinping has stepped up its “aggressive” foreign policy toward India and “resisted” efforts to clarify the Line of Actual Control that prevented a lasting peace from being realised, according to a report released by a US Congress appointed commission. The armies of India and China have been locked in a […]
Japan throws support behind India on eastern Ladakh standoff with China
New Delhi: In a strong support to India over its border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, Japan on Friday said it opposed “any unilateral” attempts to change the status quo in the region. After a meeting with Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Japanese Ambassador Satoshi Suzuki said Japan hoped for peaceful resolution of the […]
29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, killed in train-bus collision in Pak
Lahore: At least 29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, were killed when a mini-bus carrying them rammed into a train at an unmanned crossing in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday. The mini-bus carrying Sikh pilgrims, who were returning from Nankana Sahib in Punjab, hit the Shah Hussain Express which was coming from Karachi to Lahore […]
US donates 100 ventilators to Pakistan
Islamabad: The United States has donated 100 ventilators worth USD 3 million to Pakistan to support its fight against COVID-19. The US embassy here in a statement on Friday said the Trump administration through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) “donated a shipment of 100 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators” to Pakistan. The ventilators arrived in […]
If elected, bolstering ties with ‘natural partner’ India will be high priority: Joe Biden
Washington: Democratic presidential candidate and former US vice-president Joe Biden has said that if he wins the November elections, strengthening relationship with India which is America’s “natural partner”, will be a high priority for his administration. “India needs to be a partner in the region for our safety’s sake and quite frankly for theirs,” he […]
India continuing to show it won’t back down from China’s aggression: Nikki Haley on app ban
Washington: A couple of days after New Delhi banned apps with Chinese links, Republican leader and Indian American Nikki Haley said that India was continuing to show that it won’t back down from a Chinese aggression. India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including the hugely popular TikTok and UC Browser, for engaging […]
Aggressive stance against India, other countries confirms true nature of Chinese Communist Party: WH
Washington: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that according to President Donald Trump the aggressive stance of Beijing against India and other countries in the region confirms the “true nature” of the Chinese Communist Party. Against the backdrop of the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, she said the US was […]
Netanyahu signals delay in West Bank annexation plan
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that discussions with the US on his plan to annex occupied West Bank territory would continue “in the coming days”, indicating he would miss a July 1 target date for beginning the controversial process. Netanyahu made the comments on Tuesday shortly after wrapping up talks with White House […]
