US extends Iraq waiver over Iran sanctions
Washington, Mar 20 : The United States is extending a waiver to let energy-hungry Iraq keep buying power from Iran, despite Washington’s campaign of sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran, an official said. The State Department issued a second three-month exemption from Iran sanctions for Iraq, mindful not to destabilise the war-torn country increasingly reliant on […]
India signals to boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum for 2nd time
Beijing, Mar 20 : India on Wednesday signalled that it will boycott China’s second Belt and Road Forum for a second time, saying no country can participate in an initiative that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity. India boycotted the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 after protesting to Beijing […]
Dutch police arrest new tram attack suspect, suspect terror motive
Utrecht (Netherlands), Mar 20 : Dutch police said they were investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack, as they arrested a new suspect over the deadly shooting. Authorities said they had found a suspicious letter in a getaway car used by Turkish-born main suspect Gokmen Tanis, 37, which made them “seriously” consider terrorism […]
Syrian refugee father and son buried as New Zealand funerals begin
Christchurch, Mar 20 : A Syrian refugee and his son were buried in New Zealand on Wednesday in the first funerals of those killed in the twin mosque massacre as Kiwis braced for days of emotional farewells following the mass slayings. An Australian white supremacist gunned down 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in the […]
Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh makes history in Canada’s Parliament
Ottawa, Mar 20 : Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh has created political history in Canada when he made his debut in the House of Commons as the first non white leader of a major opposition party in the country. The arrival of the turbaned leader into the house on Monday, cheered by all members, coincided with the […]
NZ PM Ardern vows mosque killer will face ‘full force of law’
Christchurch, Mar 19 : New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed Tuesday never to utter the name of the twin-mosque gunman as she opened a sombre session of parliament with an evocative “as-salaam alaikum” message of peace to Muslims. “He will face the full force of the law in New Zealand,” Ardern pledged to grieving […]
UK Speaker rules out 3rd vote on PM May’s Brexit deal
London, Mar 19 : In a fresh blow to embattled Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit, House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, in a surprise move, disallowed any attempt to hold a third vote on her withdrawal deal with the EU which has already been rejected by MPs twice. Prime Minister May will meet her […]
More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm
Beira (Mozambique), Mar 18 : More than a thousand people are feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week, while scores have been killed and more than 150 are missing in neighbouring Zimbabwe. The city of Beira in central Mozambique bore Cyclone Idai’s full wrath on Thursday before the storm […]
China says Dalai Lama’s successor has to be approved by it
Beijing, Mar 19 : China Tuesday rejected the Dalai Lama’s assertions that his successor could be from India and a nominee by Beijing would not be respected, saying the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has to be approved by the Communist government. China’s response came after the 83-year-old Nobel peace laureate told a news […]
One dead in possible terror attack on Dutch tram
The Hague, Mar 18 : A gunman opened fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding several in what officials said was a possible terrorist incident. A body covered in a sheet was reportedly seen on the tracks as armed police and emergency services […]
