Pompeo discusses Indo-Pak situation with British NSA
Washington, Mar 9: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with British NSA Mark Sedwill the current situation between India and Pakistan and the efforts to reduce tensions between the two South Asian neighbours, the State Department has said. Pompeo and Sedwill reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the US-UK special relationship and cooperation in the face […]
Trade deal with China only if it is good for US: Trump
Washington, Mar 9 : Amidst reports of negotiations for a deal with china hitting a bump, President Donald Trump has said that he will enter into a trade deal with Beijing only if he is confident that it is good for the US. But he also told reporters at the White House on Friday that […]
UN Security Council reform process “contentious” issue: General Assembly Prez
United Nations, Mar 9 : The slow-moving UN Security Council reform is a “very divisive” and “contentious” issue and all the member States have to walk the extra mile as they work on divergences and commonalities to ensure the process does not become a “zero sum game”, General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa has said. India […]
Floods kill 23 in Malawi: Ministry
Blantyre (Malawi), Mar 8 : Floods caused by incessant downpours have left 23 people dead across Malawi, the country’s Homeland Security Ministry said on Friday. In addition to the confirmed deaths, 11 people were also been reported missing with around 110,000 affected, a statement said. Twelve districts, all in the south of the country, had […]
India, Pakistan should turn the page, convert crisis into opportunity: China
Beijing, Mar 8 : India and Pakistan should quickly turn the page following the Pulwama attack and convert the present tensions into opportunity for long term improvement in their relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. Wang also said post-Wuhan summit between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China wants to […]
Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison
Alexandria, Mar 8 : US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Thursday for tax crimes and bank fraud in the highest profile case yet stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. It was the stiffest prison sentence given so far to an associate of […]
Finnish government resigns over failed reforms
Helsinki, Mar 8: Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila’s centre-right government resigned on Friday after it failed to push a through a flagship social and health care reform package, just five weeks ahead of a legislative election. The wide-reaching reform has been a hard fought struggle over a decade and has divided successive governments. Sipila called the […]
Taliban deny discussing ceasefire, Afghan dialogue with US
Kabul, Mar 8 : The Taliban denied on Friday that they were discussing a ceasefire and dialogue with the Kabul government during ongoing talks with the US in Doha, contrary to statements from Washington. “This phase is about fleshing out the details of the two issues… the withdrawal of all occupying forces from Afghanistan and not […]
Trump junks Obama’s policy on public report on drone-strike deaths in countries like Pakistan
Washington, Mar 7 : President Donald Trump has revoked an Obama-era policy that required the US government publish an annual report on the number of civilians killed in drone strikes on high-value terrorists in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia. The 2016 executive order was brought in by then-President Barack Obama, who was under pressure […]
Mortar attack on major political gathering in Kabul kills three
Kabul, Mar 7 : A mortar attack on a large ceremony attended by Afghanistan’s chief executive and other leading government figures in Kabul Thursday killed three people and injured 22 others, officials said. The attack claimed by the Islamic State group represents a major security breach and marks a resumption of violence in the capital […]
