Taliban takes centre stage as Kabul cut out of peace talks
Kabul, Feb 5 : President Ashraf Ghani is being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignores his overtures for peace and negotiates instead with his friends, and enemies, over the future of Afghanistan. From Doha to Moscow, the insurgents are meeting an array of envoys with competing interests in Afghanistan, from the United States […]
President Trump to call for unity in State of the Union address
Washington, Feb 5 : US President Donald Trump will focus on key issues like immigration, national security and trade and call for unity in a hugely divided Congress in his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday as he begins the second half of his first term in the White House. Contrary to his […]
Eight dead in possible arson attack at Paris apartment block
Paris, Feb 5 : Eight people have died in an overnight blaze at an apartment block in Paris that is being treated by police as possible arson attack, officials said Tuesday. The fire on the top floors of an eight-storey building in the rue Erlanger in the wealthy 16th district of southwest Paris is one […]
India among countries to benefit from US-China trade war: UN
Geneva, Feb 5 : India is among the several countries that stand to benefit from the ongoing trade tensions between the world’s top two economies – the US and China, the UN has said in its latest report. The US and China are locked in a trade war since President Donald Trump imposed heavy tariffs […]
Trump says he ‘does not necessarily agree’ with intelligence agencies
Washington, Feb 4: US President Donald Trump has said he does not always agree with the conclusions of his intelligence chiefs and pointed out past intelligence failures as a reason to reject their assessments of the threats posed by Iran and North Korea. Trump rebuked his intelligence chiefs last week after his director of national […]
Nine killed in Somali market car bombing: police
Mogadishu, Feb 4 : At least nine people were killed and several wounded when a car loaded with explosives blew up near a mall in a busy market in the Somali capital on Monday, police said. “The blast occurred close to Mogadishu mall and it has caused death and destruction. Nine civilians were confirmed dead […]
Indian national pleads guilty to role in dangerous human smuggling conspiracy
New York, Feb 4 : A 60-year-old Indian man has pleaded guilty for his role in a complex, transnational conspiracy to smuggle individuals from India to the US for profit, which claimed at least one life and endangered many others, the US Justice Department said. Yadvinder Singh Bhamba pleaded guilty last month to one count […]
Venezuelans rally for and against embattled Maduro on revolution anniversary
Caracas, Feb 3 : Buoyed by the defection of a top general, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido predicted Saturday the month of February would be “decisive” in determining the future of the nation as he and socialist leader Nicolas Maduro held competing mass rallies in the capital. National Assembly head Guaido, 35, had called Saturday’s […]
Nissan cancels investment plan for UK plant
London, Feb 3 : Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced Sunday it was cancelling plans to build its X-Trail SUV at its plant in northeast England despite Brexit assurances from the government. “While we have taken this decision for business reasons, the continued uncertainty around the UK’s future relationship with the EU is not helping companies […]
Putin says Russia suspending missile treaty after US move: Agencies
Moscow, Feb 2 : President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Russia was suspending its participation in a key Cold War-era missile treaty in a mirror response to a US move the day before, agencies reported. “Our American partners have announced they are suspending their participation in the deal, and we are also suspending our participation,” he […]