US House strikes down Trump’s border emergency
Washington, Feb 27 : The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, approving a resolution blocking him from obtaining funding for a Mexican border wall through his declaration of a national emergency. Dismissing a veto threat by the president, the Democratic-controlled House struck down Trump’s emergency declaration by a comfortable […]
US asks Pakistan to take ‘meaningful action’ against militant groups
Washington, Feb 27 : The US on Wednesday firmly asked Pakistan to take “meaningful action” against “terrorist groups” operating on its soil after India’s counter-terrorism action against it and asked the two neighbours to exercise restraint and avoid escalation at any cost. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with Pakistan Foreign […]
Sushma raises Pulwama attack with Chinese Foreign Minister
Wuzhen (China), Feb 27 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday raised the recent Pulwama suicide attack in her crucial bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here, a day after India destroyed a “major Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) training camp” in Pakistan. “I am visiting China at a time when there is grief and […]
Trump, Kim handshake kicks off nuclear summit
Hanoi, Feb 27 : US President Donald Trump shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their second summit Wednesday, saying the totalitarian state could enjoy a brilliant future if it gives up nuclear weapons. Trump predicted a “very successful” summit as the pair prepared for dinner at the luxury […]
Top Vatican cleric Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes
Melbourne, Feb 26: Cardinal George Pell, one of the most powerful men in the Roman Catholic Church, has been found guilty of child sexual assault in Australia in a verdict which has sent shockwaves through the Vatican and around the world. Each of the five charges of which he was found guilty carries a maximum […]
Azhar’s listing as ‘global terrorist’ may figure at RIC Foreign Ministers meet in China
Wuzhen (China), Feb 26: The Pulwama suicide attack and the listing of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist” by the UN are expected to figure prominently at Russia, India and China (RIC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting being held here on Wednesday. Besides attending the annual trilateral meeting, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would […]
Kim arrives in Hanoi for nuclear summit with Trump
Hanoi, Feb 26: Kim Jong Un arrived in Hanoi Tuesday to ultra-tight security and enthusiastic crowds ahead of a second summit with Donald Trump, as the world looks for tangible progress over North Korea’s nuclear programme. After a historic initial meeting in Singapore in June that produced only a vague statement about denuclearisation, analysts say […]
Aus says Pak can no longer allow legal & physical space to extremists to operate from its soil
Melbourne, Feb 26: Australia on Tuesday asked Pakistan to take “urgent and meaningful” action against “terrorist groups” including JeM and said it can no longer allow extremist groups the legal and physical space to operate from its territory. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne’s statement came hours after Indian fighter jets struck Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)’s biggest […]
Trump to delay China tariff hike due to ‘substantial progress’
Washington, Feb 25 : US President Donald Trump has announced that he would be delaying an increase in tariffs against China after the recent talks between the two nations made “substantial progress”, and plans to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to reach a final deal to end a trade war. The US and China […]
Trump and Kim face unanswered questions in Vietnam
Hanoi, Feb 25: US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in Hanoi this week, faced with putting meat on the bones of the vaguely worded declaration that emerged from their historic first summit in Singapore. That encounter — the first-ever between the leaders of the US and North Korea — […]
