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In the 1991 ‘coalition war’ with Iraq, the United States and its partners won a decisive victory. Yet Saddam Hussein did not experience decisive defeat, and he continued to not only rule Iraq but also to suppress his domestic adversaries and harass his international audiences and thus provoke wider unease for more than a dozen […]
China cancels all flights to and from Pakistan in view of Indo-Pak tensions
Beijing, Mar 1 : China has cancelled all flights to and from Pakistan and rerouted its international aircraft flying over the Pakistani airspace due to the regional tensions, official media here reported on Friday. The closure of Pakistan’s airspace in response to escalating tensions with India disrupted major routes between Europe and South East Asia and […]
Prez Trump says US has some ‘reasonably decent’ news on reducing Indo-Pak tensions
Hanoi, Feb 28 : President Donald Trump Thursday voiced confidence that the hostilities between India and Pakistan would end soon, saying he has some “reasonably decent” news with the US involved in trying to help reduce tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. In his opening statement at a crowded press conference at the end of his […]
Watching Indo-Pak tensions closely: Chinese military
Beijing, Feb 28 : China’s military on Thursday said it was “closely watching” the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and called for restraint by both the neighbours. Terming India and Pakistan as “friends of China”, it also said both the countries should resolve the issue through dialogue and properly handle the differences to prevent […]
India, Pak should avoid further military action: Pentagon
Washington, Feb 28 : Fearing an escalation of the current tensions between India and Pakistan, the Pentagon on Wednesday urged the two South Asian neighbours to avoid further military action. Tensions between India and Pakistan rose following the February 14 suicide attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in which 49 CRPF soldiers were killed. […]
US, UK and France ask UN Security Council to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar in fresh proposal
United Nations, Feb 28 : The US, the UK and France have moved a fresh proposal in the UN Security Council to designate Pakistan-based militant group JeM’s chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”, a listing that will subject him to global travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo. The proposal was moved Wednesday by the […]
Aus asks India, Pak to ‘exercise restraint’; says cycle of escalation ‘very dangerous’
Melbourne, Feb 28 : Australia has once again urged India and Pakistan to “exercise restraint” and avoid further military action, saying the cycle of escalation is “very dangerous” for all. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne, who was in London on Wednesday, said that she was very concerned about the escalating tensions between India and […]
‘No agreement’ reached at Kim-Trump nuclear talks
Hanoi, Feb 28 : The nuclear summit between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Hanoi ended without an agreement Thursday, the White House said after the two leaders cut short their discussions. They had “very good and constructive meetings” and “discussed various ways to advance denuclearisation and economic driven concepts”, White House […]
China again calls on India, Pakistan to exercise restraint
Beijing, Feb 27: China on Wednesday again called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint amid the escalation of hostilities between the two countries and urged them to engage in dialogue to uphold the peace and stability in the region. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang’s remarks came after Pakistan targeted military installations in India in […]
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 […]
