IMF should evaluate CPEC projects objectively while granting bailout package to Pakistan: China
Beijing, Oct 15 : As cash-strapped Pakistan approached the IMF for a bailout agreeing to share the details of huge Chinese loans obtained for the CPEC, a wary China on Monday said the global lender should “objectively and professionally” evaluate its investments and ensure that any financial package does not affect close ties between Beijing […]
Modi, Xi to meet on G20 sidelines in Argentina: Chinese envoy
New Delhi, Oct 15 : Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Argentina next month, China’s Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said Monday. Luo was speaking at the inauguration of the first Joint India-China Training Programme for Afghan diplomats here. He said the event […]
Trump for severe punishment in Saudi journo’s disappearance but opposes cancelling $110 bn arms deal
Washington, Oct 15 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has vowed “severe punishment” if Saudi Arabia was behind the disappearance of its dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who is feared killed at the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey. Trump, however, opposed the idea of cancelling the mega USD 110 billion arms deal with Riyadh, saying this will hurt […]
Trump wants people to come to US on basis of merit
Washington, Oct 14 : US President Donald Trump has said that he wants people with merit, who can help, to enter the country and not sneak inside the border illegally. “I’m very tough at the borders. We’ve been very tough at the borders. People have to come into our country legally, not illegally. Legally. And I […]
Murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI raised to sainthood
Vatican City, Oct 14 : Pope Francis raised slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI to sainthood on Sunday in a ceremony at the Vatican attended by tens of thousands of pilgrims. “We declare and define Paul VI and Oscar Arnulfo Romero Galdamez… to be saints and we enrol them among the saints, […]
US wants ‘regime change’ in Iran, says President Hassan Rouhani
Tehran, Oct 14: The United States is seeking “regime change” in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current US administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has faced in its four decades. Tensions have increased between Iran and America after US President Donald Trump withdrew from a multi-lateral agreement […]
Israel’s Netanyahu threatens Hamas with ‘very strong blows’
Jerusalem, Oct 14 : Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to inflict “very strong blows” on Hamas after fresh violence along the border with the Gaza Strip controlled by the Islamist group. “Hamas has apparently not understood the message — if these attacks do not stop, they will be stopped in another way, […]
Taliban confirm meeting with US peace envoy in Qatar
Kabul, Oct 13 : A Taliban delegation has met with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar to discuss ending the Afghan conflict, the militant group said Saturday, in the first official confirmation of talks between the two sides. The landmark meeting was held as Khalilzad seeks to coordinate efforts with regional countries, including Pakistan and […]
Trump vows ‘severe punishment’ if Saudis behind Khashoggi disappearance
Washington, Oct 13 : US President Donald Trump has said Saudi Arabia could be behind the disappearance of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and warned Washington would inflict “severe punishment” if that is the case. “We’re going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment,” Trump told CBS’s “60 Minutes” program, […]
Newspaper says Turkey has audio of Saudi writer’s slaying
Istanbul, Oct 13 (AP) Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday. The new claim published by the Sabah newspaper, through which Turkish security […]
