Iran Guard launches missiles into Syria over parade attack
Tehran, Oct 1 (AP) Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Monday that it launched ballistic missiles into eastern Syria, targeting militants the force blames for a recent attack on a military parade. The launch was the Islamic Republic’s second such missile attack on Syria in over a year. Iranian state television and the state-run IRNA news […]
Gandhi’s message of communal harmony, tolerance remains as relevant as ever: UN chief
United Nations, Sep 30 : Mahatma Gandhi’s message of communal harmony and tolerance remains as relevant as ever, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said ahead of his maiden visit to the country as chief of the world body. His visit from Monday coincides with the beginning of events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of […]
Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami tops 800
Palu, Sep 30 : The death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia leapt to 832 Sunday, as stunned people on the stricken island of Sulawesi struggled to find food and water and looting spread. The new toll announced by the national disaster agency was almost double the previous figure. Indonesian vice-president Jusuf […]
Syria calls on US, French, Turkish forces to withdraw immediately
United Nations, Sept 29 : Syria’s foreign minister on Saturday denounced US, French and Turkish forces operating in his country as “occupying forces” and demanded that they leave immediately. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem also called on Syrian refugees to come home, even though the country’s war is now in its […]
Trump says he and Kim Jong Un ‘in love’
Washington, Sep 30 : US President Donald Trump said he and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have fallen “in love” — their bromance fuelled by “beautiful letters” he received from the leader of the nuclear-armed state. Trump on Saturday elevated his recent praise of Kim to new heights, at a West Virginia rally in support […]
Nearly 400 dead as quake-triggered tsunami hits Indonesian island town
New Delhi, Sep 29: Nearly 400 people were killed after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 triggered a tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The worst affected was the city of Palu, where preparations for a beach festival had been underway when waves as high as 18 feet smashed ashore just on dusk, […]
Trump admin reiterates support for India’s role in reformed UNSC
New York, Sep 29: The Trump administration has reiterated its support for India’s bid for a permanent seat on a reformed UN Security Council, a senior US official said, emphasizing that the two “global partners” share a commitment to work together on global challenges like denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for […]
China says it won’t be pushed around by US on trade
United Nations, Sep 28 (AP) China warned Friday that its critical relationship with the United States could break “like a glass,” and used the most global of stages to warn the Trump administration it wouldn’t be pushed around on trade. Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted that his country “will not be blackmailed” or bow to […]
Abbas rejects ‘biased’ US as sole Mideast mediator
United Nations, Sept 27 : Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas tore into the Trump administration Thursday, refusing to accept the United States as the sole mediator in the Middle East conflict, a day after Donald Trump promised a “very fair” peace plan. The 82-year-old Palestinian Authority president used his address to the UN General Assembly to […]
Canada strips Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship
Ottawa, Sep 28 : Canada’s parliament has voted unanimously to effectively strip Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship over the Rohingya crisis. Ottawa had given the long-detained democracy advocate and Nobel laureate the rare honour in 2007. But her international reputation has become tarnished by her refusal to call out […]
