China ready to discuss ‘correct way’ to fix stalled ties with US: President Xi tells Kissinger
Beijing: President Xi Jinping on Thursday told Henry Kissinger that China is ready to discuss the “correct way” to halt the slide of its relations with the US and sought the help of veteran American diplomat to fix the ties as he did 50 years ago by establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries. Kissinger, […]
Gunman in New Zealand kills 2 people ahead of Women’s World Cup tournament
Auckland: A gunman killed two people at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. The shooter was also dead, and authorities said a police officer and four civilians were injured. The shooting happened near hotels where Team Norway and […]
China looks to Kissinger meeting to improve strained relations with US
Beijing: Amid a steep downturn in relations with the United States, China has looked to a meeting with former US national security adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to revive positive momentum. The 100-year-old Kissinger met Wednesday with the ruling Communist Party’s diplomat Wang Yi, who said it was “impossible” to transform, encircle or […]
Britain’s MI6 chief says his spies are using AI to disrupt flow of weapons to Russia
Prague: British spies are already using artificial intelligence to hamper the supply of weapons to Russia, the head of Britain’s MI6 agency said Wednesday, predicting that Western spies will increasingly have to focus on tracking the malign use of AI by hostile states. In a rare public speech, Richard Moore also urged Russians who oppose […]
South Africa says Putin will skip a summit next month because of his ICC arrest warrant
Cape Town: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS economic summit in Johannesburg next month, the office of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement Wednesday. The decision means South Africa will not face the dilemma of whether it should carry out an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Russian […]
US deploys nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea in show of force against North Korea
Seoul: The United States deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea on Tuesday for the first time in four decades, as the allies warned North Korea that any use of the North’s nuclear weapons in combat would result in the end of its regime. Periodic visits by US nuclear ballistic missile-capable submarines to South Korea […]
PM Modi likely to address annual high-level UNGA session in September
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the UN General Assembly in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN here. The high-level General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly will begin September 19, 2023, with Brazil as the […]
UK’s primary domestic terror threat is from Islamist terrorism: Report
London: The primary domestic terrorist threat to the UK comes from Islamist terrorism even as explicit affiliation to terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda and Islamic State is making way for wider online extremist influences, according to a new British government report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. ‘CONTEST: The United Kingdom’s Strategy for Countering Terrorism […]
UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls
Islamabad: Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the UN said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday. Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has announced that only males will be allowed to take exams to pursue specialised medical studies, […]
In BIMSTEC meeting, Jaishankar discusses ways to strengthen “resilience and coordination” among members
Bangkok: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held a productive discussion with his counterparts from the BIMSTEC region and the leaders focused on strengthening “resilience and coordination” among them with the common objective to enhance growth and promote prosperity. Established in 1997, the BIMSTEC is an economic and technical initiative which brings together the […]
