London: A day after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce bill was rejected in a bruising 149-vote defeat, MPs will return to the House of Commons on Wednesday to vote on whether to prevent the UK’s exit from the EU by March 29 without any deal in place. The latest motion to try and […]
Washington: All eyes will be on China globally on Wednesday as the powerful UNSC will take up the proposal for designating Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”. Sources said designating Azhar as a “global terrorist” would result in sanctions that include a travel and arms embargo as well as an asset freeze. […]
Srinagar: The longest round of peace talks between the United States and the Taliban has ended with “real strides” being made but without an agreement on troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on March 12. “The conditions for peace have improved. It’s clear all sides want to end the war. Despite […]
Abuja: A new attack by the armed men killed 16 people in a village in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna, local police said on Monday. The armed men entered Barde village under Maro town in Kajuru area and started shooting sporadically which led to the death of 16 people. Upon receiving information, the police […]
Kabul: At least 11 police officers were killed after Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Afghanistan’s western province of Badghis, local media reported on Tuesday. “Dozens of Taliban fighters armed with guns and heavy weapons stormed police checkpoints in Muqur district, of provincial capital Qala-e-Naw on Monday night. The clashes left 11 police killed,” Ziaull […]
Srinagar: The United States is to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department announced late on Thursday. “Like the January 24 decision to withdraw all dependents and reduce embassy staff to a minimum, this decision reflects the deteriorating situation in Venezuela as well as the conclusion that the presence […]
Istanbul: Turkey’s economy entered its first recession since 2009, official data showed on Monday, three weeks before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government faces local elections where growth and inflation will be key issues for voters. Economic output contracted by 2.4 per cent in the final three months of the year compared to the third quarter […]
Srinagar: The Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar who evaded the American net for over a decade lived just a stone’s throw away from a US base in Afghanistan, a book by a Dutch journalist has revealed. Bette Dam, a Dutch journalist and writer who has reported from Afghanistan since 2006, published a biography on the Taliban […]
Addis Ababa: A Boeing 737 of Ethiopian Airlines (ET) with 157 people aboard has crashed on Sunday, the national carrier said. The flight, bound for Nairobi, Kenya, with 149 passengers and eight crew on board, crashed near Bishoftu city, about 45 km southeast of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the ET said in a statement. […]
Srinagar: The Taliban denied on Friday that they were discussing a ceasefire and dialogue with the Afghan government during ongoing talks with the US in Doha, contrary to statements from Washington. “This phase is about fleshing out the details of the two issues… the withdrawal of all occupying forces from Afghanistan and not allowing” the […]
