The ruling Taliban government of Afghanistan has started talks with the Indian government to open an embassy in Delhi. For this, they have also handed over a list of proposed Taliban diplomats to the Indian government. According to the international media outlet The Week, Najeeb Shaheen, son of Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen in Doha, Qatar, […]
Read MoreQatar, one of the mediators in the Gaza war, has said that the power to determine the future of Gaza should lie with the Palestinians, not with any outside party. At a press conference in Doha, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said that this is a Palestinian question that will be determined by the […]
Read MoreIsraeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the establishment of a new government agency to facilitate the “voluntary departure” of Palestinian residents of the besieged Gaza Strip, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Monday (February 17). The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday (February 18). The Defense Ministry said the agency, which will be […]
Read MoreThe UN envoy to Lebanon and the peacekeeping force said on Tuesday that Israel’s delayed withdrawal is in violation of a UN resolution that ended the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war and formed the basis for the recent ceasefire. “Today is the last day of the deadline for the withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and […]
Read MoreIsrael has violated the Gaza ceasefire 266 times since it was signed on January 19, Palestinian security sources told Al Jazeera. At least 132 Palestinians have been killed in the violations, 26 of whom have died from injuries. More than 900 people have been injured in Israeli shelling and attacks on refugee camps. The highest […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s top technology official Wu Cheng-wen said there is no need for a single country to control the semiconductor industry. He made the comments after US President-elect Donald Trump criticized Taiwan for its dominance in the chip industry. Wu Cheng-wen said the semiconductor industry is very complex and requires the division of labor and expertise […]
Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin has sent his foreign minister and top adviser to Saudi Arabia for talks with US officials. The main topic of discussion between the two sides in the Middle Eastern powerhouse is the restoration of Russia-US relations and a possible end to the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco […]
Read MoreHong Kong will file a complaint on recent US tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade Organization, claiming the US has completely ignored the city’s status as a separate customs territory, chief secretary Eric Chan said on Tuesday (11 February). “This is absolutely inconsistent with the WTO rules. Of course, they have totally […]
Read MoreQatar has committed to investing $10 billion in India across various sectors, the two nations said in a joint statement on Tuesday, after Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited New Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had a “very productive meeting” with Qatar’s Emir, who was on a two-day visit to […]
Read MorePolitical and diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Dhaka have adversely affected cultural relations between the two countries. What till recently was a historically important piece of real estate on Dhaka’s urbanscape now lies in ruins — and buried under the rubble is a part of Bangladesh’s cultural ethos deeply linked to India. The razing of Bangladesh […]
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