New York : At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), US President Donald Trump repeated his claim of ending seven wars. He said, “In a period of just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars.” The “wars” that he said he ended were, Israel and Iran, India and Pakistan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic […]
Read MoreIndia’s Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to respond to a plea seeking an independent investigation into the Air India plane crash on June 12 that killed 260 people. The top court was responding to a public interest litigation filed by NGO Safety Matters Foundation, marking its first examination of the probe being carried […]
Read MoreKATHMANDU: Nepal’s interim government, led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, has set up a panel to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests this month that killed 74 people and forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to quit, a minister said on Monday. The demonstrations, which began as a Gen Z-led movement against widespread corruption […]
Read MorePakistan’s nuclear umbrella will cover Saudi Arabia, a source close to the kingdom’s government told AFP yesterday (22 September), days after the two allies signed a surprise mutual defence treaty. The source told AFP that the deal had been in the works for years and that Saudi Arabia expected Pakistan’s arch-rival India to understand the […]
Read MoreTaliban has rejected President Donald Trump’s demand to return Bagram air base in Afghanistan to US control, saying that a deal was “not possible”. Taliban also warned that any hostility will trigger the “strongest” response. “Afghanistan is fully independent, governed by its own people, and not dependent on any foreign power,” Chief of Staff of […]
Read MoreIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (20 September) spoke about the importance of self-reliance in India while speaking during the public address in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar. His speech came amid US President Donald Trump’s signed proclamation requiring companies to pay $100,000 annually for each H-1B worker visa. In his speech, Modi focused on encouraging India […]
Read MoreBy Meredith Chen,Dewey Sim,Zhao Ziwen and Seong Hyeon Choi Saudi Arabia’s new mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan underscores deepening doubts over Washington’s security commitments in the region amid its strategic rivalry with Beijing, according to observers. They said China was likely to view such diversified partnerships positively, which could also open new opportunities to […]
Read MoreDOHA: An elderly British couple released after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan are expected to fly back to the UK on Saturday. Taliban authorities arrested Peter Reynolds, 80, and his wife Barbie, 76, in February as they were returning to their home in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan. Following concerns for their health, the […]
Read MoreIndia’s sugar exports are likely to fall below 800,000 tonnes this season, missing the one million-tonne quota, as rising Brazilian supplies push global prices lower and undercut Indian shipments, trade and government officials said. In January, India, the world’s biggest sugar producer, allowed exports of one million tonnes in the current season through 30 September […]
Read MoreBangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) have discussed ways to further strengthen their educational partnership, with a focus on expanding scholarship opportunities and fostering joint research between universities of the two countries. The issues were highlighted during a meeting between Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Abida Islam and Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Scholarship […]
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