Beijing – China, which is preparing to invest heavily in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of the United States, held talks with senior Taliban leaders on Wednesday. China believes the Taliban will play a key role in the peace process in Afghanistan. The Taliban has assured China that it will not allow the use of Afghan […]
Washington/Beijing: – Stocks of Chinese companies fell to record lows in the US stock markets. The decline continued for three consecutive days on Friday, Monday and Tuesday, with Chinese companies claiming more than 200 billion dollars in losses. The decline for Chinese companies appears to be the biggest jolt since 2008. These companies include companies […]
Tehran: – Protests erupted in Iran’s Khuzestan province over water shortages that have spread to the capital, Tehran. For the first time in 18 months, slogans were given on the streets of Tehran against Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme religious leader. It is claimed that the Iranian people, outraged by the country’s growing economic frustration and […]
London/Canberra/Beijing: – Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned that China uses trade as a strategic weapon. ‘China is a strategically important competitor and more dangerous than the Soviet Union.’ Abbott said. The United Kingdom has appointed Abbott as its special trade adviser; he has advised the United Kingdom and its allies to be […]
Beijing/Washington – US Congressman Devin Nunes made vitriolic criticism ‘Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Tibet, last week, was only to intimidate India. China is preparing to cut off the water flowing into India and Bangladesh by constructing a dam on the Brahmaputra River. The Chinese President also wanted to convey this warning through his […]
Tunis – On Monday, Tunisian President Kais Saied announced the dismissal of Parliament. Following the dismissal of Parliament, some senior Ministers, including the Prime Minister, have been sacked and troops have been deployed across the country. Opposition groups have termed this action by the President as a coup. On the international level, the United States, […]
London/Beijing – The British aircraft carrier ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ arrived in the South China Sea with its ‘Carrier Strike Group’, defying repeated warnings from China. The British naval mission has invited strong reactions from the Chinese media and analysts. The Global Times ridiculed that the United Kingdom is a pet dog of the United States. […]
Kabul: – ‘No matter how much Pakistan manipulates through propaganda, it does not change the reality and improve the image of Pakistan in my country. This is because the Pakistani military is the mastermind, facilitator and owner of the horrific terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, and that is the reality,’ slammed the Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh. The Pakistani government and serving and former military officials […]
Washington/Beijing: – China, which has refused to participate in ongoing efforts by the United States and Russia to limit its nuclear arsenal, has reportedly begun large-scale nuclear weapons development. The thinktank’ Federation of American Scientists’ has just released a new report. The report says that China had begun construction of about 110 ‘Silos’ needed for […]
Washington: – US President Joe Biden has announced the end of the 18-year-old US military operation in Iraq. Biden said in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi that the operation would end by the end of next year. Leaders in Iraq and pro-Iranian groups have called on the United States to withdraw its troops […]