Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had urged the people, to take to the streets on every Friday, between 12 noon to 12.30 pm, to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir. Imran Khan said that it would demonstrate the unity of Pakistan, to the world. This scheme faced criticism from within Pakistan. But there […]
Brussels: “If the 2017 cyber-attack on the NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom repeats, all the NATO member countries will join the cyberwar,” declared Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg warned that NATO would invoke Article 5 for this. As per Article 5, if any NATO member country is attacked, it is considered an […]
Washington: Nikki Haley, the former US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), warned that ‘The Communist regime in China is trying to establish complete control over Hong Kong. The government can stoop to any level and act against the people of Hong Kong to achieve this. Such a scenario may leave long-lasting effects on Asia […]
Jerusalem: In the last few days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin has hit back sharply at Iran, who has called for the annihilation of Israel. “Iran is working on several fronts to carry out deadly attacks against the state of Israel. Israel will continue to defend its security, by all means, necessary,” said Prime Minister Netanyahu […]
Hong Kong: There are no indications of reduction in the intensity of the agitation, being held in Hong Kong for the last three months. This is increasing the worries for the pro-Chinese administration. Carrie Lam, the head of Hong Kong administration, expressed concerns about the increasing violence in the agitation, during a press conference held […]
Moscow: After the withdrawal from the INF treaty, the Russian defence forces have started comprehensive war exercises, against the background of the US missile testing and the ongoing G7 summit in France. The Russian Southern Military District, Central Military District, Baltic Sea Fleet and the Arctic sector have begun war drills simultaneously. More than 10,000 […]
Tehran: Iran announced the deployment of two warships in the Gulf of Aden for the security of its commercial ships. The Iranian media has claimed that the deployment was in response to the British Navy’s action against the Iranian oil tanker last month. However, Iran has not provided details on the duration for the deployment […]
Paris: Seven leading countries of the world have expressed clear support to the autonomy of Hong Kong during the G7 summit, organised in France. Mentioning Hong Kong, in the joint statement issued by the G7 countries, attention has been drawn to the agreement between the United Kingdom and China. The note taken of the Hong […]
London/New York: Owing to the latest flare-up in the US-China trade war, gold prices have climbed considerably. On Monday, gold prices scaled up to USD 1,550 per ounce mark, setting a new record. Earlier, it was in April 2013 that gold had reached its peak. At the beginning of the month, Gold rates had crossed […]
Paris/Washington/Tokyo: While the US-China trade war is intensifying, US President Donald Trump announced a free trade agreement with Japan. President Trump gave information regarding the free trade agreement, following the discussions with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on the sidelines of the G7 summit being held in Paris. Trump claimed the agreement to be […]