Washington: The US Federal Reserve announced a cut of 0.25% in the interest rates, on Wednesday. It is the first rate cut by the Federal Reserve since 2008, and the stock markets in the United States as also around the world have begun a downward spiral. President Trump expressed displeasure over the cut and retorted […]
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Manila: The Philippines Defence Minister has made a crushing accusation against China that China is bullying the Philippines to prove its rights over the Scarborough Shoal island group, within the Philippines marine limits. At the same time, the Philippines has accused China of sending a ‘Flotilla’ of nearly 100 ships to the Philippines marine limits, […]
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New York: The Khilafat of the ‘Islamic State’ (IS) has been dismantled because of the action of the United States and the western countries. But the organisation is still not finished. United Nations has warned in its report ‘The organisation will once again raise its head, in Iraq, under the leadership of Abu Baker Al-Baghdadi. […]
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Seoul: North Korea tested two short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday. It is the second test North Korea conducted in the last week giving rise to tensions in the region. As a result, South Korea called for an emergency meeting of the national security committee to discuss the current tensions. On the other hand, US Secretary […]
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Hong Kong: 44 protesters, from Hong Kong, who took part in the anti-China protests, were arrested on Tuesday. Thousands of protestors gathered outside the police station where they were kept and denounced China giving slogans. The protestors warned that China is trying to scare us, but we will continue with the protests. Moreover, the protestors […]
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United Nations: Dreadful information that more than 12,000 children have been killed or maimed in the intense conflicts in various parts of the world has come to the fore. Report by ‘Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict’, a part of the United Nations, has revealed this disheartening information. It is also shocking to note […]
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Beijing/Taipei: After the missile-laden, USS Antietam transited the Taiwan Strait, infuriated China announced the holding of military drills near Taiwan Strait. The Chinese warships practised live firing during the exercises whereas, the Chinese stealth fighter jets J-20 hovered close to the Taiwanese airspace. Meanwhile, the Taiwanese defence ministry has said that it will closely monitor […]
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Canberra/Washington: To restrict Chinese activities in the South China Sea, the United States has increased its focus on the defence preparedness in the Indo-Pacific region. As a part of this initiative, the United States has drawn up a plan to expand its naval base in the Darwin region, in Australia. It has been revealed through […]
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Washington/Tehran: US President Donald Trump said ‘Iran has never won a war, but this country has never lost out in a negotiation.’ President Trump delivered a straight forward message to Iran, on the social media, that it will be better for Iran to accept the US proposal for negotiations, as in case of war Iran […]
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Washington: A massive cyberattack was carried out on ‘Capital One’, a leading financial institution in the United States and data of more than 100 million customers was revealed to have been hacked. Paige Thomson, a 33-year-old woman, was arrested in connection to the hacking case. However, a big group is suspected of having been involved […]
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