Jerusalem: ‘It is necessary to equip Israeli armed forces in view of the increasing tension in the Middle East. Israel therefore, acquired missiles capable of hitting any target in the entire Middle East region,’ warned Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman. At this time, the Israeli Defence Minister avoided naming any country or organisation. The Israeli […]
Manila: “The Philippines will certainly object to the nuclear deployment on the artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea. Secretary of National Defence of the Philippines, Delfin Lorenzana, clarified that the Chinese Defence Ministry will be quizzed regarding this. Secretary of National Defence, Lorenzana submitted the Philippines’ position in front of the […]
Ankara: Turkish President, Recep Erdogan appealed to the Turkish people to courageously face the economic crisis saying, ‘If the Turkish people show any vulnerability or indicate that the situation is weak, the enemies of Turkey will attack the country like vultures. Some people think that the target of these attacks is Erdogan, but one must […]
Washington/Ramallah: The United States has majorly reduced the financial aid to Palestine by $200 million. The State department officials said that the cut in the aid was according to instructions from President Trump. Palestine has alleged that this action is blackmail and is in support of the Israeli plan to push the anti-peace agenda. US […]
Washington: China trying to increase its influence in the United States through the educational institutions and voluntary organisations operational there, has started efforts to pressurise the Uyghurs living in the United States and other countries into espionage. The Ruling Chinese government has been issuing them threats asking either to spy for China or will put […]
Tehran: US National Security Advisor has claimed that the US sanctions against Iran have proved to be more effective than expected. Now, the political repercussions are also being felt, following the financial ones. This is evident from the decision of the Iranian parliament to dismiss Finance Minister, Masoud Karbasian. Earlier this month, the Iranian parliament […]
Caracas: The United Nations has expressed fear that the condition in Venezuela, where a large number of citizens are fleeing the country because of the political and economic crisis, is similar to the immigrant crisis of Europe back in 2015. More than a million immigrants had entered Europe after the German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened […]
Washington/Taipei: The United States has taken an aggressive stand over El Salvador, a country in the US, severing its ties with Taiwan, succumbing to the Chinese pressure. The United States has accused China of interfering in the central American countries and also issued a warning to the El Salvador government. With the El Salvador decision, […]
Berlin: Compulsory military service is a topic under consideration in the German parliament, in view of the increasing aggressive moves by Russia, terror attacks and other challenges. Against this background, the reports of increase in participation of the under 18 youth in the German military over the last two years, are being received. The German […]
Washington/Norfolk: ‘The extent of the challenges faced by the United States and its navy has been growing. It is since the end of Cold war, three decades ago, that such a situation has arisen for the first time. Our naval strength will have to counter threats from the Russian and Chinese navies,’ senior US Naval […]