Canberra/Washington: There seems to be a new turn in the China-Australia relations, which are already strained, over the last few years. Australia talking tough regarding the issues of the South China Sea and Chinese interference in other countries has prepared to challenge the Chinese domination in the Rare Earth Minerals sector. Talks have already been […]
California: Four months ago, Facebook’s digital currency that was launched with great fanfare has suffered major blows back-to-back. Five companies participating in the Libra venture have decided to back out in the last 24 hours. These companies include the world leaders in payments processing such as Mastercard, Visa and Stripe. Given this development indicates that […]
London/Brussels: Narcotics worth nearly 130 million euros were seized in a joint operation conducted by 15 European countries, along with the United Kingdom. More than 400 people were arrested during the action which is said to be the biggest jolt delivered to the narcotics trade in Europe. This is the second major joint operation at […]
Akcakale: The Turkish military forged ahead in the Syrian territory, capturing a part of the Ras Al-Ayn province. A few days ago, the United States had withdrawn its military from this region. Turkey seems to be taking full advantage of the US military withdrawal. Moreover, the US soldiers also have been hit during the Turkish […]
Washington: The United States announced additional deployment, in view of increasing the security for Saudi. US Secretary of Defence, Mark Esper, announced that two more squadrons of fighter jets and nearly 3,000 additional soldiers would be deployed in Saudi under this. The US Secretary of Defence claimed that this additional deployment is being made to […]
Washington/Beijing: There are indications of a new conflict igniting between the United States and China over the atrocities against the Uyghur people, in the Xinjiang province of China. After including 28 Chinese enterprises in the ‘Black List’, the United States has now raised the baton of Visa Ban. The US foreign department announced that all […]
Washington/Brussels: After receiving the verdict from the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the United States has decided to levy taxes on the European Union. These US taxes have caused a new flareup in the trade war between the two largest economies of the world. US President Donald Trump welcomed the verdict of the WTO and justified […]
Houston: The Sindhi activists in the United States have appealed to the Indian Prime Minister saying, ‘India has assisted Bangladesh to attain freedom from Pakistan in 1971. Likewise, India should free the Sindhi people from the clutches of the fascist and terrorist nation – Pakistan.’ Also, the Pashtu and Baloch people are appealing to the […]
Kabul: The Afghanistan agencies have intensified the action against the Taliban further, given the scrapping of talks between the United States and Taliban and the upcoming elections. More than 23 Taliban terrorists were killed in the airstrikes, carried out by the Afghan defence forces in three provinces. Against this background, US President Donald Trump has […]
Washington/Tehran: The United States, which has accused Iran of attacks on the Saudi oil facilities, has given indications of initiating intense action against it. After announcing the additional military deployment in Saudi and United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States tightened the noose of sanctions further around Iran. The sanctions target the Iranian Central Bank, […]