Kyiv/Washington: – US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, asserted that no other country could stop Ukraine from joining NATO. Austin also claimed that Russia was a major obstacle to the peace process, accusing Russia of starting the conflict in eastern Ukraine. On Monday, Russia warned that Ukraine’s accession to NATO would be a ‘red line’ […]
Berlin/Warsaw/Minsk: – Germany indicated that it would support Poland in countering the influx of migrants from Belarus into the European Union. The proposal includes joint patrols on the German-Polish border, additional troops for the Polish border, and financial assistance to provide facilities to the migrants. In the last two months, it has been reported that […]
Beijing / Phnom Penh / Washington – China is reportedly building new facilities at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base. The study group ‘AMTI’ has claimed in this regard and has also published satellite photographs of the site. The United States has criticized the move, accusing the Cambodian government of lacking transparency. ASEAN countries are beginning to […]
Beijing: – The Coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab in China, and China has begun to oppose this new inquiry. China has indicated it will reject the investigation, citing that the issue could be used for political purposes. A few days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the resumption of its investigation into the origin […]
Washington/Beijing – Former US intelligence chief John Ratcliffe has warned that the purchase of Chinese drones by the Biden administration poses a serious threat to US national security. The decision shows that President Biden and his administration are taking a lenient stance regarding China, Ratcliffe said. It has been exposed that the Secret Service, a […]
Athens/Washington: – The United States has indicated an increase in deployment at its bases in Greece. Greek Foreign Minister is set to visit the United States this week. It is said that during the visit, the defence agreement between the two countries will be extended. Last month, Greece signed a comprehensive defence cooperation agreement with […]
Kabul – After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, its economy has suffered. However, the Taliban is preparing to promote the cultivation of opium poppy and narcotics trade. In the 1990s, the Taliban was trading in large quantities of narcotics in Afghanistan. Analysts point out that the Taliban is once again moving in the same […]
Srinagar – In Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists have killed three civilians in three hours. The killed includes a Kashmiri Pandit medical shop owner. Also, a migrant from another state selling food items in Srinagar’s Lalbazar area has been killed. Terrorist outfits have been frustrated by the security forces’ action in Jammu and Kashmir. It is […]
Kabul – The Taliban claims to have acted against IS, responsible for carrying out a bomb attack on Sunday near a mosque in Kabul. The Taliban claimed to have destroyed IS base in Kabul, killing three IS militants and detaining 11 militants. At least 12 people got slain and over 30 injured in the bomb […]
Warsaw/Minsk: – Poland has announced that it is extending the state of emergency imposed to stop the influx of immigrants from Belarus. The Polish government has decided to continue with the state of emergency on the Poland-Belarus border for the next two months. Whereas NGOs have accused Poland of forcibly pushing the immigrants away. Belarus […]