Taipei: While the tensions between the United States and China are escalating, two US destroyers have challenged China by sailing through the Taiwan Strait. The mainland has been claiming that Taiwan is an integral part of China and had also objected to the military cooperation between the United States and Taiwan. Therefore, the sailing of […]
Washington: Iran had threatened that it will not allow oil from any country to pass through the Hormuz Strait, if its own oil exports were blocked. The repercussions of this threat are being felt all over the world. Some have expressed fears that if Iran really blocks the Hormuz Strait, the oil prices will rise […]
Beirut/Jerusalem: Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on the Syrian military posts near the Golan Heights border. The Syrian military and Russia attacked the Syrian rebels in this region following which Israel had issued a stern warning to Syria. By destroying a Syrian military post on Friday, Israel showed that it meant what it said and […]
Moscow: The United States who created a sensation by testing the B61-12 Gravity Nuclear Bomb last month, is preparing to deploy this bomb in Turkey. The leading news agency in Russia has published a report regarding this. The Russian military analysts have criticised it and have said that the United States is acting irresponsibly, while […]
Damascus: The talks for imposing a ceasefire in the Daraa region near the Syria-Jordan border, against the background of the attacks by the Syrian military and Russia, have failed. This information was given by the Syrian rebels in Daraa and they have accused that the extreme position taken by Russia is responsible for the failure […]
Moscow: Russian Vice President, Mikhail Bogdanov has expressed concerns that the conflict between Israel and Iran will intensify on the Syrian soil in near future. He also claimed that the Israeli attacks on certain locations in Syria will be responsible for the situation getting out of hand. Bogdanov came out in support of Iran saying […]
Tel Aviv: ‘Iran wants Democracy and not Dictatorship’, ‘We don’t want Ayatollah rule in Iran’ are the slogans still heard on the streets of Tehran. There is no effect on the protesters, despite orders for stern action against them, issued by the supreme religious preacher and leader, Ayatollah Khomeini. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has […]
Washington/Beijing: China has succeeded in acquiring a strategic military base within a few hundred miles of the Indian border, by ensnaring Sri Lanka in a debt trap, claimed a leading US daily. In an agreement signed at the end of last year, the Sri Lankan government has leased the Hambantota port and 15,000 acres of […]
Beijing: ‘China is firm on its stance about the South China Sea and Taiwan. Our attitude is firm and clear in terms of Chinese sovereignty and territorial integrity, that we would not lose a single inch of the lands we inherited from our ancestors,’ were the words used by Chinese President Xi Jinping to warn […]
Sydney: While the movements of the Chinese destroyers are increasing in the Australian marine region, Australia has decided to purchase surveillance drones from the United States. Australia has signed an agreement worth US $5.25 billion for this purchase. The Australian Defence Industry Minister said that these drones will be used for surveillance right up to […]