McLEAN’S TOWN CAY, Bahamas — An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian intensified yet again Sunday as it closed in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters. The National Hurricane […]
Afghan security forces “repelled” a coordinated Taliban assault on the northern city of Kunduz on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani said, even as the insurgents claimed to have captured important city buildings. The multi-pronged Taliban offensive on Kunduz, which has come under frequent attack since 2015, occurred as US […]
The US and the Taliban are on the brink of striking a deal after 18 years of war, Washington’s top negotiator said Sunday, ahead of a visit to Kabul where he was to meet with Afghan officials. The apparent progress at the latest round of talks to conclude […]
Islamabad, Sep 1: The entire Pakistan is united and can protect the country’s stability and sovereignty, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said amidst tensions with India after it revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. He has also alleged that India tried in vain to prevent the […]
YANGON – Myanmar’s army will court-martial soldiers after a new finding in an inquiry into atrocities in Rakhine state, from which more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled a 2017 army-led campaign the United Nations says was executed with “genocidal intent”. On Saturday, the website of Commander-in-Chief Min Aung […]
HONG KONG – Thousands of protesters blocked roads and public transport links to Hong Kong airport on Sunday in a bid to draw global attention to their fight for greater democracy for the Chinese-ruled city which is facing its biggest political crisis in decades. Planes were taking off […]
BEIJING – China and the United States began imposing additional tariffs on each other’s goods on Sunday, the latest escalation in a bruising trade war, despite signs that talks would resume some time this month. A new round of tariffs took effect from 0401 GMT, with Beijing’s levy […]
Houston, Sep 1: US Senator and Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders told a gathering of Muslims that he was “deeply concerned” about the situation in Kashmir and asked the US government to “speak out boldly” in support of a UN-backed peaceful resolution to resolve the issue. Addressing the annual […]
Kolkata, Sep 1: Iterating that the Centre must ensure no genuine Indians are left out of the NRC, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she was “shocked” to find out that one lakh people of the Gorkha community have been excluded from the list. The TMC […]
Mumbai, Sep 1: A day after the Mumbai Cricket Association said that its new constitution was registered sans the approval of the General Body, the then CoA member Justice (Retd) Hemant Gokhale maintained that the due process of law was followed. Asked if he and Justice (Retd) VM Kanade, […]
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