Category: International News

Pakistan won’t allow militants with ‘bigoted vision’ to take the country hostage: Imran

Peshawar/Islamabad, Dec 16: Pakistan’s top leadership on Monday pledged to not allow militants with “bigoted vision” to take the country hostage as the nation mourned the 5th anniversary of massacre of 149 people, including 132 students, at the Army Public School in Peshawar. In one of the most gruesome […]

Britain’s Johnson vows to repay trust of opposition voters

London, Dec 15: Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed Saturday to repay the trust of former opposition voters who gave his Conservatives a mandate to take Britain out of the European Union next month. Johnson toured a leftist bastion once represented by former Labour leader Tony Blair in a bid […]

Not fair that I am being impeached: Trump

Washington, Dec 14 :US President Donald Trump on Friday said it was unfair that he was being impeached as he had done no wrong and the country under him was doing quite good. “It’s not fair that I’m being Impeached when I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong!,” Trump said […]

UK’s Johnson claims Brexit mandate as Tories secure majority

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a thumping majority of seats in Britain’s Parliament — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out of the European Union next month. With 642 of […]

Japan PM might cancel India trip – Jiji

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering cancelling his trip to India scheduled to begin on Sunday, Japan’s Jiji Press reported. India’s Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over […]

Pakistan, Asian Development Bank sign loan agreement worth USD 1.3 billion

Islamabad, Dec 9: Pakistan on Monday signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank for a loan worth USD 1.3 billion to support the cash-strapped country’s public finances and shore up its slowing economy. “Economic Affairs Division and ADB have signed policy-based loans of USD 1.3 Bn today. The […]

Split-screen moment for Trump at NATO amid impeachment probe

WATFORD, England — President Donald Trump huddled with NATO leaders Wednesday as House Democrats prepared to resume their impeachment inquiry into whether he abused his presidential authority by urging a foreign leader to open an investigation of his political rival. Trump sat down with Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]

Hundreds rally in Myanmar to show support for Suu Kyi

Yangon, Dec 2: About 700 people rallied Sunday to show support for Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, as she prepares to defend the country against charges of genocide at the UN’s highest court. Members of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party swelled the ranks in front of […]

UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change

Madrid, Dec 2: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the point of no return. Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in […]

Pakistan’s top court to rule on controversial extension for army chief

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s top court will rule on Thursday whether to grant an extension to the country’s army chief, in a rare case that pits the judiciary against the government and the military. The cabinet of prime minister Imran Khan approved a three-year extension for General Qamar Javed […]

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