Category: International News

‘Desperate:’ Hong Kong protesters detail legislature assault

HONG KONG — It was almost noon on Monday when hundreds of protesters outside Hong Kong’s legislature voted to break in. Watching from the side, one protester disagreed. They were too few, 19-year-old Daisy Chan worried, and the police presence was heavy. As hours passed, thousands more trickled […]

India asked Pak to take steps to protect and promote its minority community: MEA

New Delhi, Jul 3: India has asked Pakistan from time to time to take steps to protect and promote safety, security and well-being of its minority community, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs […]

Pak’s ex-president Zardari arrested in separate corruption case

Islamabad, Jul 1: Pakistan’s anti-corruption body on Monday arrested jailed former president Asif Ali Zardari in another corruption case. He is already in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) till July 2 in a multi-million dollar money laundering case along with his sister Faryal Talpur. According to […]

Trump becomes 1st sitting US leader to enter North Korea

PANMUNJOM, Korea — With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and agreed to revive talks on the pariah nation’s nuclear program. Trump, pressing his bid for a legacy-defining accord, became […]

‘Say hello’: Trump invites Kim to DMZ meeting

US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet for a historic handshake at the demilitarised zone that divides the Korean peninsula, and said he would have “no problem” stepping over the border. The invitation issued on Twitter caught observers by surprise. […]

‘Back on track’: Trump, Xi seal trade war truce

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping struck a trade war truce on Saturday, as Washington vowed to hold off on further tariffs and declared trade negotiations with China “back on track.” The ceasefire that halts damaging trade frictions came in a hotly anticipated meeting […]

Joint Statement on BRICS Leaders’ Informal Meeting on the margins of G20 Summit

open view news desk We, the Heads of State and Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa, met on 28 June 2019 on the margins of the G20 Summit in […]

PM Modi presents ‘5-I’ vision to maximise digital tech for social benefit at G20

Osaka, Jun 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented his “5-I” vision to maximise digital technology for social benefit in his intervention at the G20 Summit on digital economy and artificial intelligence (AI). Earlier in the day, Modi discussed leveraging the power of technology with US President Donald […]

The Latest: ‘Don’t meddle’ in election, Trump jokes to Putin

OSAKA, Japan — 2:15 p.m. President Donald Trump says he’ll discuss trade and disarmament issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two are meeting Friday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan. It’s their first meeting since a federal investigation in the United […]

Iran on course to exceed nuclear pact limit within days: diplomats

VIENNA/TOKYO – Iran is on course to breach a threshold in its nuclear agreement within days by accumulating more enriched uranium than permitted, although it had not done so yet by a deadline it set for Thursday, diplomats said, citing U.N. inspectors’ data. A week after U.S. President […]

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