Category: International News

Pakistan ‘epicenter of terrorism’; persecutes Hindus, Sikhs, Christians: India at Geneva

Geneva, Sep 16:  Describing Pakistan as an ?epicenter of terrorism?, India has said that no one deserves an unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians Exercising the Right of Reply to the statements made […]

Assange extradition hearing paused over COVID-19 risk

London, Sep 10: The London hearing on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition from Britain to the United States was suspended Thursday because one of the lawyers may have been exposed to the coronavirus. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ordered the proceedings adjourned until Monday while a lawyer representing the US […]

New Zealand government to honour Maori New Year if reelected

By Nick Perry Wellington, Sept 7:  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that her government will create a new public holiday to celebrate the Maori New Year if it is reelected next month. Ardern, who leads the liberal Labour Party, began her election campaign by […]

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh meets Chinese Defence Minister

open view news desk NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 5: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh met General Wei Fenghe, State Councillor and Defence Minister of China on 4th September in Moscow on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting. The two Ministers had frank and in-depth discussions about […]

Biden ‘nailed this decision’ in picking Harris to be his running mate: Obama

Washington, Aug 12: Former US president Barack Obama has joined top Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, to praise Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris’ selection as the party’s vice presidential candidate in the November election, saying Joe Biden has “nailed this decision”. Presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee Biden on Tuesday named 55-year-old […]

US intel: Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump

Washington, Aug 8:  US intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that individuals linked to the Kremlin are boosting President Donald Trump’s reelection bid, the country’s counterintelligence chief said in the […]

Trump says generals feel Beirut blast was likely an ‘attack’

Washington, Aug 5:  President Donald Trump said US military generals have told him that they seem to feel the massive explosion that rocked Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, was a terrible attack likely caused by a bomb. Trump was asked why he called it an […]

Pak reports 330 new COVID-19 cases; nationwide tally reaches 280,027

Islamabad, Aug 3 : The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 280,027 on Monday after 330 new infections were detected in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. Eight people died during the period, taking the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country to 5,984, the […]

India, China set for more talks to de-escalate Himalayan standoff

NEW DELHI – Indian and Chinese diplomats were set for more talks on Friday to narrow differences on ways to pull back troops eye-balling each other across a disputed border in the western Himalayas, where 20 Indian soldiers died in a clash over a month ago. There were […]

In disputed Kashmir, Pakistan accuses India of increased shelling

CHIRIKOT SECTOR, Pakistan – Pakistan’s military this week said there had been an escalation in firing and shelling across the de facto border that separates Pakistani and Indian-controlled Kashmir, at a time of heightened diplomatic tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Major General Amer Ahsan Nawaz, the commander of […]

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