Washington: President Joe Biden departs on a six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aiming to build rapport with the two nations’ leaders while also sending an unmistakable message to China: Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine should give Beijing pause about its own saber-rattling in the Pacific. Biden departs Thursday and is set to meet […]
Washington: Former US President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as “brutal” and “unjustified” before correcting himself to say he meant to refer to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bush made the comments in a speech during an event in Dallas on Wednesday, while he was criticising Russia’s political system. “The result is […]
WASHINGTON: The biggest factor that led to the collapse of the Afghan military in August last year was the US decision to withdraw forces and contractors from Afghanistan through an agreement with the Taliban signed by the Trump administration and executed by the Biden administration, a US watchdog report concluded. The withdrawal “destroyed” the morale […]
Colombo: Sri Lanka has received USD 160 Million from the World Bank and is looking at the possibility of using some of it to buy fuel, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Wednesday, as protests continued in the country against the ongoing fuel and gas shortages caused by the economic crisis. “160 million dollars […]
Move seen redrawing geopolitical map of Europe Brussels: Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday at allied headquarters, a decision spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but face objections from Turkey to an accession process that is expected to take only a few weeks. Neutral throughout the Cold War, Sweden’s […]
Washington: The US is better positioned than any other country to lead the world in the 21st century, President Joe Biden has said, expressing hope that Americans will work together to find a common ground to make it a more just, prosperous and secure nation, as it celebrates Asian Heritage month. Biden said this in […]
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party has barred retired cadres from making negative political speeches ahead of its key Congress that will make a once-in-a-decade leadership reshuffle later this year and is expected to endorse an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping. Xi, 68, is widely expected to get the endorsement for a rare third […]
New York: The US hopes India will reconsider its decision to ban wheat exports, with Washington encouraging” countries not to restrict exports as that will exacerbate food shortages, amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. India, the world’s second-biggest wheat producer, has banned wheat exports in a bid to check high domestic prices amid concerns of wheat […]
Kingston: India is on a “transformational path and its quest for “self-reliance” does not mean “isolation” but creating capabilities that can help the entire humanity, President Ram Nath Kovind has said, urging the Indian diaspora in this Caribbean country to take advantage of the government’s policies and participate in the country’s growth story. Addressing the […]
LAHORE: The US has made Pakistan “a slave” without invading it, ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed, asserting that the people will never accept an “imported government.” Khan, the 69-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, was voted out of power last month through a no-confidence motion, which he alleges was plotted by the US with the help of local […]