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WHO declares global health emergency as death toll reaches 213

BEIJING: The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death toll had climbed to 213...

Pak’s ties to remain tense with India: Report

Islamabad: Pakistan’s external affairs would remain challenging throughout 2020, having serious implications on economy and security, including tense relations with India, a Pakistani think-tank...

‘China’s push to discuss Kashmir at UNSC finds no support’

United Nations/Islamabad: India has slammed Pakistan for repeatedly trying to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council with China’s help where it...

Situation in Kashmir violates human rights: US Congresswoman

Washington: The situation in Kashmir violates human rights, a US Congresswoman has said, as she joined as cosponsors to a resolution urging India to...

Ukraine passenger jet crashes in Iran killing 176 on board

Tehran: A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board, mainly Iranians and Canadians.Search-and-rescue teams were...

Two missiles hit US base in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Two mortar rounds hit the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone Saturday and two rockets slammed into a base housing US troops, security sources said,...

Pak PM condemns Nankana Sahib incident

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday condemned the recent incident of vandalism at the Nankana Sahib, saying it goes against his “vision”...

US kills Iranian General in Baghdad drone strike

Washington: The US military killed General Qasem Soleimani, the powerful commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, in a drone strike in Iraq on Friday to...

Iran threatens revenge

Tehran: Iran warned of “severe revenge” and said arch-enemy the United States bore responsibility for the consequences after killing one of its top commanders,...

China backed efforts to defuse Indo-Pak tensions post-Pulwama attack: Wang

Beijing: China had supported the efforts of India and Pakistan to defuse tensions and manage their differences through dialogue following the deadly Pulwama attack,...

CAA, NRC ‘worrisome’: Bangladesh

Dhaka: The CAA and the NRC are India’s “internal issues”, Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen has said, but voiced concern that any...

49 journalists murdered in 2019

PARIS: Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The "historically low"...

US concerned over prolonged detentions in Kashmir

WASHINGTON: Voicing concern over the prolonged detentions of political leaders as well as other residents in Kashmir, the US said that it has discussed...

Jaishankar shares India’s perspective with US

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in the US, has shared India's perspective on the amended citizenship law with members of...

UN Security Council not to discuss Kashmir issue

United Nations/New Delhi: China is again understood to have requested a discussion in the UN Security Council on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir...

Gen Musharraf sentenced to death for ‘high treason’

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former dictator General Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to death in absentia in the high treason case for subverting the Constitution...

US, UK among others issue travel advisory

Washington/London: Several countries, including the US, UK, Israel, Canada and Singapore, have asked their citizens to exercise caution while travelling to the Northeast India...

EU concerned on Kashmir restrictions

New Delhi: The European Union on Tuesday said it was concerned over restrictions on “fundamental freedom” of people in Kashmir and called for steps...

Data leak reveals how China ‘brainwashes’ Uighurs in prison camps

LONDON: Leaked documents detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps. The...

Pakistan rules out any deal with India in Jadhav’s case

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday ruled out any deal with India in death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case and said any step taken to implement the...

China welcomes India-Pakistan initiative to open Kartarpur corridor

BEIJING: China on Monday welcomed the opening of the landmark Kartarpur corridor and hoped that both India and Pakistan "can continue to show the...

Kartarpur corridor opening paves way for interfaith harmony: UN chief

United Nations: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, saying the initiative paves the way for...

Positive example: US

Washington: The US on Saturday welcomed the opening of the Kartarpur corridor, saying that it sees the initiative as a positive example of neighbours...

Candidates urge against bringing Kashmir divide into UK election

LONDON: The Kashmir issue, against the backdrop of the Indian government's revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, has found its way into the...

Lift all restrictions in Kashmir: Imran at opening ceremony

KARTARPUR: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday raked up the Kashmir issue at the inauguration of...

Kashmir issue figures in UK General Election campaign

LONDON: The Kashmir issue, against the backdrop of the Indian government's revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, has found its way into the...

UK panel debates situation in Kashmir

LONDON: The international community does have a role in diffusing tension in Kashmir and an India-Pakistan dialogue could help arrive at a solution akin...

Pak stifling women’s voices for narrow political gains: India at UNSC

United Nations: India lashed out at Pakistan for raising the issue of women’s rights in Kashmir in the UN Security Council, saying the country...

Nepal objects to Kalapani’s inclusion in new Indian maps

Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Wednesday made it clear that Kalapani area situated in the country’s far-West lies within the Nepalese boundary, days after...

Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims : Pak PM Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared some of the dazzling pictures of the Kartarpur complex and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, saying the...

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