US expels 60 Russians as allies back Britain in spy row
WASHINGTON: The United States joined Britain´s allies in Europe and around the world Monday in expelling scores of suspected Russian spies in an unprecedented response to a nerve agent attack. At least 114 alleged agents working under diplomatic cover were ordered out by 21 governments, dwarfing similar measures in even the most notorious Cold War […]
China: Doklam is ours, India should have learnt from stand-off
Beijing, March 26 : China on Monday said Doklam is a “Chinese territory” and the question of changing the status quo does not arise after India’s envoy Gautam Bambawale warned Beijing against any attempt to change the present state of affairs on the plateau. In an interview to Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, Bambawale […]
US sanctions 7 Pakistani firms for ‘nuclear trade’
Islamabad, March 26: The US has imposed sanctions on seven Pakistani companies for allegedly engaging in nuclear trade in a move that could undermine Pakistan’s ambition of joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an elite club of countries that can trade fissile materials and nuclear technologies. The list, prepared by the US Bureau of Industry […]
Videos raise questions over Saudi missile intercept claims
United Arab Emirates: — As with nearly every ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Shiite rebels targeting Saudi Arabia, the kingdom overnight said it intercepted all seven fired — but online videos raise new questions about those claims. One video appears to show a Patriot missile launch on Sunday night go rapidly wrong, with the missile […]
Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported
MOSCOW :With the fire alarms silent and staff reportedly nowhere to be seen, a fire at a shopping mall packed with children and their parents on the first weekend of the school recess killed 64 people in eastern Russia. The fire at the Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo, a city in Siberia, about 3,000 kilometers […]
Donald Trump bars most transgenders from US military
March 24, 2018 US President Donald Trump has moved ahead with his plan to ban most transgenders from serving in the military, with limited exceptions, following up on a proposal he called for last year. The White House issued a memorandum on Friday night on policies determined by Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, stating that transgenders were “disqualified from military service except under limited […]
Musharraf to return to Pakistan in April
March 23, 2018 Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will return to the country in April, Pakistan Awami Ittehad (PAI) Secretary General Iqbal Dar has said. The PAI is a coalition of 23 political and religious parties led by the former military ruler. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Dar said the date of arrival and the city where Musharraf would land would be announced after […]
On Pakistan Day, president Mamnoon Hussain accuses India of putting ‘regional peace at stake’
Islamabad: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday accused India of ceasefire violations and human rights abuses, saying New Delhi’s actions have put regional peace at stake. He also raked up the Kashmir issue at the “Pakistan Day” joint military parade in Islamabad. Pakistan Day commemorates the passing of the famous Lahore Resolution on 23 March, 1940, […]
One dead in France supermarket hostage situation
One person has been killed and others taken hostage at a supermarket in southern France, according to local media reports. French Prime Minister Edouard Philllipe told French media that there was a hostage situation in the town of Trebes. CNN affiliate BFM TV said a man had open fire and that the incident was unfolding […]
Syrian rebels Failaq al-Rahman say will talk to Russians on Friday: al-Hadath
BEIRUT – Members of Syrian rebel group Failaq al-Rahman will meet Russian negotiators on Friday to negotiate an “end to human suffering” in the eastern Ghouta enclave they control, the group’s spokesman told al-Hadath television channel in a phone call. When asked by the interviewer if the negotiations would involve the rebels withdrawing from their […]
