Syria monitor says Baghdadi has been killed
July 11, 2017 Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed, agency reports said. The director of the war monitor was quoted as saying by news agencies that ‘top tier commanders from IS who are present in Deir Ezzor province have confirmed the death of […]
China says there was ‘no bilateral meeting’ between Modi, Xi
Beijing, July 10 (IANS) China on Monday said that President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “no bilateral meeting” on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, after India had claimed the two leaders discussed “a range of issues”. “According to my information, the two said leaders did not hold any […]
UK court rejects bid to halt Saudi arms sales
London’s High Court has ruled that Britain’s multi-billion-pound arms sales to its ally Saudi Arabia is lawful. The Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) had sought an order to block the export licences for British-made bombs, fighter jets and other munitions. The campaigners argued they were being used by the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen […]
Bomb kills police chief and guard in SW Pakistan: Officials
QUETTA: A bomb on Monday killed a police chief and his guard, and wounded 11 others in a southwestern Pakistani town bordering Afghanistan, officials said, the latest attack to strike the restive area. The bombing took place in Chaman, a tense border town in southwestern Balochistan province, which has seen many bombings and extremist attacks […]
China threat to enter Kashmir on pak request
A “third country’s” Army could enter Kashmir at Pakistan’s request, using the “same logic” the Indian Army used to stop the Chinese military from constructing a road in the Doklam area in the Sikkim sector on behalf of Bhutan, an analyst at a Chinese think tank said. “Even if India were requested to defend Bhutan’s […]
India should immediately pull back trespassing troops, says Chinese media
Beijing, July 7 (IANS) India should immediately pull back its “trespassing troops” from Doklam area for any meaningful dialogue to take place, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua has said in a commentary. The commentary says the three-week face-off was caused by Indian border guards who crossed the border at the Sikkim section into Chinese territory […]
G-20 Protests Resume in Hamburg, as Trump and Putin Prepare to Meet
RIGHT NOW Protesters have taken to the streets of Hamburg, Germany, where Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany opened the Group of 20 summit meeting. Several high-profile issues are on the agenda of the gathering, including climate change, global trade, North Korea, Syria and Ukraine. Leaders will also be meeting in smaller groups. • The focus is likely to be on one particular face-to-face encounter: between President […]
Pakistan alleges use of ‘chemical ammunition’ in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan suspects Indian forces are using ammunition containing chemical agents to kill Kashmiris and destroy their properties in the disputed region, a Foreign Office spokesperson said on Thursday. “If use of chemicals in the ammunition is confirmed, then it would constitute a serious violation of international norms and India’s international obligations under Chemical […]
Cholera hits all Yemeni provinces, kills over 1,600: UN
Thu Jul 6, 2017 (Press TV) The United Nations (UN) warns that the cholera outbreak has spread to all 21 provinces across Yemen, saying the disease has claimed more than 1,600 lives the war-torn country since late April. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric made the announcement on Wednesday, adding that 270,000 people were also suspected to have […]
UN: 20,000 civilians trapped in ISIL-held Mosul areas
Up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the last ISIL-held areas in Mosul’s Old City, which Iraqi forces are battling to retake, a senior UN official said. More than eight months since the start of the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), the […]
