TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is part of a democratic alliance and can work with many friendly countries, Economy Minister Wang Mei-hua said after welcoming a large Czech delegation to the island on Monday, one day after Honduras switched diplomatic allegiance to China.   While the number of countries that retain formal...
      Russia plans to complete in early 2024 the construction of its coastal infrastructure in the Pacific Ocean for basing nuclear submarines that will carry the Poseidon nuclear capable super torpedoes, TASS news agency reported on Monday.   Russia said in January that it had produced the first set of the Poseidon...
Tokyo , March 27: Building on the trend and goal of exporting the Chinese governance model, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote address at the Boao Forum on April 21, 2022, announced the idea of creating an “indivisible security community” through the proposal of the Global Security Initiative (GSI).   In his...
Moscow , March 25: The Kremlin on Friday said it will refrain from going dark to mark this year's Earth Hour after Moscow labelled World Wildlife Fund (WWF) a "foreign agent,. "This year we decided to refrain from taking part in this event. It is because they have become a foreign agent,"...
Washington , March 25: At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi, US, late Friday, leaving a trail of damage for over 100 miles, ABC News reported citing local and federal authorities said. Mississippi Governor Tata Reeves said 23 people were killed in the tornado and storms that struck...
Lahore , March 25: Pakistan’s former Interior Minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed met close ally Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in Lahore and discussed the decision of Election Commission on the postponement of Punjab polls.   The former Interior Minister also underlined during his talks...
CHIAYI, Taiwan: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited army engineers on Saturday and reviewed their training, saying that defending democracy is the armed forces’ “great” mission, ahead of a trip next week to the United States and Central America.   China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up its...
Ottawa , March 25: US President Joe Biden has said that the US does not seek conflict with Iran but will respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel, a day after a US contractor was killed and six Americans were injured in an attack blamed on groups affiliated with Iran...
San Francisco , March 25: Members of the Indian diaspora gathered outside the Indian consulate in San Francisco on Saturday to show solidarity after the consulate was vandalised by extremist and separatist elements last week.   More than 100 locals, including Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus, gathered outside the consulate to show...
Washington, Mar 21: The US has condemned as “absolutely unacceptable” the attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco by some pro-Khalistan elements during a protest, and said it is committed to the safety and security of diplomatic facilities and the diplomats who work within them.   Raising pro-Khalistan slogans, the...