The United States has sanctioned another two Chinese officials over alleged links to human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the far western region of Xinjiang.
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said on Friday that the sanctions applied to Gao Qi, a former...
When the Philippines deploys resupply missions for Filipino soldiers living aboard an ageing warship purposefully run aground in 1999 to protect Manila's maritime claims, Beijing and Manila have been playing cat and mouse around the Second Thomas Shoal in the country's exclusive economic zone.
As tensions over claims in the...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir on Sunday left for the US on his maiden official trip to the country, the military’s media affairs wing said. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said this was Munir’s first visit to the US as the army chief.
“During his visit, Gen Munir is...
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on December 10 “strongly” denied that a written order was issued last April to deal with the threat of Khalistan sympathisers in the western countries. The remark from MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came soon after the U.S.-based online news outlet reported that the...
Kyiv , December 4: Ukrainian prosecutors are launching an investigation into whether Russian forces executed two Ukrainian service members who had reportedly surrendered.
The inquiry, overseen by the Ukraine prosecutor general's office, comes in the wake of a video shared by the Ukrainian government on social media, depicting the incident...
New Delhi , December 4: In a significant stride towards bolstering technological cooperation, Jonathan Finer, the Principal Deputy National Security Adviser of the United States, held consultations with Vikram Misri, Deputy National Security Adviser (Strategic Affairs) and the deputy NSAs conducted the first comprehensive mid-term review of the India-US...
Lahore , December 4: Punjab police busted an illegal organ harvesting ring, arresting four people for surgically removing kidneys from 90 individuals in Lahore.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadar, Sidra Khan, the gang is accused of extracting the kidneys of 90 individuals in Lahore. The modus operandi involved...
Kabul , December 4: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has said that it will convene for its quarterly open briefing on Afghanistan in December.
As per the UN statement, the special representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva; Ambassador Jose...
New Delhi , December 4: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday underscored the importance of building a comprehensive narrative for 'Bharat', asserting, "Bharat is a statement of independence."
In an address during the 'Knowledge India Visitors Programme' organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), the EAM expressed...
Tel Aviv , December 3: A new report released over the weekend, warned that Iranian terror groups are engaged in acts of cyber terrorism against industrial controllers in various nations, among them in the water sector in the USA.
The report was compiled jointly by Israel's national cyber system and...
