Sri Lanka has been caught in a tug of war between India and China. Most recently, a Chinese maritime research vessel, Shi Yan 6, was expected to enter Colombo for research in purposes, in collaboration with Sri Lanka’s National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA).
NARA had earlier indicated...
Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea on Thursday after the first round of discharges ended smoothly.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said workers activated pumps to dilute the treated water with large amounts of...
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year's presidential election, saying they have not received all the records they need to review to prepare his defence.
The trial on charges of illegally hoarding classified documents, among four criminal...
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in August as exports increased solidly, likely positioning trade to support economic growth in the third quarter.
The trade deficit contracted 9.9% to $58.3 billion, the lowest level since September 2020, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. Data for July was revised...
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Wednesday moved the Peshawar High Court against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for allegedly stopping its leaders and workers from canvassing in the province, including the holding of rallies and gatherings, for the forthcoming general polls.
In a joint petition, PTI provincial president Ali Amin Gandapur,...
ISLAMABAD: The Special Court (Official Secrets Act) seized with the cipher case against former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is likely to indict both Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Oct 9, it emerged during their trial behind bars on Wednesday.
The Federal Investigation Agency...
India confirmed on Thursday that it had demanded a further reduction in Canada’s diplomatic presence, following reports that New Delhi had ordered dozens of foreign service officers repatriated in a dispute over the killing of a Sikh separatist.
Relations between Delhi and Ottawa nosedived two weeks ago when Canada raised...
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking suspension of the trial court verdict in the Toshakhana case.
The move comes more than a month after the IHC had suspended Imran’s three-year sentence in the Toshakhana case.
On August 5, a trial court in Islamabad had...
Disappearance is the renewed method of the Chinese authoritarian regime. No word from the state sources is heard as to why a disappearance is engineered, nor any clue as to how the kith and kin of the disappeared person have reacted.
Disappearance of political opponents is understandable, and instances of...
China's economy is in danger of an "apocalyptic" collapse that would shatter global stock markets and have a disastrous impact around the world, an expert has warned.
China's economy - easily the second biggest in the world behind the US - has been in rapid freefall in recent months, triggering...
