Washington: The United States and Iran have begun indirect diplomacy with Europeans and others conveying messages about how they might resume compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. “Diplomacy with Iran is ongoing, just not in a direct

Myanmar: At least two people were killed in police firing in Myanmar overnight, domestic media reported, as activists called for more anti-coup protests on the death anniversary of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the government. Saturday’s calls for protests came as

Islamabad: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) is killing innocent Bangladeshi migrants on India-Bangladesh border by labeling them as terrorist and criminals. According to recently released report, Indian BSF has killed more than one thousand Bangladeshi civilians on the India-Bangladesh border in the two decades. It said

Srinagar: Two Indian special police officers (SPOs) of Indian police were injured in an attack in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to the details unidentified persons lobbed a grenade on a police post near Bus Stand in Sopore

Yangon: The Myanmar junta’s brutal response to peaceful protests likely meets the legal threshold for crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed independent rights expert told the Human Rights Council on Thursday. Calling for a united global response, Special Rapporteur, Thomas Andrews said that “the people of Myanmar

Ankara: Turkey plans to host Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul in April, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, and Ankara will appoint an Afghanistan special envoy. Cavusoglu’s comments on Friday come after the United States shared a draft peace plan calling for replacing Afghanistan’s government with a

Beijing: India strongly dreams to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) but now it is wantonly violating its resolutions. Therefore, it has no qualification to be a permanent member of it. These views were expressed by Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor at Southwest

Yangon: Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer rejected junta allegations of corruption against Myanmar’s deposed civilian leader as "groundless", calling it "illegal mudslinging" by the generals who seized power from her. The country has been in uproar since a February 1 putsch that saw Suu Kyi ousted,

Doha: Qatar, Russia and Turkey reaffirmed their commitment to the peaceful resolution of the Syrian conflict and expressed a willingness to support the peace efforts led by the United Nations in the country, as well as protect human rights and combat terrorism, Sheikh Mohammed bin

New Delhi: India is likely to block its mobile carriers from using telecom equipment made by China's Huawei, two government officials said, under procurement rules due to come into force in June. New Delhi is wary about awarding new technology business to Chinese firms both because