Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said in an interview published Monday that he may not join this year’s landmark UN climate summit in Glasgow. The world’s biggest coal exporter by value, and still reliant on
West Bank: Israeli troops in their fresh raids have martyred four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli military spokesperson said troops carried out five raids in the West Bank "in order to stop a Hamas organisation cell from operating. President Mahmoud Abbas in a statement
Christchurch: A professor of Indian origin in New Zealand has been receiving abusive messages on social media for criticising “Hindutva extremism” through his work, prompting the police to put in place plans for his safety, The New Zealand Herald reported on Monday. Mohan Dutta, the dean’s
London: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had a working dinner in London organised by Pakistan High Commission and said that both Pakistan and the United Kingdom have the same goals in Afghanistan. Qureshi is in London on a three-day official visit after the conclusion of his
Seoul: North Korea is willing to consider another summit with South Korea if mutual respect between the neighbours can be assured, state news agency KCNA said, citing Kim Yo Jong, the sister of the North's leader Kim Jong Un. South Korea welcomed the prospect on Sunday,
Kolkata: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed a “vengeful” and “jealous” Centre had compromised the country’s prestige by denying her permission to travel to a global peace conference in Rome on the ground that it was “not commensurate with the level of a chief minister”. The external
New Delhi: The call for the bandh has been given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 farm unions, spearheading the farmers' agitation against three central agri laws, which were enacted in September last year. Trade unions stage protest at Jantar
Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu Police arrested a flight lieutenant of the Indian Air Force on charges of raping a fellow officer in Coimbatore city, The Times of India reported. The accused person was identified as 29-year-old Amitesh Harmukh, who hails from Chhattisgarh’s Durg district. He
Contributed by Ray White, CEO – LIPR London As part of its effort to re-establish its Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban have now unveiled its caretaker government. Although some of the group’s senior officials have said that the government will be more inclusive, the majority
Islamabad: The capture of Panjshir Valley by the Taliban is being dubbed as the ‘last nail in India’s coffin in Afghanistan’, as its huge investment in men and material to 'destabilise' Pakistan has finally washed away. India, being the major stakeholder of the ‘great game’ of