Kyiv: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a military training programme for Ukrainian forces as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on his second trip to the Ukrainian capital since Russia’s invasion. Johnson, who survived a no confidence vote earlier this month, was
Washington: US Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya has said that Washington is looking forward to a close partnership with Pakistan on human rights and support for Afghan relocation efforts and refugees. At a State Department news briefing, spokesperson Ned Price expanded the horizon of this
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates urged Iran on Friday to provide reassurances on the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme after the International Atomic Energy Agency denounced Tehran’s lack of cooperation. “There are concerns,” said the permanent representative of the UAE to the IAEA, Hamad
Stockholm: A renewed two-month truce in war-torn Yemen that has given the population a sense of normalisation is the first step toward a broader peace settlement, the United Nations special envoy. The truce "has delivered some humanitarian respite to the population that is unprecedented in terms
New York: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has fired several employees behind a letter critical of the outspoken billionaire’s public behaviour, the aerospace firm said in a message to staff confirmed by AFP. A "small group" of employees sought their colleagues’ signatures in a show of support for
Dhaka/Guwahati: Monsoon rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people and killing at least 19 people in Bangladesh, authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen. Lightning strikes have killed at least 15 people in eight districts in Bangladesh
Kabul: An attack on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least two people and injured seven on Saturday, following a blast in a car loaded with explosives, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Grey smoke billowed over
New Delhi: A section of former Supreme Court and High Court judges along with senior advocates have appealed to the Supreme Court to take suo-motu cognisance of “recent incidents of violence and repression by state authorities on citizens in Uttar Pradesh.” The letter comes after Prayagraj
Kabul: On 18 June 2022, terrorists attacked a Sikh Gurdwara namely "Gurudwara Karte Parwan" located in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two Afghan Sikhs and one security guard were shot dead, while about 10 to 12 Sikhs got injured. About 30x Sikhs were present in the main prayer hall at
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said that she had no faith in the delimitation commission which was "working on the BJP's agenda". Through delimitation, India only wanted to lend ‘legitimacy’ to its illegal actions of 5 August 2019. So-called delimitation exercise in IIOJK