Washington: United States (US) President Joe Biden's administration plans to send $500 million worth of weapons aid to Taiwan using the same emergency authority that has been used more than 35 times for Ukraine, a source familiar with the plan said. As a part of the
Khartoum: Air strikes battered Sudan's capital on Saturday, as fighting entered a fourth week only hours before the warring parties are to meet in Saudi Arabia for their first direct talks. Hundreds of people have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict on April 15
Paris: The French government sought to play down a fresh row with Italy over migration, saying Paris was not looking to “ostracise” its EU partner and its prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. Italy’s foreign minister canceled a trip to Paris over what he termed “unacceptable” comments from
Washington: The United States (US) will finalise by May 11 a new regulation that will deny asylum to many migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the same day sweeping COVID-19 restrictions at the border are set to end, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their resolve to work together for promoting regional peace and prosperity and for jointly coping with external challenges. Both sides emphasised the need to further advance and deepen bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, culture and defence for
Washington: Even as the United States and its European allies grapple with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions with China, the smoldering crisis over Iran's nuclear program threatens to reignite. In a sign of European concern, Britain, France and Germany have warned Iran they would
Dhaka: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Saturday they would not return to Myanmar to "be confined in camps" after making a visit to the country as part of efforts to encourage their voluntary repatriation. Nearly one million Rohingya Muslims are living in camps in the
Benaulim, Goa: Middle Eastern participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is expanding further as the security bloc announced new partners from the region during its foreign ministers’ meeting in India. The SCO is a political and security group of countries spanning China, Russia, India and Pakistan,
United Nations: The World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a “global health emergency”. At a news conference in Geneva, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he made the announcement with “great hope”. The shift in status “does
Guwahati: The death toll after ethnic clashes in India’s remote northeast rose to 54 on Saturday, with fresh violence overnight despite authorities rushing in troops to restore order. Thousands of soldiers were sent to Manipur state after a protest march by a tribal group turned violent