Manila: The Philippines and the United States launched their largest-ever joint military exercises on Tuesday, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. Nearly 18,000 troops are taking part in the annual exercises dubbed Balikatan, or “shoulder to shoulder” in Filipino,
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday expressed its “strong indignation” over India’s decision to hold a meeting of G20 in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The Foreign Office’s statement came after the Narendra Modi government announced the holding of the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting
Dhaka: A cleric and three village elders in Bangladesh were arrested on charges they ordered a woman to be caned and stoned after she was accused of an extramarital affair. Police said Hamida Sultana was “caned 82 strokes” and “stoned 80 times” with small brick pieces
Chicago: The imam of a New Jersey Mosque was seriously injured during a knife attack early on Sunday morning by a suspect who joined some 200 worshippers for Fajr prayers. Paterson, New Jersey prosecutors said that the victim, Imam Sayed Elnakib, 65, of the Omar mosque,
New Delhi: Congress former chief Sonia Gandhi, in an apparent reference to recent anti-Muslim violence during Hindu Ram Navami processions in several Indian states has said that religious festivals seem to have become occasions to intimidate and bully others. Sonia Gandhi in an Op-Ed in “The
Riyadh: Saudi and Omani delegations held talks with Houthi officials in Yemen's capital Sanaa, Houthi-run media said, as Riyadh seeks a permanent ceasefire to end its military involvement in the country's long-running war. The visit indicates progress in the Oman-mediated consultations between Riyadh and Sanaa, which
Seoul: First, he lost his child in Seoul's Halloween crowd crush. Then came a torrent of online abuse, upending his family's once-private life and making him an internet-wide figure of mockery. In October, Lee Jong-chul's 24-year-old son was among more than 150 people killed in the
London: Only 23 percent of Britons believe that the government is doing enough to aid Afghan veterans who served alongside British forces, a new poll commissioned by The Independent has revealed. It comes amid new figures that show five in six applicants to the UK’s military
Milan: A vessel with around 400 people on board is adrift between Malta and Libya and is taking on water, support service Alarm Phone said, amid a sharp rise of migrant boats crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa. Alarm Phone said on Twitter they had received
Beijing: Chinese scientist has claimed that humans may have been a source of COVID-19 virus origination, CNN reported. Tong Yigang of the Beijing University of Chemical Technology said that the genetic sequences of viral samples taken from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan – thought to