Port-Au-Prince: Haiti awoke stripped of its last democratically elected institution — this time, its Senate — an alarming development that solidifies what some call a de facto dictatorship nominally in charge of a country wracked by gang violence. While only 10 senators had been symbolically representing
Washington: The United States will significantly increase its anti-ship missile capabilities in Japan as part of a broader effort to deter China, three U.S. officials told Reuters. Although the total number of U.S. troops in Japan will not change, the new deployments could be the first
Dubai: The United States (US) Navy said that it had seized more than 2,000 assault rifles smuggled on a fishing boat along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. The cargo was discovered on Friday off the coast of Oman "on a route historically used to
Islamabad: South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa remained the two worst regions in terms of child mortality in 2021, a new UN report has said. The report released on Wednesday estimated that around five million children died before the age of five while another 2.1 million children
Stockholm: Sweden is preparing legislation to allow the construction of more nuclear power stations to boost electricity production in the Nordic country and bolster energy security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday. Kristersson has made expanding nuclear power generation a key goal for his right-wing
New Delhi: India’s government said that it has approved three proposals worth Rs42.76 billion rupees ($523.03m) to purchase equipment for its army and navy. The country has long been building and modifying its conventional arsenal as a Sweden-based institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in
Oslo: Realization of right to self-determination of Kashmiris in Indian Administered Kashmir is a “whole-some” process which demands all segments of Kashmiri resistance movement will have to work in tandem with each other to defeat the enemy, speakers said at a conference in Norway. Addressing right
Doha: Reports are making the rounds on social media claiming that Qatar has expelled India’s Defence Attaché for alleged involvement in espionage for Israel. It is pertinent to mention here that eight former Indian Navy officials were detained in Qatar last year on charges of espionage. The
Bengaluru: Ten months after the Karnataka High Court held that the "hijab does not form a part of the essential religious practice in the Islam faith", a comprehensive report by a noted human rights organisation found that Muslim students bore the brunt of a "climate
London: Renowned Pakistani commentator and foreign policy expert Mosharraf Zaidi has said that India’s occupation of Kashmir served not only to make the region less stable and less secure but also undermined the UK and other Western powers’ goals in the so-called Indo-Pacific region. Zaidi said