NEW YORK: As the number of US mass shootings topped over 470, with numerous lives lost, President Joe Biden initiated a crackdown on the country's arms dealers who are involved in selling weapons without valid licenses — that enable them to perform screening of buyers
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Soldiers from the US, Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s increasing aggression is raising concern. American and Indonesian soldiers have held the live-fire Super Garuda Shield drills since 2009, and Australia, Japan and
ADRÉ Chad: Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing Sudan's war have crossed into Chad to find themselves in overcrowded camps, sweltering in plastic huts and awaiting healthcare that never comes. One of them, Adam Bakht, is an elderly man with a sparse beard who said he
ANKARA: The Indian government told the Supreme Court that the present status of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) as a union territory is "temporary" and the government is ready to hold the legislative elections in the occupied region "anytime now." This week, the top
UNITED NATIONS: A planned United Nations vote to renew approval for a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been delayed as France, the United States and the United Arab Emirates argue over the freedom of movement of U.N. troops, diplomats said. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to skip the upcoming G20 leaders' summit in India, sources familiar with the matter in both countries confided to Reuters on Thursday. However, according to two Indian officials, one diplomat based in China and one official working for the
SRINAGAR: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders and organizations paid rich tribute to martyred veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, have reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue his mission till it reached its logical conclusion. Ali Gilani throughout his life championed the right to self-determination of
WASHINGTON: Although people in most G20 nations have a favourable view of India, according to a survey, but the country’s popularity has come down in most of the European countries in the last 15 years with many people saying they lacked confidence in Narendra Modi
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning against the danger of ‘collective suicide’. In his message marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for key countries to ratify the international treaty that
GENEVA: More than 1,300 schools have been totally destroyed in government-held areas of Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion and others have been badly damaged, the UN children’s fund UNICEF said. Persistent attacks mean that only about a third of school-age children there are attending classes fully