Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) US President Joe Biden is moving his demand to the Congress for $100 billion in military aid humanitarian aid for Israel and Ukraine and $100 million for Palestine. He said that it’s a smart investment which will pay dividends for American security for generations. “So let me share with you why […]
London, Oct 20 (IANS) Less than a year into his premiership and a visit to India said to be in the offing to sign a trade treaty, Rishi Sunak, who is of Indian origin, could be in slight danger of a leadership challenge after a disastrous night for his Conservative party in by-elections. The Conservatives […]
Islamabad, Oct 19 United States officials halted communications with Pakistani counterparts after former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s cipher fiasco, a senior diplomat has revealed, as per the media reports. Imran Khan, on March 27 last year, had brandished a piece of paper during a public rally and portrayed it as a copy of a […]
Washington, Oct 19 The US State Department has issued a “worldwide caution security alert” for all its citizens overseas, citing the potential for attacks, the media reported. “Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against US citizens and interests, the Department of State […]
London, Oct 18 (IANS) Hundreds of people were killed in an Israeli strike at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, reports said. The number of people killed has reached 500, following the alleged air strike on the Al Ahli Arab hospital, according to the Gaza Health Ministry spokesman, the BBC reported. It quoted an Israeli […]
Tel Aviv, Oct 18 (IANS) US President Joe Biden in his message has said that any state or hostile actor thinking of attacking Israel is “don’t, don’t, don’t”, media reports said. He said that the attack on Israel has been described as its 9/11, but he says for a nation as big as Israel it […]
Washington, Oct 18 The US government has imposed sanctions on 10 prominent figures in the Middle East for financing the militant outfit Hamas soon after President Joe Biden arrived in Israel and plunged into discussions with Israel leaders on how to prevent the war from blowing up into a larger Middle East crisis amid the […]
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, 21-year-old Shreya Dharmarajan from Chennai was appointed the British High Commissioner to India for a day. The annual ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition provides an opportunity to Indian women, aged 18 to 23, to share their strengths with the world. […]
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) A Congress-appointed bipartisan panel said on Thursday said that the US must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China by expanding its conventional forces, strengthening alliances and enhancing its nuclear weapons modernisation programme. The report comes against the backdrop of rising tensions with China over Taiwan and worsening frictions […]
Washington, Oct 10 More than 1,000 people have been killed in Hamas attacks on Israel over the weekend, according to the Israeli Embassy in the US, a media report said. The death toll now stands at 1,008, with at least 3,418 injured, the Embassy said on X, CNN reported. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has […]