German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron vowed to defend an international climate change agreement at an upcoming G20 summit, in spite of the decision of the US to withdraw from the pact. The two leaders made their comments on Thursday in a joint press statement after a meeting with other European heads […]
US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the White House said. US National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster made the announcement at a White House briefing on Thursday, adding that “there is no specific agenda. It’s really going to be whatever […]
Pakistan Army violated ceasefire and resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing on Friday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. Defence Ministry sources said the Pakistan Army used small arms, mortars and automatics to fire at Indian positions in Bhimber Gali area in Jammu and Kashmir. “The shelling and firing started at 4.15 […]
The Islamist Hamas movement, which governs Gaza, announced that it has begun to build a buffer zone near the border between the coastal enclave and Egypt. Head of security in Gaza Tawfiq Abu Naim, told reporters on Wednesday that the aim is to control the border area and increase security on the southern boundary with […]
India has contributed $100,000 to a UN fund to promote the participation of developing countries in a panel dealing with international cooperation in tax matters. Ashish Sinha, a First Secretary in India’s Mission to the UN, handed over the cheque for the UN Tax Fund to Shari Spiegel, chief of the Policy Development and Analysis […]
US President Donald Trump has nominated Krishna R. Urs to be the ambassador to Peru, the White House announced on Wednesday. The appointment of Urs, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, would have to be approved by the Senate. He is currently Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Madrid. Urs took over […]
Two Indian soldiers were injured on Thursday in a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) by the Pakistan Army. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked shelling and firing along the LoC in Poonch,” Defence Ministry sources said. They used small arms, automatics and mortars. The firing started at 1.30 a.m. The Indian Army retaliated effectively […]
The US government added China to the list of countries falling short in the fight against human trafficking, a designation that could lead to sanctions, and dropped Haiti from the list. Back on the US State Department’s human trafficking blacklist this year in its annual report, published on Tuesday, are Venezuela, Belize, Russia, North Korea, […]
Three journalists of American news channel CNN, including the head of the investigative unit, resigned after writing a story about members of President Donald Trump’s electoral campaign having financial ties with Russia. Reporter Thomas Frank, editor Eric Lichtblau and the executive editor of CNN’s investigative unit, Lex Haris, presented their resignations, which the TV channel […]
The South Korean coast guard found another North Korean boat adrift in its waters with eight crewmen on board, officials said. The boat was found near Ulleung Island, in the Sea of Japan, a little after midday on Friday and all members of the crew expressed their wish to return to their country, said the […]