Category: World

Britain and the United States will regret detaining an Iranian oil tanker, a deputy commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, according to the Tasnim news agency. Last week, British Royal Marines boarded an Iranian tanker, the Grace 1, off Gibraltar and seized it on suspicion that it was breaking EU sanctions by taking oil […]

The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly approved a resolution mandating a “comprehensive” international review of the Philippines drug war, which watchdogs say has killed more than 20,000 people. The resolution had faced strong pushback from President Rodrigo Duterte’s government, which counters that the toll has been exaggerated — its estimates say 5,300 have […]

Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States peace envoy to Afghanistan, is in Beijing for a previously scheduled meeting, an American Embassy spokesman said on Thursday, as indications grew of new momentum in efforts to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war and push by China to boost its influence in the region. The spokesman gave no further details about […]

India and US trade negotiators will meet on Friday, with few signs of a compromise on a series of protectionist measures taken by the two governments in recent months that have strained ties between the strategic partners. US President Donald Trump has been putting pressure on India to do more to open its markets, saying […]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards denied on Thursday that they had impeded a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the force’s Sepah news agency said. “There has been no confrontation in the last 24 hours with any foreign vessels, including British ones,” the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement. Britain said on Thursday three Iranian boats had […]

NOW that the World Cup fever is over for Pakistan fans, it is time to assess what the team did right or wrong in England over the last one month. Despite having the worst possible start to its campaign, Pakistan did what Pakistan does usually, i.e. kept its fans, even the neutrals, on the edge […]

The White House on Wednesday confirmed that Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet the US President Donald J. Trump on July 22. According to a press release by the White House, the US president will welcome the prime minister. “The visit will focus on strengthening cooperation between the US and Pakistan to bring peace, stability […]

Iran’s president said on Wednesday that Britain will face “repercussions” over the seizure of an Iranian supertanker last week that authorities in Gibraltar suspect was breaching European sanctions on oil shipments to Syria. Hassan Rouhani was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as calling the seizure “mean and wrong” during a Cabinet meeting. “You are an initiator of […]

Now is the “right moment” for peace in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday as he once more called on the Taliban to negotiate with his government. The Taliban have steadfastly refused to discuss peace with Ghani, whom they consider a US stooge heading an illegitimate regime. But a series of talks in recent days seems […]

The UK Foreign Office said on Wednesday that Britain’s ambassador to the United States has resigned, just days after diplomatic cables criticising President Donald Trump were leaked. Kim Darroch said in a letter on Wednesday that even though his posting was due to end this year, he believed “in the current circumstances the responsible course is […]