Category: World

India’s government has cut off advertisements to at least three major newspaper groups in a move that executives and an opposition leader said was likely retaliation for unfavourable reports. Critics have said that freedom of the press has been under attack since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government first took office in 2014 and journalists have […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, her second such bout within two weeks, but her spokesman said she was fine and she continued with her duties. The shaking went on for about two minutes, according to a DPAphotographer who was present. Standing next to Steinmeier as he […]

North Korea on Thursday warned the South to stop “meddling” in nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington, denying President Moon Jae-in’s assertion that dialogue was under way between the two Koreas. “The reality is the contrary,” senior foreign ministry official Kwon Jong Gun said in a statement carried by the state news agency KCNA. “The South […]

Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at what he called “unacceptable” tariffs imposed by India as the US president headed towards a high-stakes G20 summit likely to be dominated by trade tensions. “I look forward to speaking with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi about the fact that India, for years having put very high Tariffs against […]

WASHINGTON: A heart-rending photograph of a Salvadoran man and his nearly two-year-old daughter drowned in the Rio Grande River fuelled angry denunciations on Wednesday of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. “Trump is responsible for these deaths,” said Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. “As his administration refuses to […]

UNITED NATIONS: Iran told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that it cannot “alone” save the nuclear deal, turning up pressure on the Europeans, Russia and China as it moved toward a possible breach of its commitments to limit its nuclear activities. “Iran has done a lot and much more than its fair share to […]

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Pakistan on Thursday morning for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. Upon arrival at Nur Khan airbase in Islamabad, Ghani was received by Adviser to PM for Commerce, Textile and Industry Production Abdul Razak Dawood. He met Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Prime […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held meetings in India’s capital on Wednesday amid growing tensions over trade and tariffs that has strained the partners’ ties. Pompeo called on India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning. India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Pompeo and Modi exchanged “views on various aspects of Indo-US relationship”. “Working together […]

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani shall be paying a two-day visit to Pakistan, beginning tomorrow, on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s invitation, Radio Pakistan reported. A high-level delegation comprising ministers, advisors, senior officials and businessmen shall be accompanying President Ghani. Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold delegation-level meetings with the Afghan leader, whereas President Arif Alvi will have a […]

MANAMA: Jared Kushner on Tuesday called for the Palestinians to accept the “Opportunity of the Century” that he says will pump $50 billion into a stagnant economy but told them they must first agree if they want a peace deal. Opening the long-awaited Middle East peace initiative of his father-in-law, President Donald Trump, at a […]