Chinese telecom giant Huawei has issued an unusual invitation to foreign media outlets to visit its facilities and meet staff as the company pushes back against global pressure arising from United States accusations that it spies for Beijing. Huawei, on Thursday, purchased full-page adverts in major US newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post to […]
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King Abdullah II of Jordan made a telephone call to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday and conveyed his concern over the escalating situation between Pakistan and India, according to a Twitter post by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. The Jordanian king praised the premier’s “statesman-like approach” in tackling the situation and “offered Jordan’s mediation to help […]
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NEW DELHI: Responding to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s promise of releasing a captured Indian pilot on Friday as a peace gesture towards India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, not known for incoherence, used words couched in riddles that could be interpreted as belligerent or benign. Speaking at an event to felicitate scientists, Mr Modi said: “Aap toh laboratories […]
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UNITED NATIONS: The United States, Britain and France have submitted a proposal to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), asking it to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. The 15-nation Security Council has 10 working days to consider the proposal moved by three of its five permanent members on Wednesday. The proposal is the fourth […]
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ISLAMABAD: With international efforts for defusing tension between Pakistan and India intensifying, UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday spoke to the prime ministers of both countries. “Prime Minister Imran Khan received a telephonic call from UAE Crown Prince H.H Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan today evening,” the Prime Minister Office […]
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Seems like the reports were true after all; the Jonas Brothers really are back! The trio just dropped the music video for a new single, ‘Sucker’ and the lyrics are all about love so guess who’s starring in it? The real-life leading ladies of all three brothers are featured in the video; Danielle and Kevin Jonas got […]
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that there is “reasonably decent” news coming from India and Pakistan. “We have I think reasonably attractive news from Pakistan and India,” said Trump at a news conference in Vietnam after a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “They have been going at it. We […]
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The United States and the Taliban have paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend following “solid” talks between the adversaries. The latest meetings follow marathon talks last month that saw the US and the Taliban walk away with a “draft framework” […]
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The nuclear summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Hanoi ended abruptly on Thursday as they cut short their discussions and failed to reach an agreement. The second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore but they failed to bridge their […]
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Thousands of travellers were stranded in Bangkok on Thursday when Thai Airways cancelled all flights over Pakistan after Islamabad closed its airspace in response to soaring tensions with India. Nearly 30 flights — the majority to and from European routes — were initially affected, the airline said, with three aircraft forced to return to Bangkok’s […]
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