NEW DELHI: Indian opposition parties slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government on Wednesday for “blatant politicisation” of the prevailing security situation and deaths of armed personnel, signalling that they would no longer restrain themselves from questioning him. “The meeting of 21 parties expressed their deep anguish over the blatant politicisation of the sacrifices made […]
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WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen called the US president a conman, a cheat and a racist in explosive congressional testimony on Wednesday, saying he was ashamed of a decade of working for the real estate billionaire. Trump’s disgraced former fixer was giving evidence as Congress prepares for the final report from a […]
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HANOI: US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiled, shook hands and dined on Wednesday in Hanoi, expressing optimism that their highly personal brand of diplomacy would lead to a deal on the totalitarian state’s nuclear weapons. At the start of around two hours of talks and dinner at a luxury […]
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KATHMANDU: Nepal’s tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari was among seven people killed on Wednesday when a helicopter crashed in the country’s hilly east, officials said. Rescue workers retrieved the bodies of Adhikari, 49, the pilot and five other passengers from a hillside in Taplejung district where the Air Dynasty chopper went down. “The respected minister’s body […]
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TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation on Wednesday, saying the departure of the public face of the Islamic republic’s detente with the West would be against its best interests. Zarif’s abrupt announcement on Instagram late on Monday that he was quitting had sparked rumours of mass resignations in the […]
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Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman’s capture by Pakistan armed forces yesterday has become the centre of attention in the conflict between the two states. His status as a prisoner of war (PoW) under international law is being debated upon, along with whether, and if, as a PoW, he is being afforded adequate protections by Pakistan. […]
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The international community on Wednesday urged Pakistan and India to exercise restraint and refrain from escalating tensions, hours after Pakistan carried out air strikes and shot down two Indian jets, a day after Indian warplanes violated the Line of Control. UK concerned about rising tensions Urging restraint on both sides, British Prime Minister Theresa May […]
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WASHINGTON: An expert for the world’s most recognised defence monitoring media outlet, Jane’s Information Group, on Tuesday questioned India’s claim that it has destroyed a major militant camp near the Line of Control (LoC) and killed more than 350 people. “What they hit is speculation for now — they say they hit a terrorist camp, but a lot of […]
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BRUSSELS: The European Union would be ready to approve a short Brexit delay should Britain need more time to ensure parliamentary ratification of their divorce agreement, three EU officials said on Tuesday. EU leaders have increasingly pushed British Prime Minister Theresa May for an extension of the negotiating period as they see no majority in […]
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STOCKHOLM: Swedish scholar Sara Danius stepped down on Tuesday from the academy that awards the Nobel literature prize, almost a year after she quit as its permanent secretary amid a sex scandal unveiled by the #MeToo movement. The academic’s resignation is the latest development in an affair that sprang from the movement to highlight sexual […]
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