UNS/Reuters :India said on Tuesday it had expelled a Canadian diplomat with five days’ notice to leave the country, just hours after Ottawa expelled the South Asian nation’s top intelligence agent and accused it of a role in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader. The development was the latest […]
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KARACHI-UNS: Canada accused India of involvement in the killing of a separatist Sikh leader on its soil, former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Tuesday it was time for the international community to accept that India had become a “rogue Hindutva terrorist state”. The separatist leader, 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar, […]
Russia hit out at Ukraine at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, as the two warring countries squared off in a legal case over Moscow’s claim that “genocide” in eastern Ukraine was a pretext for last year’s invasion. Moscow’s representative, Gennady Kuzmin, said Ukraine’s case that Russia “abused” […]
DERNA, Libya (AP) — The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday. Marie el-Drese, the aid group’s secretary-general, told The Associated […]
WTP Special Report ISLAMABAD: Qatar Airways became a threat to human lives ? The poor performance of Qatar Airways is taking a heavy toll on the company. Which is losing the confidence of the passengers and concerned stake holders? Due to the technical malfunctions in the planes of Qatar Airways […]
KABUL (Reuters) – China became the first country on Wednesday to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, after its envoy presented credentials at a ceremony in Kabul. The Taliban have not been officially recognised by any foreign government. It was not immediately clear if Wednesday’s […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A new ports and railway corridor for the Middle East and South Asia will include train links to India, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Monday, offering new details about the plan unveiled over the weekend at the G20 summit in Delhi. Asked about the […]
Armenia and the United States began a joint military training exercise on Monday, a U.S. army spokesperson said, at a time of high tension in Armenian relations with neighbouring Azerbaijan. The 10-day “Eagle Partner” exercise involves 85 U.S. and 175 Armenian soldiers and is designed to prepare the Armenians to […]
India and Saudi Arabia are likely to sign an energy cooperation memorandum of understanding after a luncheon meeting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, a source familiar with the matter said. The pact will focus on cooperation in energy efficiency, renewable […]
