WASHINGTON -UNS/Reuters :US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, is headed to India next week for final preparations ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington later this month, the White House confirmed on Wednesday. Washington is working to deepen ties with the world’s largest democracy, […]
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RIYADH -UNS/AFP: Iran is set to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday following a seven-year closure, Tehran and a diplomatic source said, sealing a Chinese-brokered rapprochement deal announced in March. Saudi Arabia severed relations with Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran and consulate in the northwestern […]
ANKARA -UNS/Reuters: The newly elected President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took the oath of office today (Saturday) in the capital Ankara. “I, as president, swear upon my honour and integrity before the great Turkish nation and history to safeguard the existence and independence of the state … to abide […]
WASHINGTON-UNS: United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday he was deeply concerned by China’s unwillingness to engage on military crisis management, warning that talks are key to avoiding conflict. The relationship between the United States and China is at its lowest point in decades, as they remain […]
ANKARA -AFP/UNS: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in on Saturday as head of state after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years as Turkey’s economic woes worsen. Among several other world leaders, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also landed in […]
TASHKAND -UNS: The Executive Board of UNESCO, at its 216th session, approved proposals from Member States regarding anniversaries in which UNESCO could take part in events in 2024-2025. The Executive Board decided and recommended to the Conference to authorize UNESCO to take part in the celebration of 46 anniversaries. Among […]
ANKARA -UNS/AFP: Turkiye voted on Sunday in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule to 2028. The Nato member’s longest-serving leader defied critics and doubters by emerging with a comfortable lead against his secular challenger Kemal […]
MOSCOW-Reuters /UNS: Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from US President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such nuclear weapons in Europe. Russia said on Thursday it was pushing ahead with the first deployment of such weapons outside […]
India’s top anti-terrorism investigation agency on Friday again sought the death sentence for leading Kashmiri leader Muhammad Yasin Malik after he was given life in prison, the Indian media has reported. Malik, 57, former chief of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Indian court […]
Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed a defence pact with the United States on Monday, giving US forces access to its airfields and ports as Washington vies with China’s expanding footprint in the Pacific region. Washington has growing concerns about China’s rise in the Pacific, where it is trying to woo […]
