Restrictions on movement of people lifted in most parts of Kashmir
PTI, Srinagar :Restrictions were lifted from most parts of Kashmir on Saturday, a day after strict curbs on the movement of people were imposed in...
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Air strikes stop in Syria’s Idlib after truce announced
AFP, Beirut :Air strikes on Syria’s northwestern Idlib region stopped today after a Russian-backed ceasefire went into effect following four months of deadly bombardment, a...
Trump says US ‘not involved’ in Iranian rocket failure
President Donald Trump on Friday released a photograph of an apparently failed Iranian rocket launch and said that the United States had nothing to do...
Twitter says CEO account hacked after series of offensive tweets
AFP, San Francisco :Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been “compromised” after a series of erratic and offensive messages were...
North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading
AP, Seoul :A senior North Korean diplomat on Saturday berated U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments describing North Korean behavior as “rogue”...
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Japan defence ministry seeks record budgetAP, TokyoJapan’s defence ministry on Friday requested a record $50.3 billion budget to fund purchases of fighter jets and missile...
Iran oil tanker sought by US again says it will go to Turkey
AP, Dubai :An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. on Friday again listed its destination as Turkey, further obscuring where its 2.1 million barrels...
Court blocks Australia from deporting Tamil toddlers
AFP, Melbourne :A dramatic late-night call from an Australian judge to a plane bound for Sri Lanka has temporarily spared a family of four-including two...
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ as fears ‘full civil war’ in Libya loom
AFP, United Nations :UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that he fears Libya will end up in a “full civil war” unless moves are...
UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war
AP, United Nations :The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that violations of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon in the latter country’s south...
Trump launches US Space Command in counter to Russia, China threats
The Washington Post :President Donald Trump on Thursday took a key step toward reorganizing the nation’s armed forces to focus more on the threats posed...
Pakistan conducts ballistic missile test but says it wants peace with India
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistan has signalled a willingness to open peace talks with India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to return to power after...