TPP countries to discuss agreement in principle on trade deal TPP countries to discuss agreement in principle on trade deal:- The remaining 11 countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal will discuss a proposal for an agreement in principle to proceed after the withdrawal of the United States, […]
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Rohingya fleeing Myanmar recount horror of capsized boat Across the ferocious waves and the churning black water, Alam Jafar could see his frantic 7-year-old son gasping for breath, his arms flailing just above the ocean’s surface. It was raining, and a fierce monsoon storm had transformed the sky and the […]
Taiwan president making state visits amid China stalemate Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is setting off for the United States and three South Pacific nations in an effort to crack the diplomatic isolation imposed by rival China. Tsai will visit the Marshall and Solomon Islands along with Tuvalu starting from Saturday. […]
Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for ex-Premier Sharif Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for ex-Premier Sharif:- A Pakistani judge issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, after he failed to appear in court in the capital, Islamabad, to face corruption charges. The developments are the […]
The Many Foreign Policies of Donald Trump Russia officially hung up on the United States on Monday, suspending the “hotline” between Moscow and Washington a day after the U.S. military shot down a Syrian air force jet. It was the latest signal of deteriorating relations between the superpowers, following the […]
Suspected NKorea drone photographed US missile-defense site A suspected North Korean drone had photographed a U.S. missile defense shield in South Korea before it crashed near the border where it was found last week, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The finding came four days after North Korea tested new anti-ship […]
Malaysia Airlines jet diverted in Australia over bomb scare A Malaysia Airlines plane returned to Australia after a mentally ill passenger threatened to detonate a bomb and attempted to enter the cockpit before he was tackled and tied up by passengers, police said Thursday. The 25-year-old Sri Lankan man had […]
Philippines vows to save hostages as fight corners militants Philippine authorities have reached out to parties who may be able to talk with Muslim militants in a bid to secure the freedom of hostages in a southern city where a week of fighting has killed 129 people, officials said Wednesday. […]
Taliban attack kills 6 in Pakistan, including census workers A Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a vehicle carrying census workers in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six people — two data collectors and four soldiers who were escorting them, a government spokesman and police said. The attack took […]
India relocates 10,000 from around Kashmir as tensions rise India relocates 10,000 from around Kashmir as tensions rise : Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir (CNN)India relocated more than 10,000 people from around the disputed border area of Kashmir as tensions with Pakistan continue to escalate. The two nations exchanged gunfire Saturday morning, […]
