New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his claims that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan by telling his administration officials to “cancel all deals” with the two countries, after which they agreed to stop the fighting. “We did some great work. India and Pakistan. That was going to be maybe…
Beijing: The purge of China’s powerful defence and security establishment continued as top military officials, including a senior general, the chief of the navy, and a nuclear scientist, were expelled from the national legislature on Friday. General Miao Hua, along with Vice Admiral Li Hanjun, chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN),…
Qingdao: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Admiral Don Jun that India and China should maintain the positive momentum in the bilateral ties and avoid adding new complexities. Singh held “constructive” talks with Don on the sidelines of a conclave of defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in this…
Gaza/Madrid: Israel on Thursday killed at least 56 Palestinians, including 6 people who were waiting for aid at the distribution sites of the notorious Gaza Human Rights Foundation (GHF), an aid system backed by the US and operated by the Israeli military. According to Gaza’s health ministry, Israel has killed more than 500 Palestinians at…
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the signing of a trade agreement with China and hinted that a major trade deal with India could be in the pipeline. Speaking at a White House event focused on government spending, Trump said, “We just signed a trade deal with China. We’re not going to make…
New York: Indian-American Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic mayoral primary has shaken up New York City politics, the community members said, even as US President Donald Trump lashed out at the young lawmaker, calling him a “100% Communist Lunatic”. Mamdani, 33, son of renowned Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Mahmood Mamdani, a Ugandan…
Qingdao: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has refused to sign a joint statement at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet because it did not mention the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, news agencies reported on 26 June. While skipping any mention of Pahalgam, the document mentioned Balochistan, tacitly accusing India…
Qingdao: The perpetrators, financiers and sponsors of terrorism must be held accountable, and there should be “no double standards in combating the menace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, taking a swipe at Pakistan. In an address at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Singh said some countries are using cross-border terrorism…
Mexico City: At least 12 people were killed and around 20 others injured in a mass shooting late Tuesday during a street celebration in the city of Irapuato in Mexico’s Guanajuato state, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The attack occurred as locals were dancing and drinking in the street to mark the feast of St John…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, has raised concerns about another attack from India, citing New Delhi’s recent arms development. Khan also issued a sharp critique of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s leadership, highlighting Pakistan’s widening military gap with India. Speaking against the backdrop of rising regional tensions,…
