Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his US counterpart Antony Blinken met in Washington DC and discussed working together to address regional and global challenges. Jaishankar — on his first visit to the US capital since the third Modi government took office — met Blinken on Tuesday at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the…
Lahore: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) late on Tuesday announced that it has stopped all its flights from using Iranian airspace following Iran’s missile attack on Israel. The PIA issued a direction to all captains and flight operations of the airline in this regard. “The plans of all flights are being restructured to avoid using Iranian…
Washington: China has violated border agreements, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, noting that continued tension will cast a natural shadow over the rest of this relationship. “In terms of our own relationship with China, I think it’s a long story. But the short version is that we had agreements on how to…
Washington: Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, the United States said on Tuesday, warning that any such assault would have “severe” consequences for Tehran. The warning came as Israel said it had launched a ’round offensive’ in Lebanon to target the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah, whose leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an…
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fresh warning to Iran Monday, saying there was no place in the Middle East beyond Israel’s reach amid a flurry of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. In a video statement made in English, Netanyahu addressed the people of Iran and warned that their government was bringing them “closer…
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military said on Monday its forces killed at least two leaders of a left-wing Palestinian armed group, hours after the organisation said its members were hit in a strike in central Beirut. Israeli fighter jets “struck and eliminated the terrorist” Mohammad Abdel-Aal, head of the Lebanon branch of the Popular Front…
Tel Aviv: Israel on Sunday carried out multiple airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen and launched a fresh barrage against the Hezbollah group in Lebanon, which is still reeling from a series of deadly blows to its command structure as well as the killing of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Lebanon’s health ministry said that airstrikes near…
Kathmandu: The death toll from rain-triggered floods and landslides across Nepal climbed to 170, with 42 others missing on Sunday, officials said. Large swathes of eastern and central Nepal have been inundated since Friday, with flash floods reported in parts of the country. According to police, 170 people have been killed so far due to…
Islamabad: In an effort to minimise administrative expenditures, cash-strapped Pakistan on Sunday announced to abolish about 150,000 government posts, close six ministries, and merge two others, as part of reforms agreed upon with the IMF under USD 7 billion loan deal. The International Monetary Fund on September 26 finally gave a nod to the assistance…
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who vowed to fight Lebanese Hezobollah and defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip” while addressing the UN General Assembly on Friday, held up two maps showing India as ‘Blessing” and Iran as ‘Curse’. The ‘Curse’ map showed Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen painted in black. Whereas, the ‘Blessing’ map…
