The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made insult-laden threats against South Korea on Thursday for considering unliteral sanctions on the North, calling the South’s new president and his government “idiots” and “a running wild dog gnawing on a bone given by the U.S.” READ | North Korea vexed by US-South Korea … Read more
Defending his decision over layoff of Twitter employees, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the micro-blogging site was losing more than $4 million per day. Taking to Twitter, Elon Musk said, “Regarding Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately, there is no choice when the company is losing over $4 mn/day. Everyone exited was offered 3 months … Read more
Islamabad: The cloud of uncertainty around the appointment of Pakistan’s new Army Chief began to clear on Wednesday after the government announced on Wednesday that it has received the names of senior generals for the post to succeed incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa. READ | ‘Excitement will end, after which we will deal with Imran … Read more
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog met a Russian delegation in Istanbul on Wednesday to discuss safety at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the watchdog said. READ | Ukraine accuses Russia of planting Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant again The Zaporizhzhia plant, which Russia seized shortly after its Feb. 24 invasion, was … Read more
Maybe it’s his age. Maybe it’s his stellar form for Paris Saint-Germain. Maybe it’s that drought-ending Copa America title last year. But there’s something different about Lionel Messi at the World Cup — a fact he acknowledges himself. He’s relaxed, he’s happy, he never stopped smiling in a rare appearance at a news conference Monday. … Read more
Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has warned opposition leader and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying that the coalition government will deal with him, after the completion of the appointment process of the new Army chief. “The process will complete in two to three days. The excitement will end, after which we will deal … Read more
UN chief Antonio Guterres said that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member saying that violence against them is the most pervasive “human rights violation” in the world. The UN chief called on governments to implement national action plans to tackle the violence against … Read more
Russia on Tuesday said it hoped Turkey would exercise “restraint” and refrain from “any excessive use of force” in Syria, where Ankara has carried out air strikes and is threatening to launch a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters. “We hope to convince our Turkish colleagues to refrain from resorting to excessive use of force on … Read more
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would welcome the chance to meet his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe during an upcoming visit to Cambodia, the Pentagon’s spokesman said Monday. Brigadier General Patrick Ryder stopped short of announcing a meeting but said the United States was in contact with China’s defence ministry about the issue. READ | China-PAK … Read more
Russia-Ukraine War: The Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom on Wednesday accused Russia of again striking the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant in southern Ukraine. “Russian terrorists bombed the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant again during the night,” Energoatom said on Telegram. The strike damaged a power line causing the stoppage of several transformers of the number six reactor of … Read more
New Delhi: The United States and India will co-develop drones, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday, as Washington seeks closer ties with Delhi as a way of countering China. India will build these aircraft and export them to other countries in its region, this official said. Delhi wants to diversify its weaponry, which is mainly Russian-made, … Read more
Kazakhstan will ensure the care and safety of Russians fleeing a “hopeless situation,” the president of the Central Asian country said on Tuesday, as Russian men fled the Ukraine military call-up. “Recently we’ve had many people from Russia coming here,” Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was quoted as saying by his press service. “Most of them are forced … Read more
Days after devising a plan to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war that drew flak from Ukraine, billionaire Elon Musk came up with a plan to relieve tensions between China and Taiwan. He suggested handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing could be helpful. “My recommendation…would be to figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan … Read more
India has conveyed its critical concern to the US State Division on Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome’s current go-to and his feedback on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) on the highest bureaucratic degree. The Modi authorities have additionally objected to the USD 450 million improvement bundle for Pakistani F-16 fighters, introduced by the Pentagon final month, … Read more
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are celebrating International Day of the Girl with a timely commendation. The former president and first lady shared a statement on Oct. 11 praising the Iranian women and girls currently involved in demonstrations taking place both online and on the ground. The Obamas said that the Iranian women and girls … Read more