Post-Brexit trade talks to resume on Monday

London (IANS) Post-Brexit trade talks between negotiators from the UK and the European Union (EU) will resume on Monday in an effort to reach an agreement on a deal before the transition period expires on December 31.

The resumption will come…

Nepal PM recommends dissolution of House

Kathmandu (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Sunday recommended dissolution of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament at an emergency Cabinet meeting.

The recommendation to to dissolve the House came two years prior…

Rockets fired at US airbase in Afghanistan: Officials

Kabul (IANS) Multiple rockets were fired at the Bagram Airfield, a major US airbase in Afghanistan's Parwan province, on Saturday, officials said, adding that there were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.

"Five rounds of rockets…

Cuban President says ready to talk with Biden

Havana (IANS) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that he was ready to talk with US President-elect Joe Biden, who will be inaugurated on January 20, 2021, "on any subject".

"We are willing to discuss any issue, what we are not willing to…

French President Macron tests positive for Covid-19

Paris (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Elysee Palace confirmed in a statement on Thursday, joining a long list of world leaders to be infected with the disease.

The statement said that…

US sanctions Turkey on S-400, cautions India, others on buying Russian arms

New York (IANS) Imposing sanctions on Turkey for buying the Russian-made S400 Triumf anti-missile system, the US has reiterated its warning to India and other countries about acquiring equipment from Moscow.

The Assistant Secretary for International…

Trump refuses to rule out possibility of skipping Biden's inauguration

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump, who still disputes the outcome of the November 3 election, has refused to rule out the possibility of skipping his successor Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, 2021, the media reported.

When…

2M Chinese Communist Party agents embedded around the world: Data leak

New Delhi/Canberra (IANS) In an explosive data leak, around two million Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members who got secretly embedded in some of the world's biggest companies, banks, media groups, universities and government agencies, have been…

Afghanistan tops World Terrorism Index: Report

Kabul (IANS) The Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in its annual World Terrorism Index placed Afghanistan as the most-affected country on earth, imposing devastating loss to the countrys economy, the media reported on Sunday.

China, Pak fighter planes play war games to prove a point to India

New Delhi (IANS) China is carrying out joint air force exercises with Pakistan in Sindh as part of the sabre-rattling in response to the Indo-Pacific Quad exercises in which the Indian Navy participated recently.

The war games, merely 200 km…