Unification minister says NKorea trying to tame SKorean government, grab US attention

Seoul/Incheon (IANS) South Korea's point man on North Korea said Sunday he believes North Korea's recent series of missile launches are aimed at "taming" the new South Korean government while at the same time grabbing US attention.

Unification…

Russia says Western countries mastermind of Nord Stream attacks

Moscow (IANS) The director of Russias Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, has said that there is evidence, which indicates that "the West" may have been behind the disabling of the Nord Stream undersea pipelines, media reports said.

Pakistan's largest bank aided, abetted Al Qaeda: Report

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan's largest bank, Habib Bank Limited (HBL), faces secondary liabilities in a terror financing case in the US in which the plaintiffs had alleged that it aided and abetted Al Qaeda terrorism and joined a conspiracy to launch…

Western leaders fear Putin planning huge escalation of Russia's faltering invasion of Ukraine

London (IANS) Western leaders fear that Vladimir Putin is planning a huge escalation of Russias faltering invasion of Ukraine with a deadly nuclear strike or an attack on European interests, media reports said.

British and American spies believe…

'Wear undergarments', Pakistan's national carrier tells cabin crew

Islamabad (IANS) The national airline of the country -- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) -- has a new rule for its cabin crew: 'Wear undergarments', media reports said.

In a strange development, PIA has told its air crew that wearing…

CIA warned about attack on Nord Stream pipes weeks ago

London (IANS) The CIA warned weeks ago that the Nord Stream pipes could be attacked, it has been revealed, after explosions opened three huge fissures in two key gas links that Western leaders say are the result of sabotage, the media reported.

Chinese Foreign Ministry says US should refrain from commenting on Pak-China ties

Beijing (IANS) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Tuesday said that the US better help Pakistan with "real action" instead of commenting on the bilateral ties between Islamabad and Beijing, media reports said.

The statement…

China takes aim at Quad, also says no country should abuse power to bully others

United Nations (IANS) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi took aim at the Quad and other such initiatives, saying, "We should jointly oppose group politics and block confrontation."

"Pursuing one's own absolute security can only undermine…

Those politicising terrorism 'do so at their own peril', Jaishankar warns

United Nations (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for 'zero tolerance' for terrorism and warned that those who prevent UN sanctions against terrorists "do so at their own peril".

"Having borne the brunt…

Russia backs India for permanent seat on UNSC calling it key international actor

United Nations (IANS) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has endorsed India for a permanent seat on the Security Council calling it a key international actor.

"The Council and UN have to be aligned to contemporary realities," he said…