Floods inflict $10bn loss on Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) The devastating flash floods in Pakistan have inflicted a loss of at least $10 billion on different sectors of the countrys struggling economy, according to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail.

Miftah said these were the initial…

US warships transit Taiwan Strait for first time since Pelosi visit

Taipei (IANS) Two US Navy warships sailed southward through the strategic Taiwan Strait for the first time since a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that was harshly condemned by China.

The guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS…

Former imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque jailed for 10 years

Riyadh (IANS) A Saudi court has sentenced a prominent former imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca to 10 years in prison, Middle East Eye reported.

The Specialised Criminal Appeals Court in Riyadh sentenced Sheikh Saleh al Talib to prison after…

Mediterranean rescue ships save more people, await safe harbour

Rome (IANS) A maritime rescue group operating in the Mediterranean reported on Friday that they had pulled about 160 people out of the water overnight, leaving them with about 210 people on board as they looked for a port to dock at.

The crew…

Negotiations inch forward on deal to restore Iran nuke deal

Tehran (IANS) Negotiations on a deal to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran are reportedly inching forwards, with Tehran saying on Thursday that it was examining the latest proposal.

Iran received a response from the US administration…

China is 'exponentially' increasing its warship capability

Canberra (IANS) China is "exponentially" increasing its warship capability and has reportedly re-started mass production of guided-missile destroyers, local media reported.

The Chinese Communist party-controlled newspaper, the Global Times,…

New US-bound migrant caravan sets off from Mexico

Mexico City (IANS) A new US-bound caravan with about 500 migrants from Central and South American countries has set off from Mexico's southernmost state of Chiapas, local media reported.

The caravan departed on Monday from Miguel Hidalgo…

India warns UN may face oblivion without reforms to make it relevant

United Nations (IANS) India has warned that the world body UN could slip into oblivion and be overtaken by more democratic organisations if the UN Security Council is not reformed to make it more relevant to today's geopolitical realities.

In implied criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, India calls it 'affront to common security'

United Nations (IANS) In one of the strongest implied criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, India has called it "an affront to common security".

In keeping with India's delicate balancing act without naming Russia, India's…

Russia detains IS bomber plotting terror attack in India

Moscow (IANS) Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it has detained an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber who was plotting a terror attack in India, the media reported.

In a statement, the FSB said that the IS terrorist was plotting…