EU mulling legal options if UK breaches Brexit treaty

Brussels (IANS) The European Union (EU) has reiterated of mulling legal options if the UK breaches the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with the controversial Internal Market Bill, which will override some parts of the deal, it was reported.

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Trump, Biden neck-and-neck in N.Carolina, Georgia: Poll

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden were neck-and-neck in the swing states of Georgia and North Carolina, according to a new poll.

The CBS/YouGov poll released on Sunday revealed that in Georgia 47…

Anger simmering against Army in Pakistan after Sharif's comeback

New Delhi/Islamabad (IANS) Widespread anger is simmering among civilians in Pakistan against the top military leadership ever since former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took on the Bajwa-Khan partnership.

In a significant multi-party virtual…

Trump didn't pay income tax for 10 of 15 yrs before 2016 polls

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump did not pay his income tax for 10 of the 15 years before the 2016 election, and only $750 the year he ran for the presidency and in his first year in the White House, a media report has revealed.

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Pyongyang warns S.Korea against violating sea border

Seoul (IANS) Pyongyang on Sunday warned Seoul against violating its western sea border as search continued for the body of a South Korean official who was shot and killed in North Korean waters.

South Korea has continued to locate the body…

Ditto! Imran Khan UNGA 2020 speech almost replica of 2019 litany

United Nations (IANS) If you blinked, you could have mistaken Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's speech at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) as the one he delivered in 2019.

Retrofitted with pandemic era phrases, nips and tucks, Khan belted…

Trump likely to nominate Amy Coney Barrett as Ginsburg's SC replacement

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump was likely to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who has served on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2017, to the Supreme Court as the replacement for late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according…

Brazilian govt sees increase in approval rating

Brazilian (IANS) There has been an increase in the approval rating of the Brazilian government led by President Jair Bolsonaro in September amid the coronavirus pandemic, said a survey released by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI).

Protesters rally at Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu against encroachment

Kathmandu (IANS) A spontaneous protest erupted in front of the Chinese Embassy in national capital Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon over the encroachment of Nepalese territory by the China in western-northern part of Humla district.

A number…

Now China encroaches upon Nepal territory

Kathmandu (IANS) After India, China is now embroiled in a fresh boundary dispute with Nepal in its remote Humla district that is close to the Nepal-Tibet border.

The dispute emerged after the Chinese side unilaterally constructed 11 cemented…