Turkey orders detention of 47 military personnel over coup

Ankara (IANS) Turkish prosecutors on Saturday ordered the detention of 47 military personnel over their suspected links to a network believed to be behind the failed 2016 coup attempt.

Police launched simultaneous operations in 40 provinces…

Trump pushes US universities to reopen

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has urged universities to reopen their campuses, despite reports of Covid-19 cluster outbreaks among students across the country.

The virus is very dangerous for older people, "but for university…

Amid tensions with Saudi Arabia, Pak moves closer to China

Islamabad (IANS) It was the statement of Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi against the Saudi-led Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), pertaining to the Kashmir dispute, which attracted irked response from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…

Biden officially gets Democratic Party's nomination to take on Trump

New York (IANS) Former US Vice President Joe Biden has formally been nominated the Democratic Party's candidate to take on President Donald Trump in the November election, winning the majority in a roll call of states in which a young Indian American…

Pak Army, ISI chiefs in KSA on damage control trip

Islamabad (IANS) After Pakistan flexed its muscles and expressed disregard over the performance of the Saudi-led Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the Kashmir dispute, and Saudi Arabias subsequent rigid response and immediate demand for…

China builds toilet on Xinjiang mosque site, orders forcible abortion of Uyghur Muslim women

New Delhi/Urumqi (IANS) Authorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime have built a public toilet on the site of a mosque after demolishing it in Xinjiang province and also ordered forcible abortions of pregnant women as part of a campaign…

Biden to prioritise India ties to fight terror, stop China threats

New York (IANS) Joe Biden, who will be the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, will give "high priority to" strengthening India-US relations including on counter-terrorism and for ensuring China can't threaten its neighbours, according…

Palestine won't allow undermining of Arab Peace Initiative

Ramallah (IANS) Palestine has said that it will not allow the undermining of the Arab Peace Initiative and the resolutions of the UN, the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement…

Trump pushes to reopen schools despite severe Covid-19 situation

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has again pushed for schools to reopen despite the severe Covid-19 pandemic across the country, which currently accounts for the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world.

"We got…

Isolated by allies, US suffers UNSC defeat on Iran arms ban

United Nations (IANS) Isolated by its allies, the US has suffered a diplomatic defeat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) which turned down its demand to extend the arms embargo on Iran.

The setback came on Friday, a day after President Donald…