Smoke from historic US wildfires seen from Europe

Washington (IANS) Massive plumes of smoke from the historic wildfires currently raging along the US West Coast were being seen thousands of kilometres away in Europe, as far away as the Netherlands and Germany, according to scientists.

"The…

Pakistan govt freezes over 900 assets of JuD, JeM

Islamabad (IANS) The Pakistan government has frozen a total of 964 assets of proscribed organisations Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) as it takes action against elements involved in terror financing and money laundering as part of…

Guterres calls for 'positive' move on Kashmir, sidesteps 'demography' question

United Nations (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon India and Pakistan to move in a positive way to resolve their differences.

He sidestepped a question by a Pakistani reporter at a news conference on Wednesday about…

As election looms large, Trump touts Israel deal and pursues Af peace

New York (IANS) As the US election looms large, US President Donald Trump has pushed through the diplomatic deal in the Middle East between Israel and two Arab states signed at the White House, while feverishly attempting a peace deal between the…

New UNGA president says he'll promote UNSC reform impartially

United Nations (IANS) Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir, who has taken over the General Assembly's presidency, has given an assurance that he will promote the Security Council reform process impartially.

"I am committed to support this process…

Gaffe-prone Trump, Biden take different ways to handle flubs

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden are both gaffe-prone, but are taking radically different strategies to deal with their reigns of error before the November 3 election.

Biden keeps a lower profile…

'Jinping risked future with incursions into India-controlled territory'

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has risked his future with recent high-profile incursions into Indian-controlled territory, said an opinion piece by a Chinese lawyer.

In an opinion article for Newsweek written by Gordon G Chang,…

Khalilzad in Islamabad amid intra-Afghan peace process

Islamabad (IANS) United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad will land in Islamabad later on Monday to meet with the Pakistani leadership and discuss the future course of action in the Afghan peace process.

As per…

Aus authorities to seize paedophiles' assets in major crackdown

Canberra (IANS) The Australian government on Monday announced a major crackdown on paedophiles, with offenders' assets to be seized for the first time.

In the announcement, Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said that the Australian…

Ex-UK PMs urge to reject controversial market bill

London (IANS) Former UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and John Major have urged MPs to reject incumbent premier Boris Johnson's "shameful" attempt to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, it was reported on Sunday.

The Internal…