Republicans renominate Trump to continue America First agenda

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump vowed to continue the America First agenda after winning renomination at the Republican National Convention on Monday, setting the stage for the November showdown with Democratic candidate and former Vice…

Vitally important for children to return to class: UK PM

London (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that it was "vitally important" for children to return to classrooms, with the life chances of a generation at stake, it was reported on Monday.

Separate guidance for reopening schools has…

Nato denies foreign troops on Belarusian border

Minsk (IANS) Nato has denied "baseless" allegations by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that "foreign powers" were organising a build-up of troops on the country's border amid the ongoing tensions.

In a statement, Nato said it…

Pak sanctions Afghan Taliban, Haqqani Network to evade global financial blacklisting

Islamabad (IANS) At a time when Afghan Taliban, the United States and the Ashraf Ghani government of Afghanistan are on the verge of initiating the intra-Afghan dialogue, Pakistan government has issued a statutory notification, ordering imposition…

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…

No legitimate reason to delay intra-Afghan talks: Khalilzad

Kabul (IANS) US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad said there was "no legitimate reason" to delay the intra-Afghan negotiations that have been postponed over differences on the release of controversial Taliban prisoners by the Kabul government.

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…