Imran Khan's move to tighten his grip over PoJK thwarted

New Delhi/Muzaffarabad (IANS) The Imran Khan government's move to strengthen its hold over Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK), through a council which had been abolished by former premier Nawaz Sharif's party two years ago, was thwarted.

EU leaders to meet for 1st time since pandemic

Brussels (IANS) European Union (EU) leaders will meet on Friday in their first face-to-face summit since the coronavirus pandemic, with low expectations of a deal on a 750 billion- euro ($855 billion) post-COVID-19 stimulus package.

The Brussels…

Trump now avoids taking stand on India-China conflict

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump is now avoiding taking a stand on the India-China conflict in contrast to his earlier critical remarks about Beijing or that of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

In a terse and enigmatic remark about…

Nepal's ruling party fails to resolve internal crisis

New Delhi/Kathmandu (IANS) The intervention of China in Kathmandu's internal politics and Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's hostility towards India has left the top leadership in the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) at loggerheads with each…

World waking up to China's threat, will confront it: Pompeo

New York (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the world is waking up to the threats from China and it will be confronted as never before by democracies.

Referring to the threats from Beijing to countries around the world,…

Fauci urges Americans to trust medical experts

New York (IANS) America's top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci urged Americans to put their faith in "respected medical authorities" to navigate the pandemic, saying that those who have a track record of giving recommendations based on…

Fines for not wearing masks in England shops

London (IANS) The UK government has made wearing masks in shops across England mandatory and anyone flouting the measure would be imposed with a 100-pound ($125) fine starting from July 24, the media reported on Tuesday.

The development came…

Trump vs Fauci reaches fever pitch as WH smear campaign rages

New York (IANS) It's official. The White House has turned on America's top infectious diseases expert, Anthony Fauci, spraying into public view a longlist of "mistakes" he has made since the COVID-19 pandemic began and seeking to undercut…

Afghan govt seeks new list of Taliban detainees

Kabul (IANS) The Afghan government has asked the Taliban to provide a new list for the prisoners who have not been freed so far, but the militant group has insisted on the release of their inmates based on an existing list, sources said.

As…

China's hubris confronts a perfect storm

New Delhi (IANS) A perfect storm appears to be gathering around China, brewed by growing internal dissent, wobbly external relations amid a global outcry for a through investigation on Beijing's possible role in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.