Trump calls up Modi, Imran, urges for lowering bilateral tensions

New Delhi/Washington/Islamabad (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Donald Trump over phone during which he conveyed that "extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was…

Detained Iranian tanker sets sail from Gibraltar

London (IANS) An Iranian ship, which has changed its name from Grace 1 to Adrian Darya-1, held by Gibraltar since July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria has left port, media reports said on Monday.

Marine tracking has showed the tanker,…

Black-clad HK protesters gather for mass rally

Hong Kong (IANS) Protesters dressed in black participated in a mass anti-government rally in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Sunday, a day after tens of thousands of people took to the streets on the 11th weekend of unrest sparked by the now-shelved…

Leaked No Deal Brexit dossier predicts chaos, shortages

London (IANS) A hard Irish border, three-months of chaos at the ports as well as fuel, medicine and food shortages were expected in the event of a No Deal Brexit, a leaked dossier has revealed.

Operation Yellowhammer, the secret dossier filed…

Trump asks Imran Khan to reduce tensions with India through dialogue

New Delhi (IANS) US President Donald Trump has stressed upon the need for bilateral dialogue to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan regarding the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the White House said on Saturday.

Trump's…

Dealing with Doval doctrine in 'Modi's Hindustan': Pak Minister

Islamabad (IANS) A day after its failure to get anything from the closed-door meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday that Islamabad is dealing with Doval doctrine in "Modi's…

N.Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles

Pyongyang/Seoul (IANS) North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, the sixth such launch in about three weeks.

The projectiles were fired from its eastern coastal county of Tongchon…

Pro-Khalistan Sikhs hold protest with Pakistanis outside UN on Kashmir

New York (IANS) Pro-Khalistan Sikhs joined by some Pakistanis held a protest outside the UN demanding the restoration of Kashmir's special status.

About 400 people marched from India's UN mission to a cordoned-off area opposite the…

Kim, Putin exchange greetings on Korea's Liberation Day

Seoul/Pyongyang (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged greetings on Thursday to mark the 74th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan, Pyongyang's state media reported.

In their messages,…

Democrats demand Senate vote on toughening access to guns

Washington (IANS) A mother told US Congresswoman Debbie Dingell that she didn't know whether to buy her daughter a backpack she wanted for school or a bulletproof vest. But "I could not answer those questions," said the lawmaker, who…