Trump launches US Space Command

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced the official establishment of the military's Space Command, aimed at defending the country's interests in space.

"This is a landmark day, one that recognizes the centrality…

Judge refuses to halt UK Parliament suspension

London (IANS) In a blow to anti-Brexit campaigners, a Scottish judge on Friday refused to order a temporary halt to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to suspend the Parliament.

A group of 75 anti-Brexit MPs and peers were seeking an…

No decision yet on airspace closure to India: Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has made it clear that no decision has yet been taken to close the country's airspace to India, Dawn news reported.

Talking to reporters during a visit to the National…

Putin, Erdogan say ready to expand military cooperation

Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have said both Russia and Turkey are ready to expand cooperation in the military sphere.

"We have used the opportunity of Erdogan's visit…

B'desh court removes 'virgin' word from marriage form

Dhaka (IANS) Women in Bangladesh are no longer required to declare if they are virgins on marriage registration forms, the country's top court has said in a landmark ruling after rights groups challenged the "humiliating and discriminatory"…

Australia 'cautious' in offering aid to fight Amazon fires

Canberra (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said that the fires raging across the Amazon rainforest are "distressing" but that his government must consider its own country's challenges before offering help to…

Brazil Governors push President to accept foreign aid

Brasilia (IANS) The Governors of the nine Brazilian states worst affected by a record number of fires have urged President Jair Bolsonaro to accept foreign aid to fight the blazes, the media reported on Wednesday.

Bolsonaro had earlier refused…

Imran, MBS speak for 3rd time over Kashmir

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman spoke on the phone for a third time over the Kashmir issue, a media report said on Tuesday.

During the call on Monday night, Khan apprised…

Palestine slams US for removing it from countries' list

Ramallah (IANS) Palestinian officials have slammed the US for deleting the name of Palestine from its list of countries and states.

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman of the Palestinian presidency, said on Sunday in an official press statement that…

Israel to build 300 new settler homes in West Bank

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he has instructed his staff to prepare plans for building a new neighbourhood in the Israel-occupied West Bank.

According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's…