Trump to declare 'emergency' over Mexico border wall

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said.

He will sign a border security bill to avert a government shutdown, but also act…

China hints at blocking India's bid to declare Masood Azhar as global terrorist

Beijing (IANS) China on Friday indicated it would continue to block India's bid to declare Masood Azhar as an international terrorist whose outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed to plot the worst-ever attack in Jammu and Kashmir that…

We stand with you, Netanyahu tells Modi post Kashmir attack

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday expressed solidarity with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in the wake of the dastardly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 45 CRPF personnel.

"To my dear…

Suicide attack suspects will be brought to justice, vows Rouhani

Tehran (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the masterminds behind the deadly suicide bomb attack against the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that claimed 27 lives will be brought to justice.

At…

Russia's Lavrov warns Pompeo against US interference in Venezuela

Moscow (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo against US intervention in the internal affairs of Venezuela, including the use of force.

Lavrov made the remarks during a phone conversation…

US NSA tweets warning to India against buying Venezuelan oil

United Nations (IANS) The hardline US National Security Adviser John Bolton has issued a warning to India against buying Venezuelan oil, saying it "will not be forgotten" and that Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Alberto Arreaza has…

Resume talks on nuclear arms treaty with Russia, Gorbachev urges US

Moscow (IANS) Former Soviet leader Mikhail S Gorbachev called on Washington and Moscow to resume nuclear arms talks, warning of dangers of not doing so after President Donald Trump confirmed the USA plan to leave a key Cold War-era treaty.

Gorbachev…

UK to send largest aircraft carrier to Pacific

London (IANS) UK Defence Minister Gavin Williamson has revealed that the country will send its largest and most powerful aircraft carrier to the Pacific on its first operational mission.

In a speech to the Royal United Services Institute think…

Not aware of plan to sell aircraft carrier to Pakistan: China

Beijing (IANS) China on Tuesday said it was not aware of Beijing's reported plans to sell its first and only aircraft carrier to its ally Pakistan.

A Pakistani media report cited a Chinese state media report as saying that Beijing had decided…

Iran to increase uranium enrichment capacity

Tehran (IANS) Iran is ready to boost the capacity of its uranium enrichment, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said.

"Based on a decree by Iran's Supreme Leader and the emphasis put on…