Maryam Nawaz's interview 'forcefully' taken off air

Islamabad (IANS) A televised interview of Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was "forcefully" taken off shortly after it was aired, the media reported on Friday.

"Just came to know Maryam…

Russian S-400 missile system hardware deployment starts: Turkey

Ankara, July 12 (IANS) The first shipment of Russian S-400 missile defence system hardware to Turkey started on Friday, the country's Defence Ministry has announced.

"First batch of equipment of S-400 missile defence system, which…

Soft on Pakistan, UN report on Kashmir has discrepancies

New Delhi (IANS) The latest UN human rights report on Jammu and Kashmir, slammed by India as a "continuation of the earlier false and motivated narrative", has several discrepancies that show up on closer reading and contradicts…

Talks with opposition concluded successfully: Venezuela

Caracas (IANS) The Venezuelan government has announced that its talks with the opposition, which were held in the Caribbean island of Barbados and mediated by Norway, had concluded successfully, though it did not provide further details.

Communications…

Iran's IRGC denies UK tanker seizure claim

Tehran (IANS) Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday dismissed a claim that Iranian boats tried to intercept a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf region.

"Patrols by the IRGC's Navy vessels have been underway…

Qatari leader ready to mediate between US, Iran

Washington (IANS) The ruler of Qatar, one of the handful of Arab nations on good terms with Tehran, met with President Donald Trump for talks expected to touch on Doha's offer to help ease tensions between the US and Iran.

Two years after…

Bunch of red Japanese grapes sold for $11,000 at auction

Tokyo, (IANS) A bunch of red grapes was sold on Tuesday in Japan for 1.2 million yen ($11,000) in the first auction of the season, making it the most expensive since the breed came to market 12 years ago.

The "Ruby Roman",…

US approves arms sale to Taiwan despite China's ire

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump's administration has approved a $2.2 billion arms sale to Taiwan, despite China saying the decision "extremely sensitive and damaging" to Washington-Beijing ties, media reports said.

The…

Indian tariffs on US products 'no longer acceptable': Trump

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump again hit out at India over the issue of tariffs on Tuesday, less than a fortnight after he discussed the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan and both agreed to address the issue.

Trump's…

Imran Khan to visit Russia on Putin's invitation

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Moscow in September on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, sources told Geo News.

Khan has accepted the Russian President's invitation, which was extended last…