Pentagon sanctions $1 bn for US-Mexico border wall

Washington (IANS) The Pentagon notified Congress that it has sanctioned the transfer of $1 billion to begin new wall construction along the US-Mexico border, drawing immediate objections from Democratic lawmakers.

A Pentagon…

China destroys maps showing Arunachal as India's

Beijing (IANS) Chinese authorities have destroyed 30,000 world maps for showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and also referring to Taiwan as a country.

China calls Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet, a claim India rejects. Taiwan is a self-ruled…

Mueller report finds no Russia-Trump collusion

New York (IANS) Special Counsel Robert Mueller who investigated Russian interference in US President Donald Trump's 2016 election has concluded that there was no collusion between him or his campaign and Moscow, according to a summary of the report…

China welcomes Modi, Khan exchanging greetings

Beijing (IANS) China on Monday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan exchanging greetings amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

Beijing also said that it…

US will continue to support Lebanese army: Pompeo

Beirut (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said that the US will continue to support the Lebanese army, the National News Agency reported.

"We will keep on supporting the Lebanese army, our strategic partner in fighting…

India seeks details on Hindu girls' abduction

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday sought details from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad following reports of abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of two Pakistani Hindu girls in Sindh province.

Kazakhstan renames capital as Nur-Sultan

Astana (IANS) Kazakhstan's new President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Saturday signed a decree to officially rename the country's capital Astana as Nur-Sultan.

The capital is being renamed after former President Nursultan…

44 dead after blast rocks industrial park in China

Nanjing (IANS) Death toll has risen to 44 and 90 others were seriously injured after an explosion ripped through an industrial park on Thursday afternoon in Yancheng, east China's Jiangsu Province, the rescue headquarters said on Friday.

US sanctions 2 Chinese firms for N. Korea business

Washington (IANS) The US has imposed sanctions on two Chinese companies that have helped North Korea evade restrictions imposed by Washington and the UN Security Council, a senior administration official said.

The official told CNN on Thursday…

Merkel vows to fight for orderly Brexit

Berlin (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will fight for an "orderly Brexit" until "the very last hour".

Merkel said that current events were in a "state of flux", adding that European Union leaders…