Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Venezuelan military officials to back the country’s self-declared interim president Juan Guaido and allow humanitarian aid to flow into Venezuela. Speaking in Miami as humanitarian aid remained stalled at the Venezuelan border, Trump decried President Nicolas Maduro as a “Cuban puppet” and[Read More…]
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Counter-terrorism, energy security to top Indian agenda during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visit
New Delhi: Counter-terrorism, including Pakistan’s role in sponsoring terrorism against India, and energy security are likely to be on top of India’s agenda for discussion during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit starting on Tuesday. India is expected to take up with the Saudi Crown Prince Pakistan’s role in[Read More…]
India yet to tell us about MFN status withdrawal: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Sunday that it has not yet been informed by India on withdrawing the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Islamabad in the wake of a bloody suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdul Razak Dawood, adviser to the Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Commerce, said: “We are[Read More…]
Vegan parents nearly starve 5 months old baby to death
The police said that they found the child in an unable to move condition at his house in Florida city of Titusville.
Tokyo 2020: North Korea and South Korea to march and compete together?
Switzerland: The officials of the two nations of South Korea and North Korea met with the International Olympic committee. The countries showed their interest to march together in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Interests in presenting unified teams in some sports were also put forward. In 2006 Turin Winter Olympics[Read More…]
Trump to declare ’emergency’ over Mexico border wall
Washington: 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 to bypass Congress and use military funds for the wall, a statement[Read More…]
Sudanese refugee wins major human rights award
Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a Sudanese refugee who has been held in Australia’s notorious offshore Manus Island processing centre for over five years, has won the prestigious Martin Ennals human rights prize, the UN refugee agency UNHCR has said. “Recognized as a true leader, human rights and humanitarian advocate, Muhamat has[Read More…]
US dollar weakens amid gloomy economic data
New York: The US dollar declined as the allure of the greenback diminished amid a slew of downbeat economic data. In late New York trading on Thursday, the euro rose to $1.1299 from $1.1269 in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to $1.2801 from $1.2850 in the previous[Read More…]
Shehbaz Sharif granted bail in corruption cases
Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday approved Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s bail petitions in Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme and Ramzan Sugar Mills corruption cases and ordered his release. The decision was taken by a two-member LHC bench headed by Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan, Geo[Read More…]
Ryan Adams accused of sexual misconduct
Los Angeles: Grammy-nominated musician Ryan Adams has been accused of sexual misconduct and emotional manipulation by multiple women, including his former wife and actress Mandy Moore. He has denied all the allegations. A report in the New York Times outlined a pattern of manipulative behaviour, including accusations of psychological abuse[Read More…]
