Pak Army says no space for war with India
Pakistan Army today said that there was no space for any war with India but warned that its desire for peace should not be mistaken for weakness. Addressing a press conference, Maj Gen Asif...
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Crowds gather for Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil
Crowds assembled in Hong Kong on Monday in memory of the victims of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown but young activists are increasingly questioning the annual vigil’s relevance. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has seen tens of...
North Korea ‘military reshuffle’ raises eyebrows in Seoul
South Korea is monitoring developments in the North’s armed forces, it said Monday after reports Pyongyang replaced three of its top military officials ahead of a summit with the United States. President Donald Trump...
Netanyahu heads to Europe seeking tougher line on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarks Monday on a three-day European tour in Germany set to be dominated by strategic differences on Iran, as leaders attempt to rescue the nuclear deal after the US...
Slovenia set for instability after inconclusive election
Slovenia on Monday faced a period of political instability after the party of veteran rightwinger Janez Jansa, who invoked the specter of a migrant invasion on the campaign trail, won snap elections but fell...
Jordan PM resigns after anti-austerity protests
Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigned on Monday after days of anti-austerity protests by citizens suffering from high unemployment and repeated prices hikes. Mulki was summoned by King Abdullah II after the capital Amman...
BREAKING: Jordan’s King Abdullah expected to ask PM to resign
Jordan’s King Abdullah was expected on Monday to ask Prime Minister Hani Mulki to resign in a bid to soothe widespread anger over economic policies that have sparked the largest protests in several years,...
North Korea shakes up military leadership ahead of Trump summit: U.S. official
North Korea’s top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday, a move analyst said could support efforts by the North’s young leader to jump-start economic...
U.S. urges China to come clean on Tiananmen anniversary
The United States urges China to make a full public account of those killed, detained or who went missing during a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, Secretary of...
China lifted 68 million out of poverty in last five years: Report
China has lifted 68 million people out of poverty in the last five years since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2013, official media reported today. Over 68 million people have been lifted...
