Golan Heights and the United States’ Dilemma
It was much speculated that some scenario is defiantly going to change after the US President Donald Trump’s tweet which stated for reversal of decades of US policy that has refused to condone the...
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Pompeo lash out at China on detaining Uighur Muslims and protecting Masood Azhar
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has renewed demands for an end to China’s practice of detaining Uighur Muslims in huge camps in Xinjiang, a day after calling the practice “abhorrent”. Pompeo spoke on Wednesday while...
Comoros president wins discredited vote with 60.77%
Incumbent president Azali Assoumani of Comoros was on Tuesday declared winner of the presidential election, even as the opposition rejected the electoral outcome as fraudulent. The electoral body CENI said in a statement Assoumani had won...
Monsoon should be robust provided no El Nino surprise: India Meteorological Department official
India’s monsoon, crucial for Asia’s third-largest economy, is likely to be a robust and healthy one this year provided there isn’t a surprise El Nino phenomenon, the top India Meteorological Department official said on...
Pakistan tries to cool row over PM’s comments on Afghanistan
Pakistan moved on Wednesday to cool a row with Afghanistan over reported comments by Prime Minister Imran Khan that were taken to suggest that Kabul should set up an interim government to help smooth...
Analysis: Anti-satellite weapons – rare, high-tech, and risky to test
India tested an anti-satellite weapon on Wednesday, saying the indigenously produced interceptor was used to destroy an object in orbit. Such a weapon allows for attacks on enemy satellites – blinding them or disrupting...
Space junk: How big is the problem and what are we going to do about it?
Few humans have ever stepped foot in space but as a species we’ve already managed to make a mess of Earth’s backyard. Space junk from satellites and rockets is crowding out spacecraft and telecommunication...
Thailand’s opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority
Thailand’s Pheu Thai party said on Wednesday it had formed a “democratic front” with six other parties after a disputed election, claiming the opposition alliance had won a majority in the lower house of...
China says Tibet human rights critics ‘bewitched’ by Dalai Lama
Those who criticise China over human rights in Tibet have been “bewitched” by the Dalai Lama, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, days before the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s flight...
Will Saudi Arabia bail out Pakistan?
In 2018, Pakistan started facing a balance of payments crisis due to a large current account deficit. The forex reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan reached $9.88B in September 2018 and kept reducing...
