Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) Pakistan has appointed diplomat Moeen-ul-Haq as the new High Commissioner to India, the media reported on Tuesday. The position in Delhi had fallen vacant after High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood was elevated…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 21 (IANS) Peacebuilding efforts will be successful only if they align with a nation’s priorities and its leaders and institutions are involved in the implementation, according to India. Speaking…
United Nations, May 21 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is very concerned about the rising rhetoric between Iran and the US and warns that any action by either nation could be misinterpreted in a “very…
Tripoli, May 21 (IANS/AKI) At least 510 people have been killed and 2,467 injured in the military escalation in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which began last month, the United Nations World Health Organization said. “The…
Geneva, May 21 (IANS/AKI) United Nations refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi began a five-day visit to Myanmar on Monday – his first since August 2017 when a deadly military crackdown drove some 741,000 minority Rohingya…
Paris, May 20 (IANS/AKI) United Nations cultural organisation Unesco chief Audrey Azoulay on Monday deplored the recent murder of two journalists in Pakistan and urged their killers to be brought to justice. “I condemn the…
Washington, May 20 (IANS) Iran on Monday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s “genocidal taunts” and warned him not to threaten the country. With tensions rising, Trump tweeted on Sunday: “If Iran wants to fight, that…
Colombo, May 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on countries to join hands in sharing intelligence to deal with international terror threats, media reported on Monday. The call has come after the…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Kyrghyztan on Tuesday where she will represent India at the two-day meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation…
Washington, May 20 (IANS) The White House has unveiled the first part of its Middle East peace proposal, which is being deemed as an economic “workshop” to encourage investing capital in the West Bank, Gaza,…
Washington, May 20 (IANS) Google has cut phone maker Huawei off from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese firm. New Huawei smartphones will also lose access to popular…
Washington, May 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has warned Iran “never” to threaten the US again, saying if Tehran wants to fight, that will be the “official end” of the Iranian regime. “If Iran…
Riyadh, May 19 (IANS) Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Sunday said that his country is not seeking to start a war with Iran but is ready to defend itself from any threat, following…
Tehran, May 19 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed the possibility of war breaking out in the region amid rising tensions with the US, saying that Tehran doesn’t want a conflict and…
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Washington “not to go too far” in its measures that threatened Chinese interests in a phone conversation with US Secretary of…
Tehran, May 19 (IANS) Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he does not believe a war will break out in the region amid concerns over rising tensions with the US. Zarif told state…
Baghdad, May 18 (IANS) The US Exxon Mobil oil company has evacuated all its foreign workers from West Qurna 1 oil field in Iraq’s Basra province, the media reported on Saturday. The company started the…
Washington, May 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has agreed to lift tariffs on metal imports from Canada and Mexico, that in exchange agreed to stop punishing American farmers with their own taxes on pork,…
Seoul, May 18 (IANS) North Korea in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has complained about the “illegal and outrageous” seizure of one of its cargo ships by the US, the media reported…
By Saeed Naqvi You may not have noticed it, but Americas war with Iran started some days ago, and may not be going too well for the worlds mightiest power. This is not a war…