New Zealand won’t underestimate Pakistan, says Tim Southee on November 7, 2022 Bowler Tim Southee said New Zealand will not underestimate Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals despite the latter’s struggles to make it through the group phase. Pakistan looked set to exit the competition until the Netherland pulled off a surprise 13-run win over South Africa on Sunday that meant victory over Bangladesh later in the day […]
India declines to disclose upcoming UN vote on Ukraine on October 10, 2022 India does not want to say in advance how it will vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a likely draft resolution condemning Russia’s proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Monday. “As a matter of prudence and policy, we don’t predict our votes in advance,” Jaishankar said during […]
India aims to become developed nation in 25 years, says Modi on August 15, 2022India aims to become a developed nation in 25 years, says Modi in Independence day address. India will aim to become a developed nation within 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a national day address on Monday, with policies to support domestic production in power, defence and digital technology. Speaking from the 17th-century […]
Economic woes force Erdogan to befriend Saudis on April 29, 2022ANKARA: Three years after accusing Saudi Arabia’s leadership of murder and running a sham trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Riyadh on Thursday to mend ties. Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, was killed by a hit squad at the country’s Istanbul consulate in 2018. At […]
Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi aide to 20 years for treason on October 29, 2021Myanmar’s military sentenced a close aide of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 20 years in prison on Friday, his lawyer said, the first high-ranking member of her party to be jailed by a junta court. The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 coup ousted Suu Kyi’s National League for […]
Istanbul prosecutor indicts 20 suspects over Khashoggi killing in 2018 on March 25, 2020Turkey has indicted 20 suspects, including two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Prosecutors accuse Saudi Arabia´s deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri and the royal court´s media czar Saud al-Qahtani of leading the operation and giving orders to a Saudi […]
Turkey says it won’t send more advisers to Libya on January 23, 2020MOSCOW: Turkey does not plan to send more military advisers to Libya while a cease-fire is being observed, Russia’s RIA news agency cited Turkey’s foreign minister as saying on Thursday. This comes as renewed threats from forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar has forced Libya to close its only operational airport, dealing another setback to peace […]
Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing on January 12, 2020US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new “massacre” as protests broke out after Tehran admitted to shooting down a passenger plane. Iranian protesters and newspapers also piled pressure on the country’s leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday. […]
Two rockets hit Iraqi capital’s Green Zone: security sources on January 9, 2020Two rockets crashed late on Wednesday into the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, the high-security enclave where foreign embassies including the US mission are based, security sources told AFP. Meanwhile, Iraqi police sources told Reuters that three Katyusha rockets fell inside the Green Zone causing a fire. Sirens were sounding inside the Green Zone, and at least one of […]
Top Iran commander Qassem Soleimani killed in US strike on Baghdad on January 3, 2020Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed on Friday in a US strike on Baghdad’s international airport, confirmed Iran and the US, in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the two countries. The Pentagon said US President Donald Trump ordered Soleimani’s “killing”, after a pro-Iran mob this week laid siege to the US embassy. pic.twitter.com/VXeKiVzpTf — […]