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Blinken meets Chinese VP amid growing US-China Diplomacy

20 Sep 2023 10:30 AM IST

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with China’s vice president on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly as the Biden administration and Beijing step up high-level contacts ahead of what could be a leader-level summit this fall. Blinken and Vice President Han Zheng held talks Monday at the

India denies Canada’s allegation on involvement in death of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar

19 Sep 2023 11:43 AM IST

India on Tuesday denied claims made by Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, that the Indian government was complicit in the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force commander Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the accusations as “absurd” and “motivated” in a statement. “We

UN alarms as Eastern Libya faces dual crisis: Floods and Disease outbreak

19 Sep 2023 10:16 AM IST

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of diseases in the country’s northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis,” with Libyan authorities reporting the spread of diarrhea among over 100 people who drank contaminated water. In a statement,

Girls in Afghanistan still face ban on education even after 2 years: UN

19 Sep 2023 10:14 AM IST

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has stated that two years have passed since the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan, and this unjust violation of human rights continues, The Khaama Press reported on Monday. Guterres said on his social media platform X, “Two years have passed since

Iran-US Prisoner Swap imminent as Billion of frozen iranian assets arrive

Iran-US Prisoner Swap imminent as $6 Billion of frozen iranian assets arrive

19 Sep 2023 10:13 AM IST

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani was the first to acknowledge the swap would take place Monday. He said the cash sought for the exchange was now in Qatar. An individual with direct knowledge of the deal, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity given the exchange

Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkiye

19 Sep 2023 10:12 AM IST

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Elon Musk, the head of electric carmaker Tesla, to establish a factory in Turkiye during a meeting in New York, Erdogan’s office said on Monday. Erdogan, who is in the US to attend the UN General Assembly, also discussed potential cooperation between Musk’s

Deadly Truck-bus crash in South Africa: 20 killed, many miners among victims

19 Sep 2023 10:11 AM IST

Ahead-on collision between a truck and a bus ferrying workers to a mine in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province left 20 people dead, authorities said Monday. Construction company Murray and Roberts Cementation said 17 of its workers, who were being transported to the Venetia mine in Musina close to the

China protests Germany’s ‘Dictator’ label for President Xi Jinping

19 Sep 2023 10:10 AM IST

China on Monday lodged a diplomatic protest with Germany over its Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock labelling President Xi Jinping as a dictator. ‘’If (President Vladimir) Putin were to win this war, what sign would that be for other dictators in the world, like Xi, like the Chinese president? Therefore, Ukraine

Attempts to banish ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif from politics have failed: Maryam

19 Sep 2023 10:09 AM IST

Attempts to banish Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from politics have miserably failed, his daughter and senior leader of the PML-N party Maryam Nawaz has said as she voiced hope that after the swearing-in of the new top judge, the judiciary will now uphold justice. Reacting to the swearing-in

WHO chief urges China to give “full access” to probe origins of Covid-19

19 Sep 2023 10:08 AM IST

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on China to offer greater transparency regarding the origins of Covid-19 and expressed readiness to dispatch a second investigative team to examine the matter. The genesis of the pandemic remains unclear almost four years after the initial cases were reported

Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony

19 Sep 2023 10:07 AM IST

Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging that two agents who claimed interference into the case against him wrongly shared his personal tax information amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms. The suit says the agents “targeted and sought to embarrass Mr. Biden.’’

China : No ‘Median Line’ in Taiwan Strait amid escalating Military posturing

19 Sep 2023 10:07 AM IST

China on Monday dismissed the existence of a median line in the volatile Taiwan Strait after Taiwans defence ministry said it detected a record 103 Chinese warplanes flying around the self-ruled island in a 24-hour period.First of all, this is not a question about foreign affairs. ‘’First of all, this