BEIJING: Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri on Friday met Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui in Beijing, who was Chinese envoy to India during the Doklam crisis, and emphasised the importance of completing the disengagement of troops from the remaining areas in eastern Ladakh, saying

As China prepares to alter Hong Kong's electoral system, the United States has condemned the continued assaults on the city's democratic institutions. Speaking at the regular press briefing, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price on Friday (local time) said that bringing

Renowned Pakistani televangelist, Islamic scholar, and member of the National Assembly Aamir Liaquat Husain last week took a jab against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Sharif by mocking a Hindu deity on Twitter. The National Assembly member from the ruling

Pope Francis is visiting parts of northern Iraq that were held by Islamic State (IS) militants on the third day of his historic trip to the country. IS seized the region in 2014, targeting Christians and other minorities. Christians have been returning since IS was defeated in 2017.

Myanmar has asked neighbouring India to return several police officers who crossed the border seeking refuge after refusing to carry out orders. Indian officials said the officers and their families had crossed the border in recent days. In a letter, Myanmar authorities asked for

The United States Speaker Nancy Pelosi has expressed solidarity with the Uyghur community amid the ongoing human rights abuse in China and affirmed her view that the United States has an “obligation to address the genocide”. “If we don’t speak out clearly for

New York: Indian-American Naureen Hassan, a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, has been named as the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Bank said that the appointment

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military and police forces to “finish off” and “kill” all communist rebels in the country, prompting fears that it could unleash a new wave of bloodshed similar to his deadly war on drugs. “I’ve

The United Nations special envoy on Myanmar called on the UN Security Council to take action against the ruling junta after the killings of protesters who have continued to defy security forces at demonstrations against last month's coup. The South-east Asian country has been

At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded by a suicide car bomb just outside a restaurant near the port in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu late on Friday. The blast sent plumes of smoke into the sky and triggered gunfire, witnesses and state-owned media reported.

A House Democrat who unsuccessfully prosecuted Donald Trump at his impeachment trial sued him in federal court Friday for acts of terrorism and incitement to riot, trying to use the justice system to punish the former president for his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. The

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that the country will engage China from a position of strength, adding it was the biggest geo-political test of the 21st century. In his foreign policy speech at the Department of State, Blinken said that the US

Hong Kong: Microsoft on Tuesday said a sophisticated group of hackers linked to China has hacked into its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers. In a blog post on Tuesday, the company said that four vulnerabilities in its software allowed hackers to access

Beijing: As the number of Western lawmakers accusing China of genocide grows, Beijing is focusing on discrediting Uyghur witnesses behind the recent report of sexual abuse, reported FR24 News. Earlier in February, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) had reported on the abuses of

Security has been ramped up at the US Capitol in response to "a possible plot to breach" the building. The move was prompted by intelligence that an unnamed militia group planned the attack for 4 March - the day US presidents used to be inaugurated. The House of

At least 38 people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday in what the UN described as the "bloodiest day" since the coup took place a month ago. UN envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener said there was shocking footage coming out of the country. Witnesses said security

Health experts have warned that Pakistan may witness a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases that might lead to a third wave of coronavirus in the country as restrictions related to the virus have been relaxed. There has been a lukewarm response of even health workers to the

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), describes herself as a pragmatic person. She sets out her agenda in her first interview after becoming the first woman and the first African to bag the top job at the multilateral body. While she backs

At least six people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on protesters on Wednesday (Mar 3), medics say. This comes after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, with criminal charges. Sunday was the bloodiest day since

The Chinese military's Southern Theatre Command conducted a live-fire drill to test its response to repeated missile attacks in a "far sea", state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday without saying when or where the exercise took place. It seems tensions between China