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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Nato allies to adapt to confront a wide variety of emerging threats, including Russia’s increased aggression, Chinese strategic competition and uncontrolled migration. Pompeo…

WASHINGTON: The United States vowed to utilise “all available avenues” to ensure Masood Azhar was held accountable but China warned Washington that this attitude could complicate an already tense situation in South…

Christchurch : The Australian man accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers in gun attacks on two mosques in Christchurch will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges, New Zealand police…

United Nation: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)unanimously adopted a resolution moved by Turkey and co-sponsored by Pakistan strongly condemning violence and terrorism targeting individuals belonging to religious minorities. Introducing the resolution,…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nicholas Koumjian of the US as head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, said his press office. Koumjian will be the first head of the…

Washington: The United States said it had approved the sale of 24 MH-60R helicopters to India, significantly boosting its emerging ally’s firepower to target submarines as China expands in the Indian Ocean.…

Islamabad: Despite objections from the Opposition, Pakistan’s former Intelligence Bureau chief Ijaz Shah, who helped Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, was sworn in as Minister for Parliamentary Affairs on Tuesday by President…

Washington: The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multimillion-dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars per month by the kingdom’s authorities, The Washington Post reported Monday. Khashoggi…

Beijing: A kindergarten teacher in China’s Henan province has been detained for allegedly poisoning 23 children by putting nitrite into their food, according to a media report. The incident took place on…

Kathmandu: The death toll in a massive rainstorm that swept through many places in Nepal rose to 27, Nepal Army spokesperson Yam Prasad Dhakal said. “Around 27 were dead and over 400…