KYIV, Ukraine/STOCKHOLM: Ukraine’s defense minister said on Friday that Russia could trigger a large-scale escalation in January next year. Addressing the country’s lawmakers, Oleksiy Reznikov said that approximately 94,000 Russian troops were deployed on the […]
ISTANBUL: The exit of the US from Afghanistan has created space for the leadership role of Pakistan and Turkey in the region, a scholar on security and policymaking said. Such a role, however, would require […]
ISTANBUL: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Thursday reiterated that a strike could be an option to bring Iran’s nuclear program to a halt. “I do think we always have to prepare the option for […]
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates signed a record 14-billion-euro contract for 80 French-made Rafale warplanes and committed billions of euros in other deals as President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a Gulf tour on Friday. The […]
NEW YORK: A man who held an apparent shotgun to his neck near the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Thursday is in police custody and poses no threat, the New York City police department […]
ISLAMABAD: An angry mob Friday lynched a Sri Lankan national in Pakistan’s northeastern city of Sialkot and burned his body over alleged blasphemy, officials said. “A mob has killed the factory manager and burned his […]
GENEVA: A group of 67 countries, including the United States, China and EU members, reached a deal at the World Trade Organisation on Thursday on facilitating trade in services. The countries, which account for just […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said on Thursday it had shut down nearly 3,500 accounts that were posting pro-government propaganda in six countries, including China and Russia. The vast majority of the accounts were part of a […]
VIENNA: The United States and Iran both sounded pessimistic on Thursday about the chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, with Washington saying it had little cause for optimism and Tehran questioning the determination […]
STOCKHOLM: Momentum was building on Thursday for direct talks between US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin as both sides sought to avoid a “nightmare” confrontation over Ukraine. The Russian and US foreign […]
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