U.S. President Donald Trump listen to U.S. Chief of Staff of the Air Force David W. Allvin next to an image of an F-47 sixth-generation fighter jet in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States Air Force chief of staff announced … Read more
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The death toll from an unexplained blast last week at a factory in Russia’s Ryazan region has jumped to at least 20, with another 134 people injured, emergency services said on Monday. Pavel Malkov, governor of the Ryazan region that lies just southeast of Moscow, said last Friday that the incident had been triggered by … Read more
The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier, despite the absence of formal diplomatic ties. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan is an internal matter for China, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Monday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying Chinese President Xi Jinping told him he will not invade … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hope that Monday’s (August 18, 2025) critical talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The U.S. President also said he would back European security guarantees … Read more
Security forces in southwestern Pakistan arrested a university lecturer accused of planning a foiled suicide attack that would have targeted last week’s Independence Day celebrations in insurgency-hit Balochistan province, officials said Monday (August 18, 2025). The suspect, Usman Qazi, is claimed to have links with the outlawed Majeed Brigade, the suicide squad of the Balochistan … Read more
U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack on Monday (August 18, 2025) called on Israel to honour commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese government launched a process to disarm the militant group. Under the November truce, which ended more than a year of hostilities including two months of all-out war between … Read more
Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza without requesting amendments, a source from the group told AFP Monday (August 18, 2025), after a fresh diplomatic push to end more than 22 months of war. Mediators Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, have struggled to secure a lasting truce in the conflict, … Read more
Members of the security forces stand gard as Palestinian and Israeli activists take part in a protest against starvation in Gaza, near Beit Jala in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Rights group Amnesty International on Monday (August 18, 2025) accused Israel of enacting a “deliberate policy” of starvation in Gaza, citing … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi make their opening remarks during their meeting in New Delhi on August 18, 2025. Photo: YouTube/@MEAIndia The India-China relations must be guided by mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday (August 18, 2025) conveyed this to his … Read more
