Caracas, Aug 4 — The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 6,125, according to an official update released by National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez.The report, posted on Rodriguez's Telegram channel on Monday, said the number of people rescued…
New York, Aug 4 — A coalition of 25 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that US President Donald Trump exceeded his legal authority by imposing sweeping new tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, according to a court document.The complaint, filed in the US Court of…
Washington, Aug 4 — US President Donald Trump said that talks with Iran are "going on right now," adding that "this is a last chance.""We're talking and we're talking at the request of Iran, backed by Saudi Arabia, backed by UAE and backed by Qatar in particular, but others also," Trump told…
Dhaka, Aug 4 — Bangladesh Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Humayun Kabir on Monday sought the Indian government's cooperation to ensure that no one from the Awami League, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, can use Indian territory to make political statements, local media…
Brussels, Aug 3 — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday called for physical barriers and stronger border control at critical points along European Union (EU) borders amid the migrant crisis in Ceuta. Local authorities said some 60,000 migrants had entered Ceuta, Spain’s…
Rome, Aug 3 — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Monday responded to remarks by Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, who had claimed that Italy recorded the highest number of irregular migrant entries in Europe. “I do not respond to the Spanish Foreign Minister; the numbers do,”…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov on Monday undertook a detailed review of bilateral strategic partnership during the latter's ongoing three-day visit to New Delhi. "Great to meet my friend, Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor…
Washington, Aug 3 — US President Donald Trump on Monday called the Iranian leadership ‘duplicitous’ and stated that nothing gets through to Iran unless a deal, or total surrender of the country, is accomplished."Iranian leadership is unbelievably duplicitous! They ask for a meeting, some would say…
Seoul, Aug 3 — South Korea continued to struggle with an unprecedented heat wave Monday, with many parts of the nation reporting record high temperatures and scores of people suffering from heat-related illnesses.Temperatures reached a record high of 40.9 C in the southeastern city of Daegu,…
Kabul, Aug 3 — Armed clashes between two tribes over the ownership of a mountainous area along the border of Khost and Paktia provinces in Southeastern Afghanistan continued for the fourth day on Monday, local media reported.The clashes erupted between the members of the Bori Khail tribe from…
Seoul, Aug 3 — South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Monday he expects new US Ambassador to Seoul Michelle Steel to play a key role in helping resolve pending issues between South Korea and the United States, citing her "direct" access to Washington."(I) expect to have various consultations…
Lhasa, Aug 3 — Just weeks after China’s new 'Ethnic Unity and Progress Law' came into effect, the country has pressured Nepal over an upcoming Tibetan studies conference in Kathmandu, a report has revealed. "This development is the latest sign that Beijing is expanding its campaign of transnational…
Kathmandu, Aug 3 — Nepal recorded marginal growth in foreign tourist arrivals in July, welcoming a total of 71,775 foreign visitors during the month, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) said on Monday. The figure represents a 2.3 per cent increase compared to 70,193 foreign tourist arrivals recorded in…
Kampala, Aug 3 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Monday praised Uganda for successfully containing its latest Ebola outbreak, attributing the achievement to strong national leadership and coordinated action.Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya made the…
New Delhi, Aug 3 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday appreciated the steady momentum in India-Uzbekistan ties as he held a meeting with his counterpart from the Central Asian country, Bakhtiyor Saidov, who is currently on a three-day visit to New Delhi. EAM Jaishankar expressed…
Islamabad, Aug 3 — The Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) has written a letter to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society, requesting for urgent humanitarian and medical assistance in Rawalakot and other affected areas of the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) amid the ongoing…
Islamabad, Aug 3 — The dilapidated grave of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's queen, Maharani Moran, is not only a monument neglected by the local authorities but demonstrates the broader crisis being faced by Sikh heritage in Pakistan for decades. Decaying walls, overgrown vegetation and years of neglect…
Islamabad, Aug 3 — The killing of protesting civilians demonstrates the limits of the China-Pakistan development model in the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), a report has detailed. The latest unrest in PoJK exposes the occupied territory's uneasy relationship with Pakistan. Weeks of…
Islamabad, Aug 3 — Pakistani authorities have described the Baloch resistance as the handiwork of foreign intelligence agencies but the truth is that the forceful occupation and looting of natural resources in the province have led to the call for Baloch nationalism, a report has detailed.…
Madrid, Aug 3 — Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Monday said that Italy has not lived up to expectations while reacting to the Ceuta migration crisis, noting that Italy is the country with the highest number of irregular entries in Europe, local media reported."There have been…
Tokyo, Aug 3 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday visited Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan following a powerful earthquake that struck the region last week, causing widespread destruction, local media reported."The government will do everything that it can do," Takaichi told…