China, US plans to extradite Huawaei from Canada
Beijing: China said the U.S. plan to extradite Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer, from Canada. The remarks came as...
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Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet intercepts US reconnaissance plane
Moscow: A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a US P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, Russia’s Defense...
Canada’s ambassador to China fired
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about...
Turkish President promises to create buffer zone in north Syria
Ankara: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan promised to create a buffer zone in the north of neighboring Syria in the coming...
US requests UNSC session on Venezuela
Moscow: The US has sent an official request to hold a session of the UN Security Council on Venezuela on...
Seven space crews to undergo winter survival course in woods near Moscow
Moscow: Seven space crews will undergo a winter survival course in the woods near Moscow, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos...
Asteroid impacts on Moon and Earth increased 290 million years ago
Islamabad: An international team of scientists is challenging our understanding of a part of Earth's history by looking at the...
Russian Baltic Fleet’s corvettes escort US destroyers in Baltic Sea
Moscow: The Baltic Fleet’s corvettes escorted the US Gravely and Porters destroyers, which have entered the Baltic Sea, the Russian...
Russia interested in peace treaty with Japan
Moscow: Russia has confirmed interest in signing a peace treaty with Japan on the basis of the 1956 Declaration, President...
Kremlin has never held talks on supporting Trump’s company
Moscow: The Kremlin has never held any talks on supporting a project by a company belonging to incumbent US President...
Trump puts forward new proposal to overcome govt shutdown
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he had put forward a new proposal to overcome the ongoing government shutdown,...
China, Cameroon agree to boost ties
Yaounde: Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative Yang Jiechi and Cameroonian President Paul Biya have agreed to further boost bilateral...
Russia working to prevent deterioration of international situation: DFM
Athens: Russia is working with all interested parties to prevent the deterioration of the international situation because of the steps...
Putin takes a dip in icy waters to celebrate Orthodox Epiphany
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin took a dip in the icy waters to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany, which commemorates the...
Xi Jinping urges more efforts to achieve greater progress
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged more efforts to achieve new, greater progress in the coordinated development of the...
Russian Aerospace Forces to receive four MiG-35 4++ generation multirole jet fighters
Moscow: Russian Aerospace Forces will receive four MiG-35 4++ generation multirole jet fighters later this year, a source in the...
Xi Jinping orders efforts to promote modern social governance
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered efforts to promote modern social governance, push forward reforms and develop a better...
Italy’s first ever Mormon temple open
Rome: Italy's first ever Mormon temple has opened, just a few miles up the road from the Vatican, in the...
FO says India has no role in Afghanistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said India had no role to play in Afghanistan. During his weekly media briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson...
Russian, German FMs to hold talks on Friday
Moscow: The Russian and German foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Heiko Maas, are scheduled to hold talks in Moscow on...
Russia ready to cooperate with Brussels, UK
Moscow: Moscow is ready to cooperate with Brussels and London, regardless of how the UK’s exit from the EU is...
Xi Jinping, Kim hold talks, reach important consensus
Beijing: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, held...
The biggest defeat for a sitting government in history of UK: May’s Brexit deal rejected
The British House of Commons has rejected the Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by 230 votes. May lost after...
Nairobi DusitD2 hotel attacked
Suspected militants have attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi, killing a number of people. Gunfire and blasts were heard...
Pakistani diplomats visit Xinjiang
Beijing: Diplomats from Pakistan and other regional countries visited Xinjiang region last week, and got highly impressed by the recent...
Turkey to fight US-backed Kurdish militia
Ankara: Turkey on Monday vowed to continue fighting a US-backed Kurdish militia which it views as a terrorist group after...
WH asked military to draft plans for strikes on Iran last year
Washington: The White House demanded that the military draft plans for strikes on Iran after attacks in Iraq last year,...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to sign MoU on mega oil city next month
Islamabad: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is likely to be signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in February for the...
Zalmay Khalilzad to visit Pakistan to meet civil, military leaders
Islamabad: United States special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is arriving on a five-day visit to Pakistan beginning Tuesday...
Pak, Qatar agree to boost bilateral trade
Doha: Pakistan and Qatar Sunday agreed to boost bilateral trade between the two countries. This understanding came after a meeting between...
