Afghan refugees seen in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan wants to remove all Afghan refugees from the country and they face expulsion in the near future, the Afghan embassy in Islamabad warned Wednesday. The embassy issued a strongly worded statement about Pakistan’s plans, saying … Read more
The Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), the apex organisation representing the jumma (indigenous) people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, has denied any involvement in the ‘creation’ of a new extremist outfit in Tripura. It has rejected a news report claiming that PCJSS President Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma is linked to the Tripura United … Read more
Nepal Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Kamal Thapa during an interaction with media at New Delhi International Airport on October 19, 2015, before his departure to Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: Prashant Nakwe | Photo Credit: PRASHANT NAKWE Nepal police have arrested an Indian national in connection with an incident at a tourism event in which … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a press conference in Kyiv on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday (February 19, 2025) that U.S. President Donald Trump is living in a Russian-made “disinformation space” as a result of his administration’s discussions with Kremlin officials. Mr. Zelenskyy said he “would like … Read more
Policemen arrive at the chief magistrate’s court as a Sri Lankan man accused of being a top drug dealer was shot dead in Colombo on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP A noted underworld figure, Ganemulle Sanjiwa, died after he was shot on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) morning within the court premises, sending shock … Read more
Attacks on security forces and ethnic groups have sharply increased in the past few years, especially against labourers from Punjab in Pakistan. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gunmen in volatile southwest Pakistan shot seven bus passengers dead after identifying them as being from another region, officials said Wednesday (February 18, 2025). Security forces … Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference following the talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lauded U.S. President Donald Trump on … Read more
President Trump emphasises reciprocal tariffs with India, stating, “Whatever you charge, I’m charging,” during an interview. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he made it clear to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India will not be spared from Washington’s reciprocal tariffs, emphasising that “nobody can argue with me” on tariff … Read more
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi (2nd L) inspects the Interim Storage Facility site where soil contaminated by the 2011 nuclear accident is being managed and treated, in Okuma town of Fukushima prefecture on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan’s stricken Fukushima plant … Read more
DOGE head Elon Musk hit back at the criticism faced by Democrats over DOGE cuts and blamed the bureaucracy for the criticism for not allowing the implementation of presidential orders. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Tesla CEO and DOGE head, Elon Musk, criticised the current state of U.S. spending, saying that an average citizen in the … Read more