Russia fires missiles from Mediterranean at IS in Syria
WEB DESK Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea on positions of the Islamic State group in Syria. The ministry said in a statement…
Bill in US Congress seeks to revoke Pakistan’s major non-NATO ally status
WEB DESK A bipartisan bill seeking to revoke Pakistan’s status as major non-NATO ally (MNNA) to the US has been introduced in the House of Representatives by two top lawmakers.…
Pakistan: 5 killed, 14 injured in Quetta blast
At least five people, including a policeman, were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion in Quetta Pakistan. Rescue officials said the injured have been admitted to Quetta’s Civil…
North Korea carries out another rocket engine test
North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine, the latest in a series of engine and missile tests this year. The disclosure of the engine test came…
EU agrees to roll over Russia economic sanctions
European Union agreed to roll over economic sanctions against Russia for another six months because Moscow has failed to meet its Ukraine ceasefire commitments. EU president Donald Tusk yesterday said…
Afghan Taliban release new video of US, Australian hostages
Afghanistan’s Taliban released a new video on Wednesday showing two professors, one American and one Australian, urging US President Donald Trump to negotiate their freedom with the Islamist insurgent group.…
34 killed as car bomb strikes bank in Afghanistan
WEB DESK At least 34 people were killed on Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, as people were queueing…
Pakistan to regulate visa for Chinese citizens
Pakistan has said it will review its visa policy for Chinese citizens to plug the loopholes in the current lenient policy, weeks after the killing of two Chinese nationals who…
Destruction of al-Nuri mosque ‘shows IS defeated’: Iraqi PM
AMN Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said that the destruction of an ancient mosque in the city of Mosul is an official declaration of defeat by so-called Islamic State.…
China needs to ‘exert much greater pressure’ on North Korea: US
WEB DESK United States has said that China has a responsibility to exert much greater pressure on North Korea to prevent escalating tensions. US diplomatic and defence chiefs met their…