Former Italian PM Renzi regains party leadership with big primary win
Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has regained the leadership of the governing Democratic Party (PD). Mr Renzi, 42, won more than 70 per cent of the vote in yesterday’s…
President Trump urges China to take stronger steps to press N Korea to curb nuclear programme
US President Donald Trump has urged China to use its influence over North Korea to help resolve the nuclear and missile issues. Trump said in an interview yesterday that the…
Nepal’s Deputy PM Bimalendra Nidhi resigns
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal Bimalendra Nidhi has resigned from his post yesterday. According to media reports, Shri Nidhi has resigned in protest of impeachment motion registered…
Hafiz Saeed to remain under house arrest
Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah Chief Hafiz Saeed will remain under house arrest in Lahore for 90 more days after the expiry of his three-month detention period which ended yesterday.…
Turkish President on two-day visit to India
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is arriving in New Delhi this evening on a two-day visit to India. He will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow.…
Syria: Airstrike in Hama kills 8 White Helmets rescuers
Airstrikes struck a center of Syria’s rescuers known as the White Helmets in a rebel-held area in the country’s center in Hama, killing eight volunteers. The yesterday’s airstrike was one…
US aircraft carrier starts drill with South Korean navy
AMN The US aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy yesterday. The exercise began amidst tensions over North Korea’s latest test-fire of…
French warship arrives for joint drills with Japan as North Korean tensions rise
A French warfare ship arrived in Japan today for an international drill as tensions mounted over North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch. The amphibious assault ship arrived at the Sasebo…
Pak army rejects Nawaz Sharif’s decision to sack aide Tariq Fatemi after news leak
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today faced a crisis when powerful army rejected his move to sack his Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi in the Dawn leak case.…
US would not rule out military response to future N Korean aggression: Tillerson
WEB DESK / US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that Washington would not rule out a military response to future North Korean aggression and that it would seek to…