Leaving Afghanistan not an easy decision, entails risks NATO Chief
BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is not a risk-free decision, but the alternative would be an open-ended...
US vaccine prog hit by 'pause' on J&J vaccine after blood clot reports
NEW YORK: President Joe Biden's plan to free the nation from the most onerous Covid-19 restrictions by Independence Day through mass vaccinations has been...
China irked by new US guidelines on interactions with Taiwan
BEIJING: China on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over the new US guidelines for government interaction with Taiwanese counterparts, saying that the latest move runs counter...
US lawmakers introduce bill to prioritise refugee status to Uyghurs
WASHINGTON DC: US Senators Marco Rubio and Chris Coons on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation wherein people of China's Uyghur minority community facing government repression...
Biden speaks with Putin, discusses regional, global issues
WASHINGTON: US President Joseph Biden on Tuesday spoke with his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin and discussed a number of regional and global issues. "President...
Minnesota police officer mistook handgun for taser
WASHINGTON: A police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old African-American man in the US state of Minnesota used her gun by mistake instead of her...
1 dead in US high school shooting
WASHINGTON: One person was shot dead and a police officer was injured during a shooting at a high school in the US state of...
G7 concerned by Russian troop build-up on Ukraine border
WASHINGTON: G7 member countries have said they were deeply concerned about the build-up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine and the annexed...
NEW DELHI: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday arrived in New Delhi for his official visit, said the...
Would ensure concrete action against China, using Xinjiang-made products over Uyghur 'genocide' Blinken
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington would ensure that the world takes "concrete actions" against China and also enuring of...