US Ambassador to EU says there was quid pro quo on Ukraine
WASHINGTON: US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland has told lawmakers that there was a quid pro quo between the politically motivated investigation...
UN 'regrets' new US position on legality of Israeli settlements
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has regretted the announcement made by the Trump administration that it no longer believes the Israeli...
Imran Khan-led govt's days are numbered: warns Pak cleric Fazlur Rehman
KARACHI: Firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman has fired a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying the "Gorbachev of Pakistan" was heading a...
Houston police honour fallen Indian-American policeman, change dress code policy for Sikh cops
HOUSTON: In honour of fallen Indian-American Sikh police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, the Houston Police Department has changed its dress code policy to allow...
Israel can take lead in creating water secure world: Union Minister Shekhawat
TEL AVIV: Israel is an "inspiration" for others when the entire world is in grave danger due to continuous depletion of water resources, Union...
Qureshi writes letter to top UN officials to reject bifurcation of Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council to reject...
More than 100,000 children in migration-related US detention: UN
GENEVA: More than 100,000 children are currently being held in migration-related detention in the United States, including those held with their parents and minors...
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Kanni Wignaraja of Sri Lanka as the new director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and...
China says only it can rule on Hong Kong constitution
BEIJING: China insisted Tuesday it alone held the authority to rule on constitutional matters in Hong Kong, as it condemned a decision by the...
In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal
WASHINGTON: The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday, in...