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Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Sunday, successfully crossing the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea’s military said. The soldier, who expressed a desire to resettle in the South, was taken into custody by South Korean forces and will undergo investigation, officials said.The Joint Chiefs of…
The Trump administration is considering sending home two survivors of Thursday’s US military strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, officials told CNN. Officials spent Friday and Saturday morning deciding what to do with the men, the first known survivors from six US military strikes in the region since September. The survivors were…
Pakistan on Saturday announced that senior officials will travel to Qatar for talks with Afghanistan, just hours after launching deadly airstrikes inside Afghanistan that killed at least 10 people, including three cricketers, and broke a two-day ceasefire along the tense border.Pakistan’s state television said defence minister Khawaja Asif and intelligence chief general Asim Malik were…
NEW DELHI: Authorities in Ladakh’s Leh district have reimposed restrictions over concerns about potential threats to public peace and order, officials told PTI. This comes just a day after restrictions were lifted following a 22-day curfew triggered by violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. The earlier unrest left four people dead…
Maccabi Tel Aviv’s fans clap hands after the end of the Europa League football match (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) British officials are under mounting pressure to reverse a decision that prevents Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending a European match at Aston Villa. The Israeli government has criticised this ban.Aston Villa announced that following police guidance,…
FILE — President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. . (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) In a move that highlights the geopolitical tightrope countries are walking in the US-China battle for technological supremacy, the Dutch government has seized control of a Chinese-owned chip…
JAISALMER: The death toll in the tragic fire accident involving a sleeper bus, travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur, rose to 21 on Wednesday. Ten-year-old Yunus succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jodhpur earlier this morning. Four other patients remain on ventilators in a critical condition at the hospital.The govt, meanwhile,…
Ashley Tellis, a scholar and expert, is being probed in the US for alleged link with China. An Indian-origin Ashley Tellis, a man who worked as a Pentagon contractor and State Department adviser, has been arrested. Ashley Tellis, an expert in South Asian affairs, allegedly accessed and removed documents related to Air Force tactics and…
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NEW DELHI: Amid efforts to halt the downward trend in bilateral ties, US ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor is travelling to India from October 9 to 14 before officially assuming charge, according to an announcement by the state department. Accompanied by deputy secretary for management and resources Michael J Rigas, Gor will meet Indian govt…
