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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the five permanent members of the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and prevent the situation spiralling out of control in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

After IAF strikes, UN chief asks India, Pakistan to exercise maximum...

The UN Secretary General's remarks came after IAF carried out a pre-dawn air strike on a terror training camp inside...

27 Feb 2019 9:20 AM IST

Masood Azhar is accused of several deadly terrorist attacks in India, including one on the Uri military base in Jammu and Kashmir in 2016, in which 17 security personnel were killed. (Photo: AP)

15 years ago, US took note of Jaish's terror training camp in Balakot

The memorandum talks about Pak national Hafez K Rahman, a Guantanamo Detainee, who turned out to be a jihadi.

27 Feb 2019 9:10 AM IST

The emergency declaration would allow Trump to find funding for the Mexican border wall -- his signature campaign promise -- from other sources. (Photo:AP)

US House strikes down Trump's border emergency, now goes to Senate

The US House of Representatives dealt a blow to Trump, approving a resolution blocking him from obtaining funding for a...

27 Feb 2019 8:54 AM IST

Pompeo said this was the message he had delivered to the Pakistani leadership when he travelled to Islamabad in September, after Imran Khan became prime minister. (Photo: File)

Pak must take meaningful action' against terror group: US after IAF...

Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State said, 'We encourage India and Pakistan to exercise restraint, and avoid escalation at...

27 Feb 2019 8:40 AM IST

An influential American lawmaker has endorsed Indias move to diplomatically isolate Pakistan. (Photo:Twitter)

US lawmaker supports India's stand on Pakistan after Pulwama attack

Forty Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed in a suicide attack by Pakistan-based JeM in Jammu and...

27 Feb 2019 8:18 AM IST

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley speaks to the members of an Indian think tank in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Nikki Haley undermines Pakistan; says US should stop giving aid

She said The Trump Administration has 'already wisely restricted assistance to Pakistan, but there is much more to be...

26 Feb 2019 11:46 AM IST

While leaving a meeting in the vehicle, Trump gripped Johnson by the hand and leaned in so close that she felt his breath, the lawsuit says. (Photo:AP)

Trump forcibly kissed an ex-campaign worker before a rally: Report

The woman, Alva Johnson, said in a lawsuit, that the alleged incident was 'part of a pattern of predatory behaviour' by...

26 Feb 2019 8:50 AM IST

There are pledges to work toward the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. (Photo:AP)

Peace deal possible if there is no weapon testing: Donald Trump

The two leaders will meet in Hanoi on Wednesday and Thursday, eight months after their historic summit in Singapore.

25 Feb 2019 2:53 PM IST

Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the second time on the 27-28 February in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo:AP)

Trump feels North Korea can have 'great economy' without nuclear...

Trump's comments came hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Pyongyang remains a nuclear threat.

25 Feb 2019 1:09 PM IST

China, throttled by export barriers to the US, might diversify the structure of its exports, using overseas production and export units in countries with trade ties to the US. India could be one such location.

US to delay China tariff increase: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced extension of the March 1 deadline for increasing tariff on import of...

25 Feb 2019 8:20 AM IST

Two people, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in clashes with security forces that left more than 300 people wounded. (Photo:AP)

2 killed as Venezuela border aid showdown turns violent

A high-risk operation to get humanitarian aid into Venezuela descended into deadly chaos on Saturday.

24 Feb 2019 10:15 AM IST

President Trump and President Xi Jinping brokered a truce to ensure that, for now, there will be no further escalation to their tit-for-tat imposition of tariffs on goods worth hundreds of billions of dollars. (Photo: AP)

'Hoping for a mutually beneficial trade pact' says Xi Jinping in...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter to his American counterpart Donald Trump.

23 Feb 2019 4:07 PM IST