Islamabad: Police fired tear gas and live rounds at supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday as clashes erupted over the suspension of his party’s provincial government, party officials said, an account the provincial administration rejected. The federal government imposed a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on … Read more
Ottawa [Canada], October 14 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney on Tuesday discussed strengthening bilateral ties, including trade, defence and security, artificial intelligence and people-to-people exchanges, reaffirming their commitment to conclude negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) at the earliest opportunity. The conversation came ahead of Canadian Foreign Minister … Read more
Representatives from leading British corporations have hailed the implementation of the UK–India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), describing it as a landmark framework that is accelerating trade, lowering tariffs, and driving multi-million-pound investments across key sectors. Speaking toon the sidelines of the UK–India CETA Marketplace, First Business Activation event in Mumbai on Tuesday, David … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Czech Republic’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček on Tuesday reviewed the entire spectrum of defence industrial cooperation between the two countries and agreed to expand collaboration under the India-Czech Joint Defence Committee to promote ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. During their bilateral … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that there might be a possibility of meeting the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, during his upcoming Asia trip in mid-November and further expressed that the opportunity might be an “exciting one. “ When asked about the possibility of meeting the North Korean … Read more
Flash floods swept away dozens of houses and damaged bridges and power infrastructure along Nepal’s Budhi Gandaki River on Sunday, October 11, leaving at least five people missing and prompting emergency evacuations in the mountainous Gorkha district. Authorities suspect a landslide blocked the river before the resulting natural dam burst, sending a destructive surge of … Read more
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has strongly condemned mob violence, arson and threats against members of the Christian community in Narang Mandi, Sheikhupura District, Pakistan, following a blasphemy allegation against Kamran Gill Masih, a Christian man who has been arrested by police. According to a press release issued by HRFP, its Fact-Finding Team received information … Read more
Nepal’s largest opposition party, the Nepali Congress, on Friday is electing high-post officials a year ahead of the local polls after facing a setback in the March election. Polls open on Friday morning to elect a new Central Working Committee, a day later than planned, with senior-most general convention representative Shobhakanta Baral casting the first … Read more
The US Mission in Saudi Arabia has warned American citizens of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions after attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, urging travelers to exercise heightened vigilance amid the risk of an escalation in the regional conflict. In a security alert issued on October 8, 2026, the US … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday corrected an earlier post on social media in which he referred to Brazil’s presidential election as India’s to claim that the electoral process in the US was “corrupt”. In a glaring factual error, Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, claimed that “125 million people voted in … Read more