The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were “on the brink of catastrophe” after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city. Renewed fighting broke out last week in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile between the army and a faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led...
WORLD
Trump withdraws from UNHRC, stops future funding for UN agency for Palestinian
President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the UN Human Rights Council, prohibiting any future funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Trump on Tuesday also directed the US to review its participation in the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the body that uses culture and history as a bridge-building mechanism between nations....
Trump says ‘no guarantees’ Gaza truce will hold ahead of Netanyahu visit
US President Donald Trump said on Monday there were “no guarantees” that a fragile ceasefire in Gaza will hold, as he prepares to discuss its future with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu was in Washington for talks with the new Trump administration on a second phase of the truce with Hamas, which has not yet been finalized.Just over two...
PM Modi To Visit US On February 12 After Attending AI Summit In France
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pay a two-day visit to the US beginning February 12 to hold wide-ranging talks with US President Donald Trump, news agency PTI reported citing people familiar with the matter. As per the plan, PM Modi will travel to Washington DC after concluding his two-day visit to Paris, they said. It would be the...
US President Trump imposes tariffs on Mexico, China, Canada from today
US President Donald Trump on January 31 said that he would impose 25 percent tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada and 10 percent on imports from China from February 1 onwards. While signing executive orders at the Oval Office, Trump was asked if there was anything the nations could do to delay the tariffs. He replied, “No, no....
Washington midair collision kills all 67 onboard; skaters, hunters and students among victims
The victims of a crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter included teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, an Ohio college student coming from her grandfather’s funeral and a group of hunters headed back from a guided trip in Kansas. They were among 60 travelers and four crew members on board the commercial flight...
‘No definitive link’ of India in Khalistan activist Nijjar’s killing: Canadian report
Contradicting the allegations made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accusing some Indian agents of being involved in the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canada commission report has stated that “no definitive link” with a “foreign state” was “proven” in the killing of Nijjar, reported news agency The observation was made in the 123-page report released...
EAM Jaishankar meets UAE’s Deputy PM, discuss ways to further strengthen partnership
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met Dubai’s Crown Prince and UAE’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Hamdan bin Mohammed and discussed ways to further strengthen the UAE-India strategic partnership and enhance people-to-people ties. Jaishankar arrived in the UAE on Monday on a three-day visit to advance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries and add...
‘Half our house is gone’: Palestinians face worst fears in north Gaza
Adham Bartawi had hoped for the best when he set off back to his family home in the north of Gaza after more than a year – but he was shocked at what he found. “Half our house is gone,” the 31-year-old told the BBC from the ruins of where he used to live in the northern city of al-Zahra....
ISRO Hits 100th Rocket Launch Milestone With Navigation Sat Mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02 on 6:23 AM at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, marking ISRO’s 100th rocket mission. The mission is also the first for the space agency’s Chairman V Narayanan, who assumed office recently. It is ISRO’s maiden venture this year. The satellite was “precisely injected into the required (GTO) orbit. This...
Donald Trump halts US aid to Yunus Interim govt in Bangladesh
The United States, under President Donald Trump, has decided to halt all aid to the Bangladesh government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The latest move comes as the US government, through its donor agency USAID, announced the immediate cessation of all work in Bangladesh, including contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other procurement instruments. In a letter issued by USAID, the agency informed...
“Blatantly Unconstitutional”: Judge Blocks Trump Citizenship Order
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” U.S. District Judge John Coughenour at the urging of four Democratic-led states issued a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from enforcing the order, which the Republican president...