Under international law, settlements are considered illegal [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters] Published in AlJazeera on Jan 11th, 2021 PM Netanyahu orders advancement of plans to build 800 homes for Jewish settlers in last days of Trump’s presidency. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Read More »Trump banned on Twitter due to risk of more violence
Donald Trump has slammed Twitter for blocking his account. File photo Published in Geo News on Jan 09th, 2021 Twitter says the account has been blocked to stop Trump from fanning violence The decision to suspend Trump’s account came after …
Read More »Yemen’s Houthis condemn US move to brand them terrorists
Relief organisations have long warned sanctions could prove catastrophic for efforts to help starving Yemeni civilians [File: Mohammed Huwais/AFP] Published in AlJazeera on Jan 11th, 2021 Mohammed Ali al-Houthi says the group reserves the ‘right to respond to any designation’ …
Read More »North Korea’s Kim poses in military uniform with gun in new portrait
Published in The Nation on Jan 8th, 2021 Seoul – North Korean state media have displayed an unprecedented portrait of leader Kim Jong Un in military uniform — and an assault rifle on his desk — as the nuclear-armed nation …
Read More »Iran unveil underground missile base near Persian Gulf coast
Published in The Nation on Jan 8th, 2021 The base’s unveiling comes amid boiling tensions between the Islamic Republic and the US-Israeli alliance, with Iran blaming Tel Aviv for the November 2020 murder of a top nuclear scientist, and Washington …
Read More »Iran warns against crossing red line amid Israeli sub deployment to Persian Gulf
Published in The Nation on Dec 28th, 2020 A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry warned on Monday that Israel risked crossing a red line after media said that an Israeli submarine was sent to the Persian Gulf as a deterrent. “Everybody knows …
Read More »Labour under intense pressure to delay Sikh leader’s House of Lords elevation
Photo: The Sikh Federation, United Kingdom Published in Geo News on Dec 27th, 2020, Murtaza Ali Shah The announcement of a prominent Sikh leader Dabinderjit Singh Sidhu was delayed The move has reportedly upset the British-Sikh community Sikh Federation UK says …
Read More »Qatar to host next round of Afghan gov’t-Taliban talks: Official
Peace talks began on September 12 in Doha, but negotiations are currently on a break until January 5 [File: Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera] Published in AlJazeera on Dec 27th, 2020 Next round of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan gov’t …
Read More »Beijing calls on US to stop meddling in China’s domestic affairs
Published in The Nation on Dec 28th, 2020 The US Embassy in China has issued a statement urging Chinese authorities to “immediately release 12 fugitives” from Hong Kong who attempted to flee to Taiwan. The US must immediately stop using …
Read More »Turkey warns Haftar against attacking its forces in Libya
Turkish support for the GNA earlier this year helped repel a 14-month offensive against the capital by Haftar [Arif Akdogan/Anadolu] Published in AlJazeera on Dec 27th, 2020 Defence Minister Hulusi Akar visits Libya, says Turkey will retaliate against any …
Read More »What does Joe Biden’s pick for defense secretary mean for Afghanistan?
A Reuters file image of US President-elect Joe Biden conversing with US General (retd) Llyod Austin. Published in Geo News on Dec 14th, 2020, “He helped end [Iraq] war and literally bring tens of thousands of troops home safely,” remarked …
Read More »FO rejects Indian minister’s terror-related insinuations
Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that the \u2018dossier\u2019 presented by Pakistan to the world community and the EU DisinfoLab\u2019s recent report speak for themselves. \u2014 Photo courtesy Radio Pak\/File” Published in Dawn News on Dec 14th, 2020, ISLAMABAD: …
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