International

23-08-2020 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of “completely” decoupling the American economy from China as tensions between the economic giants continue. In a video excerpt for Fox News for an interview airing today, Trump initially told interviewer Steve Hilton “we don’t have to” do business with China, and …

22-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies + Int’l Monitoring Desk NEW DELHI/ LONDON/ MELBOURNE/ NEW YORK/ GENEVA: India confirms 69,878 new infections – the fourth straight day above 60,000. Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, said he would shut down the United States to contain its coronavirus …

22-08-2020 UNITED NATION/ TEHRAN: The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran, with 13 countries on the 15-member United Nations Security Council expressing their opposition and arguing that Washington’s move is void given it is using a process agreed under a …

21-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ PARIS/ NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI/ DACCA: Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic, as they bear the brunt of the global calamity, warned an international aid group. Across …

21-08-2020 WASHINGTON/ UNITED NATIONS/ TEHRAN: The administration of US President Donald Trump has formally notified the United Nations that it wants all UN sanctions on Iran restored, claiming significant Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move that drew swift rejections from countries that remain part of the …

20-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON/ DUBAI/ RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia says it will not follow the United Arab Emirates in establishing diplomatic ties with Israel until it has signed an internationally-recognized peace accord with the Palestinians. The UAE last week became the first Gulf …

20-08-2020 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Iran said on Thursday it seized a United Arab Emirates-registered ship violating its territorial waters this week after the UAE coast guard killed two Iranian fishermen the same day. The foreign ministry said the boat was seized on Monday after UAE coastguard vessels “opened fire on several …

20-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ GAZA/ DUBAI/ RIYADH: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his country will not recognize Israel until there is a Palestinian state acceptable to the Palestinians. In an interview with local broadcaster Dunya News, Khan said on Tuesday Islamabad would …

19-08-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ RIYADH/ NEW DELHI/ DUBAI/ WASHINGTON: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has played down differences with longtime ally Saudi Arabia after his army chief visited Riyadh in a bid to ease a dispute over policy towards the disputed Himalayan region of …

18-08-2020 SACRAMENTO (CALIFORNIA): One of the hottest air temperatures recorded anywhere on the planet in at least a century, and possibly ever, was reached at Death Valley in California’s Mojave Desert where it soared to 55 Celsius (132 Fahrenheit). An automated observation system run by the US National Weather Service …