Day: July 27, 2019

IMD predicts very heavy rains in Mumbai on Sun

11:14 pm July 27, 2019

Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday evening predicted “heavy to very heavy” rains in Mumbai, including “extremely heavy” rain in isolated places, for Sunday. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said it was prepared for the monsoon onslaught and asked citizens to be careful. “BMC has alerted its citizens about the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall […]

Afghan foreign minister likely to visit India this month

Afghan-Taliban talks could happen within two weeks: minister

11:01 pm July 27, 2019

Kabul: Direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban could begin within the next two weeks, an Afghan official said Saturday, marking a potentially crucial step in efforts to end the war. The Taliban have so far steadfastly refused to speak to the government of President Ashraf Ghani, which they see as illegitimate, except […]

Crowded in camps, Rohingya refugees vulnerable to virus

Myanmar delegation holds repatriation talks with Rohingya in Bangladesh

10:57 pm July 27, 2019

Kutupalong (Bangladesh): A top-level Myanmar government delegation began repatriation talks with Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp on Saturday, an official said, with many of the Muslim minority fearing for their safety if they return home. Some 740,000 Rohingya fled a 2017 crackdown by Myanmar’s military and are living in squalid conditions in camps […]

Brazil challenges Russia, China on Venezuela crisis

10:53 pm July 27, 2019

Rio De Janeiro: Brazil’s foreign minister has plunged immediately into the divisive question of Venezuela, urging his counterparts from BRICS nations Russia, China, India and South Africa to hear Venezuelans’ “cry for freedom.” “Brazil has heard that cry. I appeal to you all to listen to it too,” Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said at the […]

Iran gives final green light for British-flagged tanker to leave

Omani diplomat in Iran amid tanker crisis in Persian Gulf

10:50 pm July 27, 2019

Tehran: A top Omani diplomat was in Iran on Saturday for bilateral talks after weeks of volatility over the Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for a fifth of all globally traded crude. Oman, seen as a neutral Gulf Arab country that has acted as a facilitator of talks between the US and Iran in the […]

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