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US suspends extradition and tax agreements with Hong Kong

11:47 pm August 19, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions. The State Department announced it had taken the steps as part of the administration’s response to China’s imposition of strict national security laws over the former British territory. President Donald Trump already had determined that Hong Kong was no longer eligible for the […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Indian Navy Commanders to hold 3-day conclave beginning Wednesday

12:02 am August 18, 2020

New Delhi : Top commanders of the Indian Navy will hold a three-day conclave beginning Wednesday to review the country’s maritime security scenario including deployment of a significant number of naval assets in the Indian Ocean region in view of the border row with China in eastern Ladakh, official sources said. The Indian Navy has already deployed a range of its frontline warships and […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

3:35 pm August 17, 2020

Washington: In a bid to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a wary public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic. It isn’t working. Surveys indicate that instead of growing comfortable with air travel, more people […]

Pompeo inks deal for US troop move from Germany to Poland

8:31 pm August 15, 2020

Warsaw: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday sealed a defence cooperation deal with Polish officials that will pave the way for the redeployment of American troops from Germany to Poland. In Warsaw at the end of a four-nation tour of central and eastern Europe, Pompeo and Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak signed an Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement that sets out the legal framework for the additional […]

East Turkistan body urges US to end trade deal with China

7:23 pm August 15, 2020

Washington: A US based international organisation striving for the restoration of East Turkistan’s independence has urged the Trump administration to end its trade deal with China and take action to stop genocide of the Uyghur and other Turkic people in the communist nation. In a statement, East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) has alleged that […]