Sunday

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks

N Korea dismisses nuclear talks if US ‘hostile military moves’ continue

2:51 pm August 22, 2019

Seoul: North Korea said Thursday it has “no interest” in dialogue unless Washington stops “escalating hostile military moves”, as a senior US envoy visited Seoul with an eye on reviving nuclear talks with Pyongyang. Talks between Pyongyang and Washington have stalled since a second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo wishes North Korea would not test missiles

11:36 pm August 20, 2019

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed displeasure Tuesday about North Korea’s series of missile tests, but said he wants to resume negotiations on denuclearisation with Pyongyang. In an interview with CBS, the chief US diplomat noted the six tests of short-range ballistic missiles that North Korea has conducted in recent weeks, and appeared […]

Defiant Iran prepares for oil tanker to leave Gibraltar with Indian crew

9:08 pm August 18, 2019

London: An Iranian oil supertanker released from detention by Gibraltar authorities earlier this week could be ready to sail on with its Indian crew on board soon, in defiance of a US warrant after the British territory’s government said it was unable to seek a court order to detain the vessel. Grace 1, which had […]

Clear weather, below-normal temperatures in Delhi

Delhi’s Sunday air quality best of the year so far

8:57 pm August 18, 2019

New Delhi: Delhiites on Sunday breathed the cleanest air of the year so far, thanks to widespread rainfall in the National Capital Region over the past few days, officials said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality index in the city on Sunday was recorded at 47, which falls in the ‘good’ […]

Gibraltar rejects US demand to detain Iranian oil tanker

8:54 pm August 18, 2019

Gibraltar: Gibraltar on Sunday rejected a US demand to seize an Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute as it prepared to leave the British overseas territory after weeks of detention. Gilbraltar’s government said it could not seek a court order to detain the ship because US sanctions against Iran were not […]