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US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

Nepal offers to play role of mediator between India and Pakistan

2:40 pm January 25, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal on Saturday offered to play the role of a mediator between India and Pakistan, saying that it was important for the two countries to have dialogue to resolve their issues. “Dialogue is the best way to resolve any problem. There may be differences but it can be resolved through dialogue. If necessary, we […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Trump invites Netanyahu to US for peace plan talks

5:47 am January 24, 2020

Jerusalem: US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main election rival to Washington next week to discuss Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan. The White House said the talks would take place on Tuesday. “President Trump asked me to extend an invitation to Prime Minister Netanyahu […]

Hundreds of Central American migrants cross into Mexico

5:38 am January 24, 2020

Ciudad Hidalgo (Mexico): Hundreds of Central American migrants surged into Mexico Thursday, wading unopposed across a river on the Guatemalan border where Mexican troops had used tear gas earlier in the week to keep them back, AFP journalists at the scene reported. Once on the other side of the Suchiate River, the migrants quickly formed […]

Billionaire Bezos buys estate for $165 mn: report

UN says Jeff Bezos’ phone may have been hacked by Saudis

8:40 pm January 22, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: United Nations experts Wednesday called for an “immediate investigation” by the United States and others into information they received that suggests that Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked after receiving a file sent from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s WhatsApp account. Bezos owns The Washington Post and is the founder of […]

Trump ‘would have loved’ to have met Greta Thunberg at Davos

7:29 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would have loved to have met Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg at Davos but added that she should not focus her anger on the United States. “I would have loved to have seen her,” Trump told reporters before leaving the luxury Swiss resort, while claiming that […]