Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) The White House said US talks with Iran will take place in Oman, with President Donald Trump’s team pursuing diplomacy while insisting Tehran must accept “zero nuclear capability.”
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) The White House cited new crime and border data to argue that President Donald Trump’s law-and-order agenda is producing results, pointing to sharp declines in murders, aggressive deportations of criminal migrants, and what it called the most secure border in US history.
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced the launch of TrumpRx.gov, a new federal website offering steep discounts on dozens of commonly used prescription drugs, calling it the largest reduction in drug prices in US history and a key step toward ending what he described as decades of Americans subsidizing lower prices abroad.
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) A joint House Foreign Affairs hearing on defending religious freedom delivered a stark warning that authoritarian regimes and extremist violence are accelerating a worldwide crackdown on faith communities, while US policy tools and enforcement mechanisms lag behind the scale of the crisis.
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s upcoming national elections will not be free or fair, a senior American scholar said warning that the exclusion of major political parties has already stripped the process of democratic legitimacy.
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s upcoming parliamentary election is a “sham election” with “no credibility,” country’s former foreign minister A K Abdul Momen said, urging the United States to publicly reject the vote and refuse recognition of a process in which “majority parties are banned from contesting” and “full participation of people” is denied.
Quetta, Feb 5 (IANS) At least two Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed in Balochistan by Pakistani forces, a leading human rights organisation said on Thursday.
Brussels, Feb 5 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads towards the February 12 elections, the future appears increasingly uncertain, especially for minorities, who may confront a government that does not recognise them as equal citizens.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) As India–Africa relations evolve, ambitions need to align with strategic clarity and disciplined execution. The synergy between Africa’s continental development goals and India’s long-term path towards enhanced economic, technological, and institutional capacity presents a historically significant opportunity, a report stated on Thursday.
Quetta, Feb 5 (IANS) Baloch National Movement (BNM) Chairman Naseem Baloch has accused Pakistan of falsely labelling the Baloch freedom struggle as "terrorism" to conceal its own failures, emphasising that it is a legitimate resistance by an indigenous people against “colonial occupation”.
