Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) The Trump administration on Thursday mounted a forceful defence of its immigration enforcement policies, drawing a sharp distinction between legal and illegal migration while warning that lapses at the border pose direct national security risks.
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A diplomatic confrontation erupted in the American hemisphere after President Donald Trump criticised his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro over drug-trafficking concerns, prompting the latter to extend an unexpected invitation for Trump to visit.
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) The White House defended President Donald Trump’s decision to allow certain Nvidia AI chips to be shipped to China under controlled conditions, insisting the administration is maintaining a strict security perimeter around America’s most advanced technology.
Kathmandu, Dec 11 (IANS) Nepal witnessed the loss of 77 lives and damage to physical property worth NPR 84.45 billion during the GenZ protests in early September, a government-formed committee has revealed.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s recent push to deepen a trilateral cooperation with China and Bangladesh can at most give Beijing a chance to further broaden its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), where Islamabad is already reeling under huge debts.
Quetta, Dec 11 (IANS) Several villagers of Balochistan’s Kech district on Thursday are staging a protest against what they described as the “brutal trend” of indiscriminate firing by Pakistani forces targetting local civilians.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan-backed terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), are reactivating their networks inside India's northeastern states and West Bengal, relying heavily on safe transit routes and logistical hubs inside Bangladesh, a report highlighted on Thursday.
Naypyidaw, Dec 11 (IANS) The increasing military and strategic engagement between Bangladesh and Pakistan may contribute to a surge in radicalism within both countries, intensifying existing security challenges, a report said on Thursday.
Kathmandu, Dec 11 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Nepal’s economy is likely to experience slowed growth in the current fiscal year 2025-26, with political instability weighing on the non-agriculture sector and delayed monsoon and floods affecting agricultural output.
Kabul, Dec 11 (IANS) Pakistan is not pursuing a conventional foreign policy but operating within a system of layered subservience with its military establishment at the top offering its services to major powers, from the United States and China to Saudi Arabia, in exchange for financial support, weapons, diplomatic protection and immunity for its domestic abuses, a report said on Thursday.
