North Korea threatens ‘offensive action’ after US-South Korea military drills

North Korea has accused the United States and South Korea of escalating tensions “to the brink of nuclear war” through their joint military drills and promised to respond with “offensive action,” according to North Korean state media. A commentary published by North Korean state media on Thursday criticised the continuing exercises as “a trigger for driving the مزید پڑھیں

Iranian & Saudi envoys meet in China, discuss resumption of diplomatic ties

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian met in Beijing for the first time to discuss the next steps of their diplomatic rapprochement. In a video shared on the social networking website Twitter, Prince Faisal and Amirabdollahian are seen greeting each other before sitting down together. ? مزید پڑھیں

Donald Trump hits back, pleads ‘not guilty’ before a crowd of supporters in New York

Donald Trump offered a full-throated defence of his conduct Tuesday in his first speech since being arrested over hush money payments to an adult film actor, blasting the criminal prosecution as “an insult to our country.” Hours earlier the 76-year-old former US president pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts in a dramatic hearing in مزید پڑھیں

Taliban puts ban on UN Afghan Female Staff

UN Expresses Concern Over Ban On Afghan Female Staff In Afghanistan by Taliban. Female Afghan employees of the United Nations have been banned from working by Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan. The UN mission expressed “serious concern” after its female staffers were prevented from reporting to work in Nangarhar Province. “We remind de facto authorities that مزید پڑھیں

Iran appointed Reza Ameri as new ambassador to UAE

After 8 years of having no ambassador to UAE, Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced Reza Ameri as Islamic Republic of Iran’s new ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ameri’s former position in the Foreign Ministry was the director general of Iranian expatriates office. His diplomatic posts before that include ambassador of the Islamic Republic مزید پڑھیں

Israeli troops storm al-Aqsa Mosque, assault worshippers

Israeli troops have attacked dozens of worshippers in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound injuring seven people. According to international media reports, the raid took place before dawn on Wednesday with Israeli police claiming they were responding to “rioting”. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported injuries but did not elaborate on how many people were hurt. It said مزید پڑھیں

Finland joins Nato in historic shift, Russia threatens ‘counter-measures’

Finland formally joined Nato on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures”. Finland’s accession roughly doubles the length of the border that Nato shares with Russia and bolsters its eastern flank as the مزید پڑھیں

Biden to discuss risks of AI in meeting with science advisers today

US President Joe Biden will discuss the “risks and opportunities” that artificial intelligence poses for people, society and national security during a meeting with science and technology advisers at the White House on Tuesday, an official said. Biden, a Democrat, is scheduled to meet with the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) مزید پڑھیں