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China Urges British MPs Not to Visit Taiwan

August 3, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, Zheng Zeguang Tuesday, urged the British politicians not to dance to the tune of the United States. Zeguang also reminded the British government of the joint communique the two countries signed in 1972, when they began to exchange ambassadors. Zheng’s comment came as the US House speaker, Nancy […]

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Pelosi’s Taiwan visit to have serious consequences: Chinese diplomat

August 3, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Washington will face serious retaliation due to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Arms Control Department Director-General Fu Cong told the media on Tuesday. “Those actions of the US will lead to serious negative consequences. Serious retaliation measures will be taken against the US,” he said, […]

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Afghanistan: al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike

August 2, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: A US drone strike in Afghanistan has killed the top al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Joe Biden announced on Monday. The US president described the death of al-Zawahiri, who was Osama Bin Laden’s deputy and successor, as a major blow to the terrorist network behind the September 11, 2001 attacks. “Justice has been delivered and […]

Russia’s President Putin holds meeting on metallurgical industry issues

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Sanctions against Russia do not reflect realities of global politics and economy: Putin

August 2, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Anti-Russian sanctions do not reflect the realities of global politics and the economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday at a meeting with representatives of the metal industry. “I have already said that these decisions were made by Western countries for the sake of political interests – the current, opportunistic ones that do […]

China Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Zhao Lijian holds presser in Beijing

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China’s Foreign Ministry threatens the US with effective measures if Pelosi visits Taiwan

August 2, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Chinese authorities will take effective power measures if Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday. “If Pelosi visits Taiwan, this will be a gross interference in China’s domestic policy and will lead to very serious consequences,” he stressed at a briefing. […]

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A vicious California wildfire swells a staggering 62 times in size overnight

August 1, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Ahmedabad: A wildfire in California grew to the largest the state has seen yet this year, as firefighting crews braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions. The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in northern California’s Klamath national forest, near the Oregon border, with expected thunderstorms a big concern, said US Forest Service spokesperson […]

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US, Russia top diplomats hold first talks since the war

July 30, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The top diplomats of the United States and Russia spoke Friday for the first time since the Ukraine war, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken describing a “frank” exchange as he pushed to free two Americans. Blinken initiated the call with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whom he had shunned as early as a few […]

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The US mulls designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism

July 30, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US administration is looking into the possibility of including Russia on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has told reporters. She reiterated that the matter was up to the US Department of State to decide. “This requires a determination by the Department of State on specific […]

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The US to speak with Russia over the secure release of Americans detained by Moscow

July 28, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on Wednesday, said he will speak with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a phone call in the coming days and pressed him to respond to an offer Washington has made to secure the release of American citizens detained by Moscow. According to the US, the Moscow government […]

At least 2 dead after militants storm Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul

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Russian emphasizes the need to unlock Afghanistan’s frozen assets

July 28, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Russian side emphasizes the need to unlock Afghanistan’s national assets illegally held by Washington, Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechaev told a press briefing on Wednesday. “On our part, we again drew attention to the need to unlock the national assets of Afghanistan,” the Russian diplomat said, commenting on the results of the […]