JULY 22, 2019
US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate in Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan 'if mediation is required'. President Trump said this during his meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in White House in Washington DC on Monday.
US President Donald Trump meets Pakistan PM Imran Khan in White House (AP photo) Trump told Imran...
JULY 22, 2019
Equifax will pay $671 million to settle numerous state class-action lawsuits and investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, New York Department of Financial Services and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the company said Monday.
The deal, which is still subject to a six-month court approval process, will establish a consumer restitution fund of up to $425 million, which will...
JULY 22, 2019
An Iranian man walks past a mural painted with the Iranian flag in Tehran on June 25, 2019. - Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
Iranian intelligence authorities said Monday they had arrested 17 spies hired by the U.S. government's Central Intelligence Agency.
“All 17 spies are Iranian nationals,” the director of the counter-espionage of the Islamic Republic intelligence ministry said at...
JULY 21, 2019
Chandrayaan-2 will make India the fourth country after the United States of America, the erstwhile Soviet Union and China to land on the lunar surface. (PTI)
The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will spend six additional days in Earth’s orbit and 15 fewer days around the Moon before it lands on the day that was originally planned, Indian Space Research Organisation...
JULY 21, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA - Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday slammed Donald Trump over the United States president's anti-immigrant policies hours after a Hindu priest was attacked near a temple in Floral Park, New York.
The Hindu priest, Swami Harish Chander Puri, was attacked by a 52-year-old man while he was walking down the street in his religious...
JULY 21, 2019
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), above, said Sunday that the public needs to hear directly from former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 campaign. - Leah Millis/Reuters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Sunday that he believes there is “substantial evidence” that President Trump has committed...
JULY 20, 2019
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned Iran of "serious consequences" if it does not release a British-flagged oil tanker it seized in the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway on Friday, although he ruled out "military options."
The seizing of the "Stena Impero" potentially marks the most significant escalation in tensions between Iran and the West since they began rising...
JULY 18, 2019
Michelle Obama and President Donald Trump. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP, Leah Mills/Reuters)
Former first lady Michelle Obama countered President Trump’s attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of color by emphasizing the importance of America’s diversity.
“What truly makes our country great is its diversity,” wrote Obama in a tweet Friday afternoon. “I’ve seen that beauty in so...
JULY 18, 2019
DETROIT, MICHIGAN — The heat wave that has been roasting much of the U.S. in recent days is just getting warmed up, with temperatures expected to soar to dangerous levels through the weekend.
Communities are preparing by offering buildings as cooling centers and asking residents to check in on relatives and neighbors. Officials also are concerned about smog,...
JULY 17, 2019
Pakistan on Wednesday claimed victory after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) pronounced its verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
While ICJ rejected most of Pakistan's arguments by a vote of 15-1, the Imran Khan government said it is a "big win" for the country as ICJ rejected India's demand of Jadhav's release repatriation.
The Pakistan foreign office has...
