Helicopters, boats and thousands of soldiers were deployed throughout Japan on Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded houses while the death toll from a fierce typhoon increased to at least 19 with more than a dozen missing. Public broadcaster NHK He said 14 rivers across the country had been flooded, some spilling into more […]
France and Germany have announced that arms exports to Turkey will be suspended, which launched a military offensive in northeastern Syria against Syrian Kurdish fighters. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Saturday weekly Bild am Sonntag that, "in the context of the Turkish military offensive in northeastern Syria, the government will not issue any new
Prime Minister Imran Khan met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Sunday during his official day trip, and both leaders emphasized the need for peace in the region. "I told Prime Minister Imran that we welcome any gesture by Pakistan for peace in the region and appreciate your visit to our country," Rouhani
Tehran-Iran will respond proportionally to recent attacks on tankers in the Red Sea, but first it will investigate who is behind the incident, a government spokesman said. Iranian media said Friday that an explosion of 60 miles from Saudi Arabian port city, Jeddah, caused the country's oil company's tanker to strike a terrorist attack. Iran's
The Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday rejecting comments from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, which said it "criticized the judicial process in Pakistan." "We reject the insinuations contained in the statement issued by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding a market in Peshawar. It is deeply regrettable that a distorted
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed at a summit on Saturday to establish a high-level group to address the galloping trade deficit of India with the world's second largest economy, said a senior Indian diplomat . Xi and Modi held almost six hours of talks in an Indian coastal city
Iran is prepared to hold talks with its regional rival Saudi Arabia, with or without the help of a mediator, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, before a visit by Prime Minister Imran Khan. When asked about reports that Prime Minister Imran, who would arrive in Iran over the weekend, could try to mediate
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he had a free and frank discussion with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that he would seek proposals that the two leaders discussed to improve bilateral relations. Xi and Modi held several hours of individual conversations in a coastal city in southern India at their second annual summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to collect garbage on Saturday from a picturesque beach resort where he receives Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks at the summit. Modi and Xi meet in the southern city of Mamallapuram, home to centuries-old wind-swept temple monuments, but also popular with tourists for surfing on their perfect waves.
Faced with a violent reaction to appear to give the green light to Turkey's assault on Kurdish forces in Syria, President Donald Trump on Friday increased pressure on the US NATO ally threatening paralyzing sanctions. The United States was moving to overturn mixed message accusations and policy changes about Turkey's offensive in northeastern Syria, which
