Section: Pakistan
- Dunya TV (Pakistan) (1,451)
- Geo TV (Pakistan) (288)
- The Kooza (Canada) (23)
- The Nation (Pakistan) (115)
Macron, Putin hold ‘frank’ talks on Syria, Ukraine
VERSAILLES (AFP) – Frances President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin sought to improve their countries strained ties Monday during talks at Versailles palace the French leader described as extremely frank.Their first meeting since Macron took office provided another test of the Frenchmans diplomatic skills after...
Unannounced, new Russian passenger plane completes maiden flight
Russia completed the maiden flight of its new MS-21 medium-range passenger plane on Sunday, its first foray into mainline commercial aircraft since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia, squeezed by Western sanctions over its role in the Ukraine crisis, is trying to rejuvenate domestic industrial production to make the country less dependant...
US worried about losing global leadership
Top Pentagon officials say that because of Russian and Chinese advances, the U.S. military’s “overmatch” has diminished. Planners can no longer guarantee a president that the United States could prevail in the early days of a conventional conflict; they fear that the United States might lose, in a future confrontation. The economic,...
Pressure piles on Trump with son-in-law under FBI scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Donald Trumps son-in-law and top aide, Jared Kushner, has been caught in the spotlight of an FBI probe into Russian meddling, US media reported, heaping more pressure Friday on the embattled US president.The latest bombshell ensures that Trump will be thrust right back into the Russia scandal upon his return to Washington...
US rules out easing sanctions on Russia
TAORMINA: Washington will not ease sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine and may even get tougher on Moscow, the White House said Friday, ending uncertainty over the US position on the thorny issue.”We are not lowering our sanctions on Russia,” Gary Cohn, US President Donald Trump´s top economic advisor, told reporters at...
Trump directly scolds NATO allies, says they owe ‘massive’ sums
US President Donald Trump (R) speaks beside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the start of the NATO summit at their new headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann BRUSSELS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday intensified his accusations that NATO allies were not spending enough on defence and warned of...
Russians discussed how to influence Trump via his aides: NYT
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, then-incoming White House national security adviser, speaks at the U.S. Institute of Peace ”2017 Passing the Baton” conference in Washington on January 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/fileSenior Russian intelligence and political officials discussed how to influence Donald Trump through his advisers...
Trump’s budget proposes converting Pakistan’s military grant to loan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s budget proposal would convert some of the United States’ foreign military grants to loans, part of a larger effort to slash spending on diplomacy, aid and programs abroad by more than 29 percent, the White House said on Monday.The cuts to programs under the State Department are...
Ukraine backs tough TV language rules
KIEV: Ukraine´s parliament on Tuesday backed tough limits on the amount of Russian allowed to be aired on television in a step that is likely to raise the Kremlin´s ire. A bill requiring major channels to broadcast at least three-quarters of their programmes in the Ukrainian language passed parliament by an overwhelming 269-15 margin. The bill...
Trump administration expected to reduce military aid to Pakistan
US President Donald Trump – Reuters file photo WASHINGTON: The Trump administration’s budget proposal would convert some of the United States’ foreign military grants to loans, part of a larger effort to slash spending on diplomacy, aid and programmes abroad by more than 29 per cent, the White House said on Monday.Mick Mulvaney,...
