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    US Airlines Warn Of 'Calamity' If 5G Deployed Near Airports

    The chief executives of America's largest airlines warned of a "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping operations if telecommunication firms roll out their 5G technology as planned Wednesday .

    Technology
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    AUKUS vs. QUAD: A Reality Check

    THE past week saw the US’s hard push to contain China in its own backyard, by the formation of a new defence agreement known as AUKUS, with no precedent in diplomatic world.

    View Point
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    Iran to resume nuclear talks this week

    Iran is to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers on October 21 that were suspended in June, an Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday after a meeting with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

    West Asia
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    China ‘surprised’ US with hypersonic missile test

    China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed sources.

    Southeast Asia
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    Iran tests anti-missile defences after US, Israeli warnings

    The Iranian military said on Wednesday it had successfully tested anti-missile defences for “sensitive” sites during war games in central Iran, after Israeli and US warnings.

    West Asia
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    North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to build ‘invincible’ military while slamming US

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the US mainland, as he vowed to build an “invincible” military to cope with.

    World
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    US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

    Senior Taliban officials and US representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation.

    Central Asia
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    China, US in talks on military relations amid strained ties

    The secure video conference held Tuesday and Wednesday was led by Maj. Gen. Huang Xueping, deputy direct of the People’s Liberation Army’s Office for International.

    World
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    Legislation in US Senate seeks report on Pak's role in Taliban offensive

    A legislation has been introduced in the US Senate seeking a report from the Secretary of State about his assessment of Pakistan's role in the Taliban offensive that led.

    Central Asia
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    'US war in Afghanistan a strategic failure'

    The top American general has dubbed the 20-year war in Afghanistan a "strategic failure" as the Pentagon leadership told lawmakers that they had recommended.

    Central Asia
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    Saudi-US Talks on Iran, Yemen Held in Neom

    US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan began his Middle East tour with his first stop at the Saudi city of Neom on Monday. Sullivan is scheduled to hold high-level talks with Saudi officials on Iran and Yemen

    West Asia
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    Iran wants nuclear talks to result in lifting of all sanctions, says Raisi

    Iran’s new ultraconservative president on Tuesday voiced support for renewed nuclear negotiations in his international debut even as he hailed what he termed the decline of US hegemony.

    West Asia
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    Pakistan should strengthen ties with neighbours instead of US: Ex-FM

    Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Pakistan always chose to be a client state instead of becoming strategic partner of one country or the other. With a begging bowl in both hands.

    South Asia
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    Trump warns Turkey of economic devastation if it hits Kurds

    President Donald Trump warned Turkey on Sunday of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces in the wake of the US troop pullout from Syria, while also urging the Kurds not to "provoke" Ankara.

    West Asia
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    US-led coalition says Syria withdrawal has begun

    Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) has begun the process of our deliberate withdrawal from Syria," spokesman Colonel Sean Ryan told AFP in a statement, referring.

    West Asia
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    Iran Leader Calls U.S Officials 'First-class Idiots'

    Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday called U.S. officials "first-class idiots," mocking American leaders as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo toured the Mideast to promote the White House's tough stance on Iran.

    West Asia
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    India begins settling Iran oil debt after US sanctions

    Indian refiners have begun clearing their oil debt to Iran under a new payment mechanism which they put in place after the US reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

    Business
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    After Trump, Pompeo makes unannounced visit to Iraq

    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unannounced visit to Iraq, involving meetings with high-ranking officials and no statement to media.The American top diplomat landed in the capital.

    West Asia
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    First Muslim women elected to US Congress take oath on holy Quran

    Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who are of Palestinian and Somali origins respectively, made history as they were sworn into the 116th Congress, becoming the first Muslim women.

    World
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    India rebuffs Trump over 'Afghan library' swipe

    India rejected US President Donald Trump’s comments mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, saying on Thursday that New Delhi has provided $3 billion.

    South Asia
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    Who Was Secretly Behind America’s Invading and Occupying Syria?

    The invasion and occupation of Syria by tens of thousands of jihadists who were recruited from around the world to overthrow Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, was financed mainly by U.S. taxpayers

    West Asia
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    If US doesn’t keep promise, will change approach: Kim Jon Un warns

    Nuclear-armed North Korea wants good relations with the US but could consider a change of approach if Washington maintains its sanctions, leader Kim Jong Un warned in his New Year speech.

    World
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    Taliban urge US to leave Afghanistan or face Soviet-style defeat

    The Taliban warned the United States on Thursday it would face the same fate as the Soviet Union in the 1980s if it did not leave Afghanistan, as Washington considers slashing troop numbers.

    Central Asia
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    US govt shutdown set to drag on to 2019 as Trump, Democrats stick to their stands

    The partial US government shutdown is all set to drag on to the new year as opposition Democrats and Republicans refused to show any sign of compromise Thursday to end the impasse over.

    World

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