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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference inside the James S. Brady Briefing Room at the White House September 27, 2020 in Washington, U.S. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off: source

President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran's main nuclear site, but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a US official said.

Nov 17, 2020

Powerful video of Biden's 1986 speech against apartheid in South Africa goes viral | Watch

A powerful video has remerged online showing US President Joe Biden speaking powerfully against the then apartheid government in South Africa in 1986 and in favour of the black majority.

Nov 8, 2020

K'taka cop's fake rescue op exposed; DGP suspends senior officer

A senior police officer had staged a fake rescue operation with the help of villagers. The videos and photos had gone viral, but only to backfire as the sub-inspector was suspended for his actions.

Oct 25, 2020

Uyghur crisis a genocide; How Canada could make China pay for its atrocities

The Canadian parliamentary committee is the first parliamentary body to declare China's atrocities against Uyghur muslims a genocide, setting a precedent for others to follow.

Oct 22, 2020

Karnataka releases ₹86cr for flood-hit districts; sanctions ₹37cr subsidy for farmers

Districts that were affected by heavy rains and flash floods due to extended southwest monsoon are Bagalkot, Ballari, Belagavi, Bidar, Gadag, Kalaburagi, Kodagu, Koppal, Raichur, Yadgir, Vijayapura and Udupi.

Oct 17, 2020

How Biden's presidency could be huge win for Middle East | Explained

"A Biden presidency is likely to be a huge win for the Middle East to gain back the market share as it restricts shale production and can be supportive for crude oil prices," the report said.

Oct 17, 2020

Kim Jong Un says sorry to North Korean people as tears rolled down his eyes

And while Kim Jong Un wept, it was his new 26-metre missile, believed to be one of the world's largest of its kind, that attracted the world's attention.

Oct 13, 2020

ISIS terrorists in Kerala, Karnataka; UN report factually incorrect: India's Home Ministry

National Investigation Agency has so far registered 34 cases related to presence of Islamic State, and 20 cases related to presence of Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Sep 20, 2020

Donald Trump: North Korea’s intercontinental missile ‘won’t happen’

In bumpy UN dealings, Trump found backing on North Korea, isolation on Iran

Though famously skeptical of the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump harnessed its collective power to impose crushing sanctions on North Korea in a bid to start talks with Pyongyang, but faces frustration over a similar push on Iran.

Sep 18, 2020

US plans to enforce UN sanctions on Iran with its own action

The United States said it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran, which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal.

Sep 17, 2020

Iran watch out; Trump vows 1,000 times greater response to any attack

Trump has fully rejected the failed foreign policy approaches of the past that helped stoke division and did nothing to prevent conflict in the Middle East.

Sep 16, 2020

North Korea's failed response to Typhoon Mayask, Kim Jong-un vows strict action

North Korean state media reported Kim Jong-un is planning to take strict actions against officials who failed to respond during the time of natural disaster.

Sep 7, 2020

Pakistan's militant face unmasked again, terrorists seen chilling: Watch

Pakistan is a terrorist nerve centre, home to the largest number of globally identified terrorists and designated terrorist groups.

Sep 3, 2020

Iran must listen to 'god'; pardon Navid Afkari of double death sentence

The double death sentence is in addition to six years and six months jail time and 74 lashes.

Sep 2, 2020

India exposes PAK's lies on cross-border terrorism, Al-Qaeda decimation & more

Pakistan has once again stirred its pot of lies to cook up some old and some new allegations against India. But the facts are here.

Aug 25, 2020

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