BEIJING, MAY 20 (DNA) – Washington and Beijing have agreed to abandon any trade war and back off from imposing tariffs on each other.The announcement came after high-level talks in the US capital and followed months of tensions over what President Donald Trump has blasted as an unfair commercial relationship between the two economic giants.
Erdogan assassination plot foiled ahead of Bosnia visit
ANKARA, MAY 20 (DNA) – Details of an assassination plot against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly planned to be carried out during the leader s visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina came to light on Saturday.According to the agency, Turkish intelligence confirmed reports that a Turkish group planned to assassinate the Prime Minister during his visit to the Balkans on Sunday. Security services reportedly received intelligence from Turkish citizens living in the Macedonian capital of Skopje.
India court jails ex-diplomat for spying for Pakistan
NEW DELHI, MAY 20 (DNA) – An Indian diplomat convicted of passing state secrets to Pakistan s intelligence services has been jailed for three years, her lawyer said Sunday.Madhuri Gupta was found guilty in a New Delhi court on Friday of “spying and wrongful communication of information” while posted to the Indian embassy in Islamabad.Gupta, 61, was arrested in 2010 for allegedly passing information to the ISI, the intelligence wing of India s arch-rival Pakistan.
Pakistan to discuss India’s violation of Indus Water Treaty with WB president
ISLAMABAD, MAY 20 (DNA) – Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has stated Pakistan will discuss India’s violation of the Indus Water Treaty with the president of World Bank.Speaking to media on Saturday, Chaudhry revealed a four-member delegation led by Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Ashtar Ausaf Ali had arrived in Washington to hold the talks.
Russia unveils world’s first floating nuclear power station
MOSCOW, MAY 19 (DNA) – Russia on Saturday unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia.Built in Saint Petersburg, the Akademik Lomonosov arrived in Murmansk on Thursday where it was moored in the port and presented to the media on Saturday.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle tie the knot as world watches
LONDON, MAY 19 (DNA) – Britain’s Prince Harry and US TV star Meghan Markle tie the knot today in front of celebrity guests and tens of thousands of fans in a ceremony beamed around the world that will combine traditional pomp and modern twists.Well-wishers camped overnight to secure the best spots to watch the newlyweds, who will marry in Windsor Castle before taking a carriage ride around the picturesque town.
CPEC raison d’être for Pakistan’s Economy
Nabeel Hussain
Economic integration, spillover effect and complex interdependence have always remained quintessential topics in international relations and international politics.Ernst B Hass illustrates in his theory of Neo Functionalism that integration and cooperation between two states results in cooperation with other states and it has “spillover” effect on rest of the other states.
Plane crashes in Havana, Cuba, with at least 110 people on board
HAVANA, MAY 18 (DNA) – A Cuban-operated airliner with at least 110 people on board crashed into a cassava field just after takeoff from Havana’s international airport on Friday. There appeared to be mass casualties as Cuban officials said three people had survived, but had yet to give an official toll.
China stands to gain in Iran after US quits nuclear deal
BEIJING, MAY 18 (DNA) – The US decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran could scare off European investors but oil-thirsty China may step into the void and ramp up business links with the country.China, which is already Iran’s top trade partner and one of its biggest buyers of crude, has signalled that it intends to keep working with the Islamic regime despite the US move.
Istanbul summit to host Muslim leaders to take joint action against Israel
ANKARA, MAY 17 (DNA) – Istanbul will host a Palestine summit, which 57 members of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are expected to participate, to give a strong message against the Israeli violence that martyred at least 62 Palestinians — the youngest being 8 months old — during mass rallies Monday.
