Baloch human rights activist urges Trump to cancel $686 million US military aid to Pakistan
Quetta, Dec 12 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch, wrote to US President Donald Trump raising alarm over the recently approved $686 million US military aid to Pakistan, warning that the funds would enable further repression and terror against Baloch civilians. The human rights activist highlighted that the Baloch people have endured […]
US wages ‘psychological warfare’ against Venezuela: FM Yvan Gil
Caracas, Dec 10 (IANS) The US government is waging “psychological warfare” against Venezuela following the failure of its economic sanctions, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil said. “They are now resorting to psychological warfare, to military psychological warfare,” Gil said on Tuesday (local time) during the opening of the People’s Assembly for Peace and Sovereignty […]
negotiators meet in Miami: Report
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) US and Ukrainian negotiators held the second day of talks in Miami, the US state of Florida, continuing discussions on the US-proposed peace plan for the Ukraine crisis, US and Ukrainian officials said Friday, according to a report from US online media outlet Axios. The report said that the talks came […]
New US strategy raises questions over South Korea’s security, role in broader Indo-Pacific
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) From reasserting American heft in the Western Hemisphere to prioritising Taiwan’s defence and omitting the North Korean denuclearisation goal, key elements of the new US National Security Strategy (NSS) are raising questions about South Korea’s security and its role in a broader regional context. On Thursday, the White House released the […]
US drops South Africa from 2026 G20, invites Poland to join
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) The United States, which assumed the presidency of the Group of 20 on December 1, said it will not invite South Africa to participate in the 2026 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Miami, accusing the ANC-led government of sabotage, hostility toward the United States, and an agenda that undermined the forum’s economic […]
US decision to exclude SA from 2026 G20 Summit sparks fear of North-South divide: Report
Johannesburg, Dec 2 (IANS) With tensions rising between Washington and Pretoria, potential mediators, such as Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and South Korea, must step in to push for reconciliation and failure to do so could push the G20 towards a North-South divide, a report said on Tuesday. The US, slated to chair the […]
US, Ukraine reportedly narrow 28-point peace plan to 19 points
Washington, Nov 25 (IANS) The US-proposed 28-point peace plan aiming to end the Ukraine crisis has been trimmed to a 19-point framework drafted by the United States and Ukraine over the weekend in Geneva, multiple media outlets reported. “Many of the controversial provisions were either softened or at least reshaped” to get closer to a […]
South Korea says retaking wartime operational control from US would upgrade alliance
Seoul, Nov 4 (IANS) South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that South Korea’s retaking of its wartime Operational Control (OPCON) from the United States within his term would serve as a major opportunity to upgrade the bilateral alliance. Lee made the remarks during a meeting with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at his […]
South Korean presidential office says semiconductor tariffs part of deal with US
Seoul, Oct 30 (IANS) The South Korean presidential office said Thursday semiconductor tariffs were part of a finalised trade deal with the United States, dismissing remarks by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that chip tariffs were not a part of the agreement. Presidential spokesperson Kim Nam-jun said that Seoul and Washington clinched an agreement on […]
South Korea, US, Japan to hold trilateral talks among top diplomats during APEC
Gyeongju, Oct 28 (IANS) South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks among their top diplomats during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering this week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Tuesday. The meeting will take place in a closed-door format on Wednesday afternoon, the ministry said, without providing further details. The meeting is […]
