Charlotte Greenfield CHIRIKOT SECTOR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military this week said there had been an escalation in firing and shelling across the de facto border that separates Pakistani and Indian-controlled Kashmir, at a time of heightened diplomatic tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Pakistan Army soldier stands guard at a hilltop post during a trip […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is working on offering production linked incentives for up to five sectors to boost domestic manufacturing, a top finance ministry official said on Thursday, bolstering efforts to attract new investments in the coronavirus-stricken economy. A commuter walks past the building of India’s Ministry of Finance during dusk in New Delhi, […]
Journalist Vikram Joshi Death: Nine accused have been arrested in the case so far. Two policemen have been suspended. Ghaziabad Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Swati BhasinUpdated by Taboola The attack on journalist Vikram Joshi was caught on CCTV. 112 Ghaziabad: A journalist from Uttar Pradesh, who was shot at in Ghaziabad near Delhi on Monday night […]
Cate Cadell, David Brunnstrom BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has told China to close its consulate in Houston in a dramatic worsening of ties between the world’s two biggest economies, and a source said Beijing was considering shutting the U.S. consulate in Wuhan in retaliation. Washington “abruptly demanded” closure of the Houston consulate on Tuesday, […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s recent border clash with China was the latest example of the Chinese Communist Party’s “unacceptable behaviour,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. He made the comment at the U.S.-India Business Council’s India Ideas Summit, being conducted on line, adding: “I am confident that with our concerted efforts, […]
Jane Wardell, Gayle Issa SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) – Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic gathering pace even as countries remain divided in their response to the crisis. In the United States, which has the highest number of cases in the world with 3.91 million infections, President […]
Jan Strupczewski, John Chalmers, Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders clinched an historic deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-throttled economies in the early hours of Tuesday, after a fractious summit lasting almost five days. The agreement paves the way for the European Commission, the EU’s executive, to raise billions of euros on […]
Guy Faulconbridge, Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests. U.S. President Donald Trump identifies China as the United States’ main rival, and has […]
Raphael Satter, Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department indicted two Chinese nationals for hacking defense contractors, COVID researchers and hundreds of other victims worldwide, according to a court filing published on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: The flags of China, U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed in a flag stall at the Yiwu […]
Elizabeth Piper, William James LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government failed to find out whether Russia meddled in the 2016 referendum on membership of the EU, a parliamentary report released on Tuesday said, saying the intelligence services should investigate and make their findings public. The long-anticipated report by parliament’s intelligence and security committee found that Russia had […]