US, South Korea, Japan raise concerns over Russia-North Korea military cooperation

SEOUL: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his South Korean and Japanese counterparts expressed “serious concern” over the discussion of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, including possible arms trading, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday (Sep 23). Blinken, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin andContinue Reading

India suspends visa services for Canadian citizens, says service provider amid row over Sikh murder

NEW DELHI: According to a notice from the Indian mission, visa consultancy service provider BLS International announced on its website that India has suspended visa services for Canadian citizens as of Thursday( Sep 21 ). The notice reads,” Critical notice from Indian Mission: Indian immigration services have been suspended untilContinue Reading

Syria’s Assad visits China seeking funds

HANGZHOU: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad started his first official trip to China on Thursday( Sept 21 ), according to state media, where he will ask a longtime ally for financial assistance to aid in the reconstruction of his devastated nation. Since the start of the war in 2011, which hasContinue Reading

India warns on Canada travel after row over Sikh murder

Outside the Sikh church he presided over in Surrey, an outlying district of Vancouver, two masked attackers shot Nijjar to death. Nijjar, an advocate for the establishment of the Sikh position known as Khalistan, was sought by American authorities on suspicion of terrorism and murder conspiracy. The World Sikh OrganizationContinue Reading

China says Britain’s plans to disrupt Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’

HONG KONG: Britain criticized China’s six-month financial hub report in Hong Kong, saying it supported” anti-China” chaos rather than” good” societal conditions and a more stable business environment. The remarks were made following the publication of Britain’s six-month report on the Chinese-controlled hub, which covered the period from January 1Continue Reading