NEW DELHI, Oct 22: India and Pakistan are set to sign an agreement on Indian pilgrims visiting a Sikh shrine in Pakistan, rare cooperation between the nuclear-armed neighbours at a time of tension that has brought exchanges of fire on their disputed border.

GENEVA, Oct 21: China is seeking $2.4 billion (£1.9 billion) in retaliatory sanctions against the United States for non-compliance with a WTO ruling in a tariffs case dating to the Obama era, a document published on Monday showed.

PM pushes for Brexit deal vote after being forced to seek delay

Published On: October 21, 2019 03:16 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Oct 21: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will again try to put his Brexit deal to a vote in parliament on Monday after he was forced by his opponents to send a letter seeking a delay from the European Union.

Kurdish-led forces say they have pulled out of Syria border town

Published On: October 21, 2019 12:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIRUT/ANKARA, Oct 21:The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday said they had withdrawn from the border town of Ras al Ain under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, but a spokesman for Turkish-backed Syrian rebels said the withdrawal was not yet complete.

U.S. troops cross into Iraq from Syria

Published On: October 21, 2019 09:05 AM NPT By: Reuters

DOHUK, Iraq , Oct 21: United States troops have crossed into Iraq from Syria through the Sahela border crossing in the northern province of Dohuk, Reuters witnesses said on Monday.

LONDON, Oct 20: Britain will leave the European Union on Oct. 31 despite an unsigned letter that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced by his opponents to send to the bloc requesting a Brexit delay, the government said on Sunday.

Trump drops plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort

Published On: October 20, 2019 04:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct 20: Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next Group of Seven world leaders’ meeting at his Doral, Florida, golf resort next year.

Swiss choose new parliament, vote could see Green gains

Published On: October 20, 2019 04:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BERLIN, Oct 20: Voters in Switzerland are electing a new national parliament, with recent polls suggesting that green parties could fare well in a year when environmental concerns have swept across Europe.

Indonesia's Joko Widodo sworn in for second term as president

Published On: October 20, 2019 03:58 PM NPT By: Reuters

JAKARTA, Oct 20: Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in on Sunday for a second five-year term as president, leading the world’s third-biggest democracy after a first term marked by heavy infrastructure spending.

Indian soldiers, Pakistani civilians among dead in Kashmir clash

Published On: October 20, 2019 01:18 PM NPT By: Reuters

SRINAGAR, India, Oct 20: India said on Sunday two soldiers and a civilian were killed in cross-border shelling with Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, while Islamabad said six died on its side, making it one of the deadliest days since New Delhi revoked Kashmir’s special status in August.