British PM Johnson: I expect a certain amount of criticism as PM

Published On: October 1, 2019 01:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, Oct 1: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he expected a certain amount of criticism from those opposed to Brexit in his role as prime minister, responding to questions about his personal life and political history.

South Korean fighter jet patrols over islands disputed by Japan

Published On: October 1, 2019 11:01 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Oct 1:  A South Korean fighter jet conducted a patrol flight on Tuesday over islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said at an event marking the founding of the South Korean military.

France bids farewell to ex-president Chirac

Published On: September 30, 2019 05:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, Sept 30: A coffin bearing the body of former French president Jacques Chirac, who died last week, received a solemn send-off on Monday from a military honor guard and a band playing Chopin’s Funeral March.

HONG KONG, Sept 30: Hong Kong’s metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts.

Saudi crown prince denies ordering journalist’s murder

Published On: September 30, 2019 01:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept 30: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview that he takes “full responsibility” for the grisly murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but denied allegations that he ordered it.

China factory activity improves in September amid trade war

Published On: September 30, 2019 12:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, Sept 30: China’s factory activity improved in September ahead of talks with Washington aimed at ending a tariff war.

China urges 'calm and rational' resolution to U.S.-Sino trade war

Published On: September 29, 2019 09:56 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Sept 29: China hopes Beijing and Washington will resolve their trade dispute “with a calm and rational attitude”, Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Sunday, ahead of talks in two weeks between the two sides.

MUMBAI, Sept 29: The Indian government may request an interim dividend of around 300 billion rupees ($4.3 billion) from the central bank in order to meet its fiscal deficit target, Mint newspaper reported on Sunday citing news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).

Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general

Published On: September 29, 2019 02:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Sept 29: As Washington plunges into impeachment, Attorney General William Barr finds himself engulfed in the political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Donald Trump’s outreach to Ukraine and the administration’s attempts to keep a whistleblower complaint from Congress.

KABUL, Sept 29: Afghanistan’s presidential election turnout is unofficially estimated at a little over 2 million voters, an election commission official said on Sunday.