America: The dictatress of the world

Jacob G Hornberger | On July 4, 1821, John Quincy Adams delivered a speech that summarized America’s founding foreign policy of noninterventionism. Having gone down...

Muslim inmates fed pork during Ramadan: activists

AFP | A federal judge granted a restraining order Thursday forcing prison guards in Alaska to stop giving Muslim inmates pork as they break their...

Combating transnational militancy

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The successful execution of Zarb-i-Azb and Raad-ul-Fasaad operations have not only restored the authority of the state but also brought...

The rising tensions between China, US

AFP | President Donald Trump has often bragged of his friendship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but recent events point to growing stresses between...

Israel’s Supreme Court upholds open-fire rules on Gaza border

AFP | Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the military's use of lethal force against Palestinians during protests and clashes on the Gaza border. In the...

Summit off but Trump-Kim-Moon coin still available

AFP | US President Donald Trump may have called off his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un but you can still order the commemorative...

Asian stocks hit as Trump drops Kim summit but losses tempered

AFP | Asian markets mostly fell on Friday as Donald Trump shocked the world by pulling out of next month's historic summit with Kim Jong...

Iran nuclear deal signatories meet for first time since US pullout

AFP | Signatories of the Iran nuclear deal meet with the Islamic republic in Vienna on Friday in a bid to save the agreement two...

Ireland decides on its strict abortion laws

AFP | Irish voters are heading to the polls on Friday to vote in a landmark referendum on whether the country should liberalise some of...

Iran’s first female manufacturer, a victim of Trump

AFP | She fought through a male-dominated world to become perhaps Iran's first female manufacturing boss, and was on the cusp of major success with...

Global warming may have ‘devastating’ effects on rice

AFP | As carbon dioxide rises due to the burning of fossil fuels, rice will lose some of its protein and vitamin content, putting millions...

US revokes invitation to China over ‘provocative military movement’ in the South China Sea

News Analysis | Pentagon has officially announced that they have made the call to revoke the invitation, which was earlier sent, to biennial naval exercises...