Japan, China, S Korea summit postponed
Tokyo: Japan is postponing a summit with China and South Korea, the government said on Tuesday, after the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye.
‘H1B visa row may lead to trade retaliation’
Washington: Months after India dragged the US to WTO over imposing increased fees on H-1B and l-1 visas, a Congressional report has warned American lawmakers that if the dispute moves to formal settlement phase it could possibly result in a WTO-authorised trade retaliation against the US.
African leaders set for showdown with Jammeh
Banjul: Four African heads of state were due in The Gambia on Tuesday morning with a mission to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to leave office after his defeat at the ballot box.
lagarde grilled over ‘colossal’ payout
Paris: IMF boss Christine lagarde faced a grilling on the second day of her trial on Tuesday over the “colossal” damages authorised for a French tycoon while she was French Finance Minister.
Israel officials snub Swedish min after row
Jerusalem: No Israeli officials will meet Sweden’s foreign minister during her trip to the region, a spokesman said, after she called for a probe into the killings of Palestinian assailants.
2 more pro-Kurdish party MPs detained
Ankara: Turkish police detained two more pro-Kurdish lawmakers hours after arresting over 200 people accused of links to Kurdish militants, their party said.
Turkey to step up talks on Aleppo ceasefire
Ankara: Turkey will intensify talks with Russia for a ceasefire to end the “humanitarian tragedy” in Aleppo, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said today, as Ankara accused Syria of violating international law. The announcement came as the UN accused forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of executing dozens of civilians in the former rebel stronghold of Aleppo.