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After ICJ stay, Pak to change lawyers in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
19 May 2017
Pakistan’s foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz has said Islamabad will appoint a new team of lawyers to defend Pakistan's position at the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav death penalty case
ICJ stays Pak decision to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav
18 May 2017
Asserting its jurisdiction in the Jhadav case, ICJ president Ronny Abraham said Jadhav's arrest remained disputed and that Pakistan should have given India consular access to its national
Will Trump be impeached? Ladbroke’s goes odds-on at 4-5
18 May 2017
With the Trump administration staggering from controversy to controversy, punters on both sides of the Atlantic are ramping up wagers over whether Donald Trump will serve out a full term as US president
FBI ex-chief Robert Mueller to probe Russian links in US polls
18 May 2017
Former FBI director Robert Mueller III will investigate alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election and possible collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign managers and Moscow
Putin offers to disclose ‘Trump tapes’ of meet with Lavrov
18 May 2017
The provocative offer to share evidence with US oversight committees about the Oval Office meeting came with the caveat that the request for the transcript would have to come from the Trump administration
Trump claims 'absolute right' to share 'facts' with Russia
16 May 2017
President Donald Trump’s meeting with the Russian officials came a day after he fired FBI chief James Comey, who was investigating his alleged Russian ties
India-Japan `Freedom Corridor’ set to counter China’s OBOR
16 May 2017
The Indo-Japanese initiative, called the `Freedom Corridor’, stretching from Asia-Pacific to Africa, aims at stabilising the region amid Chinese designs that have a destabilising effect on countries of the region
Amidst protests over CPEC, China opens Belt and Road summit
15 May 2017
The project is widely seen as a ploy to justify the illegal occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan and China through the CPEC to facilitate continued Chinese military presence in Pakistan
Amidst protests over CPEC, China opens Belt and Road summit
15 May 2017
The project is widely seen as a ploy to justify the illegal occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan and China through the CPEC to facilitate continued Chinese military presence in Pakistan
US slaps sanctions on Pak terror outfits
13 May 2017
US now mulls laptop ban on flights from Europe
13 May 2017
The details of the Trump administration's plans for electronics ban are not clear but aviation and tourism industries are preparing for the worst
Major cyber-attack hits nearly 100 countries; Asia mostly spared
13 May 2017
A massive cyber attack that was earlier reported to have hit the UK’s National Health Service has now proved to be of global scale, leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the US National Security Agency
China wants ‘One Belt, One Road’ investments under wraps
13 May 2017
China has rejected suggestions that the new Silk Road is about Beijing trying to dominate the world and mould it to its liking, saying it is good for all and anyone can join
Hague to hear India’s Kulbhushan Jadhav plea next week
11 May 2017
The International Court of Justice is expected to hear on Monday India’s plea against the death sentence awarded to its national Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadav by a military court in Pakistan
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