Geopolitics
Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that Hong Kong will quarantine for 14 days all arriving passengers from outside the region starting from Thursday to curb the spread of the COVID-19. more
Pakistan Minister who raised Kashmir issue during SAARC meet is facing FIA probe in masks smuggling case

Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza, who tried to make India uncomfortable at the SAARC conference on CO ...

S.Korea expands tighter immigration procedures to all European countries over COVID-19

Seoul/Xinhua: South Korea has expanded tighter immigration procedures to people from all European countries on Monday to help prevent the imported COVID-19 cases.

SAARC leaders led by India deliberate on strategies to combat Coronavirus

New Delhi: With the death toll due to coronavirus outbreak touching 6000 globally, leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Sunday attended a video confe ...

New Zealand considers further travel bans out of COVID-19 concerns

Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday the government will announce further COVID-19 border measures over the weekend.

Coronavirus: US president Donald Trump announces travel suspension from Europe to America

Washington: With Coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, the United States has suspended travel from 26 European countries to America for next one month, beginni ...

Atomic agency cites concerns over Iran testing sites, offers COVID-19 assistance

New York : Iran’s nuclear capabilities moved back into the international spotlight on Monday as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that it had concerns about possibl ...

Canadian airline extends suspension of flights to China amid COVID-19 outbreak - reports

Moscow/Sputnik: Air Canada airline has extended its suspension of flights to China until April due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported. ...

Beijing blasts US for 'overreaction,' fearmongering over coronavirus threat

Beijing/Sputnik: The United States has overreacted to the threat of the new coronavirus, contributing to the fearmongering around the outbreak, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday ...