Atlanta, Georgia: Global arms sales increased for the first time in five years in 2016 as rising geopolitical tensions fueled defense spending, reports CNN. Sales by the world's 100 biggest arms producers increased 1.9% from the previous year to reach $374.8 billion, according to the Stockholm International…

CARACAS: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that leading opposition parties will be barred from taking part in next year’s…

SEOUL: The US, South Korea and Japan carried out joint exercises yesterday to track missiles from North Korea, as China warned that such manoeuvres fuel tensions following nuclear-armed Pyongyang’s longest-range test launch to date, reports AFP. The trilateral drill comes less than two weeks after…

Doha: Qatar will buy 24 Typhoon fighter jets worth $8bn from the United Kingdom as the Gulf state continues to stock up on high-tech weaponry, reports Al Jazeera. The deal between the two countries was signed in Doha by Qatar’s Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and his British counterpart,…

California: Firefighters are struggling to contain the biggest of six blazes burning in southern California, with the Thomas Fire slipping from 15% containment to 10% Sunday, reports CNN. Covering 230,000 acres, the Thomas Fire is now the fifth largest blaze in modern California history. The fires are…

Members of a family reunite for three minutes through the border wall between Mexico and United States, during the "Keep our dream alive" event,…

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said India and China’s strategic interests outweigh “partial frictions” and handling of the Dokalam standoff through diplomatic means reflects the importance of bilateral ties, reports PTI. Ahead of his visit to India to attend the Russia-India-…

SRINAGAR: Indian authorities have detained a French journalist in Kashmir where he was making a documentary on security in the disputed territory, officials said yesterday, reports AFP. Police said Paul Comiti was detained on Saturday in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir, because…