Washington, July 31 : President Donald Trump said Monday that he’d “certainly meet” with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions, if the Iranian leader were willing. Speaking during a joint news conference with Italy’s premier, Trump said he would meet with the Iranians “anytime they want to.” “I’ll meet with anybody,” he said. “There’s nothing wrong with meeting.” The ...

Washington, July 31 : Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump’s approach to Vladimir Putin, shore up relations with NATO allies and prevent Russian interference in the midterm election. But it remains uncertain if any of their efforts will yield results. Lawmakers are struggling with internal party ...

Dhaka, July 30 : In an effort to help the community with aid and recovery, Facebook has contributed $2.5 lakh to Save the Children to help children and their families in Bangladesh affected by flood and destruction caused by monsoon rains. “After heavy monsoon waters spread across Bangladesh in mid-June, threatening hundreds of thousands of refugees, the community activated Safety ...

Cambodia’s ruling party won an expected victory in an election Sunday widely considered illegitimate after the only credible opposition was silenced and which ensures that long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen will serve another five-year term. Although 20 parties contested the election, the only one with the popularity and organization to mount a real challenge, the Cambodian National Rescue Party, was ...

Fire officials in Greece have raised the death toll from a wildfire that raged through a coastal area east of Athens to 91 and reported that 25 people are missing six days after blaze. Before the national fire service updated the official number of fatalities Sunday night, it had stood at 86. Greek officials previously had not provided a tally ...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Saturday that Imran Khan, party chairman, will take oath as the country’s prime minister before August 14. Naeem-ul-Haq (party spokesperson), made the announcement while addressing the media outside Khan’s house at Bani Gala.   He added that the mainstream parties took a positive decision in the All Parties Conference, agreeing to attend the ceremony.   ...

A powerful earthquake has struck a popular tourist destination in Indonesia, killing at least 15 people. The 6.4 magnitude quake hit the central island of Lombok just before 07:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Sunday.   The island attracts tourists from around the world due to its beaches and hiking trails, and is located about 40km (25 miles) east of Bali. ...

Incarcerated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a 10-year jail term after being convicted for owning assets beyond income in the Avenfield reference, may be shifted from Adiala Jail to Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) after developing serious cardiac complications, well-placed sources in the jail told DawnNewsTV on Sunday.   Earlier today, Dr Naeem Malik, head ...

The youngster had been visiting the seaside resort from Erith, south-east London A six-year-old girl has died after going into the sea at Margate harbour. The youngster, from Erith, south-east London, was taken to hospital after the alarm was raised at 15:15 BST on Saturday. She later died despite the rescue efforts of the South East Coast Ambulance Service and ...

Online trolls who intimidate election candidates or campaigners could be barred from public office under government proposals being considered. Extreme intimidation cases are already punishable with a jail sentence. A 2017 parliamentary report highlighted the “significant factor” of social media abuse of candidates in that year’s general election. Constitution Minister Chloe Smith said intimidation was putting “talented people” off standing ...