Allies

Biden to address nation today on his decision not to extend presence in Afghanistan beyond 31 August

An undetermined number of Americans remain in Afghanistan, as well as a number of Afghans who wanted to leave but were unable to get on US airplanes

Permanent seat in UNSC neither necessary nor only way for India to assert its ‘arrival’ on global centrestage

The changed world offers examples like Germany, Japan and Israel who have stitched alternative arrangements that could be multilateral (EU), bilateral (US-Israel), regional or creatively/strategically relevant, eg, the Quad

The Plot Against America: David Simon’s new HBO series sounds warning bells over global resurgence of fascism

Without ever getting preachy, The Plot Against America suggests you cannot preserve an unconditional stand of politically neutrality.

USA ready to work with India to modernise its military capabilities, says top American commander

The US is ready to help India modernise its military and jointly they can improve India's military capabilities in "significant and meaningful" ways, a top American commander has said

North Korea calls US bombing run a dangerous move, says it risks nuclear war

North Korean state media have sharply criticised a recent practice bombing run by two US B-1B bombers on the Korean peninsula, calling it a dangerous move.

G7 Summit: Britain's Amber Rudd reassures Angela Merkel it will be a 'strong partner'

Britain said it would be a "strong partner" to Germany in response to comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 summit in Italy.

UP Election 2017: Allies and a mother-son pair at loggerheads in Allahabad

Pre-poll allies BJP and Apna Dal as well as Congress and Samajwadi Party are fighting each other on some of the 12 Assembly seats in the district while a mother-son contest is also on.

US, anti-IS coalition allies regroup after jihadist attacks

With jihadist attacks proliferating around the world, the US has reassembled its coalition partners for meetings

Hitler not dead? British historian claims massive cover up, says Nazi leader escaped Germany

Adolf Hitler did not commit suicide at the end of the second world war but was spirited out of Germany by the Nazis in a massive cover up to make the world fall a victim to "duplicitous deception," a noted British historian has claimed.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un cancels planned visit to Russia, says Kremlin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has cancelled his planned visit to Moscow to attend Russia's World War II anniversary celebrations on May 9, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Thursday.