Tag: Summit

Russia, S. Arabia agree to extend Opec deal

OSAKA: Russia has agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend by six to nine months a deal with Opec on reducing oil output, Russian President...

North Korea urges U.S. to change ‘hostile policy’ on eve of...

SEOUL: North Korean state media called on the United States on Tuesday to “withdraw its hostile policy” towards Pyongyang or agreements made at a...

No meeting planned between India, Pakistan PMs at regional summit: India...

There is no bilateral meeting planned between the prime ministers of India and Pakistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) next week, India's foreign...

Nepal climber scales Mount Everest for record 23rd time

A Nepalese Sherpa climber Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for a 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest peak,...

Imran calls for regulating tourism to protect Pakistan’s ‘untouched’ areas

--PM urges 'elites' to visit domestic tourist attractions instead of spending their summer vacations in West   ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called for...

EU leaders to tackle Brexit, migration failures at summit

BRUSSELS: EU leaders grapple this week with two of the biggest threats to the entire European project: the messy divorce with Britain and their...

South Korea sending special envoy to North to prepare for summit

SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it will dispatch a special envoy to the North Korean capital on September 5 to discuss the timing...

White House struggles to contain political outcry over Trump-Putin summit

WASHINGTON: The White House struggled on Wednesday to contain a political outcry and confusion over U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir...

SAARC delegation cancels visit to New Delhi due to Indian hostility

LAHORE: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Pakistan chapter cancelled its three-day visit to India at the eleventh hour to participate in the...

Putin, Trump to have summit in Helsinki on July 16

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Helsinki on July 16, the Kremlin and the White...

Singapore foreign minister visits N Korea ahead of summit

PYONGYANG: Singapore's foreign minister arrived in North Korea on Thursday for a two-day visit ahead of next week's US-North Korea summit in the Southeast...

SK’s Moon calls for more impromptu talks with North Korea

SEOUL: South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there could be more impromptu talks and summits with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, as...

Trump leaves open possibility of June 12 summit with North Korea

WASHINGTON : US President Donald Trump said on Friday it was possible a planned summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un could still...

Truce village or European capital? Possible Trump-Kim summit venues

SEOUL: US President Donald Trump says that five locations are under consideration for his expected meeting with Kim Jong Un, the leader of nuclear-armed North...

North, South Korea’s first summit in years scheduled for April 27

SEOUL: North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a decade on April 27, South Korean officials said on Thursday...

Polish mountaineers call off winter K2 summit bid

ISLAMABAD: A team of Polish mountaineers attempting the first winter summit of K2, the world’s second highest peak, have called off their bid citing...

9-year-old Pakistani girl scales 5,000m peak in Hunza

SHIMSAL: A nine-year-old Pakistani girl has become the youngest to scale the 5,765-metre-high Quz Sar Peak in Shimshal Valley, Hunza. Hailing from the hilly city...