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I cannot imagine a condition under which the United States would accept North Korea as a nuclear power, Jim Mattis said. (Photo: AP)

Nuclear missile attack from N Korea rising, says Jim Mattis

Some South Korean government officials have endorsed the nation getting nuclear-powered submarines amid calls for more...

28 Oct 2017 10:17 AM

US defence secretary Jim Mattis and South Korean defence minister Song Young-moo visit Observation Post Ouellette in Paju near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone on the border between North and South Korea on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Jim Mattis says US goal is not war' with North Korea

The remark came a day after Mr Mattis had said that Washington was "not rushing to war" and was looking for "peaceful...

28 Oct 2017 12:34 AM

Mattis is emphasizing the Trump administrations push for a diplomatic solution to the problem. But he also has said the US is prepared to take military action if the North does not halt its development of missiles. (Photo: AP)

Countering N Korea nuke program: Jim Mattis meets S Korean officials,...

Trump entered office declaring his commitment to solving the North Korea problem.

27 Oct 2017 11:32 AM

The first beneficiaries of this port will be the people of Gwadar, chairman of the Gwadar Port Authority, told reporters. (Photo: AP)

Once a troubled area only, Gwadar to become economic hub for Sino-Pak...

Due to it's proximity with the Strait of Hormuz, Gwadar will be the bridgehead for China- Pak Economic Corridor.

25 Oct 2017 6:56 AM

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson talks with the pilots as he sits in the cockpit of C-17 aircraft on Monday on the way to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Rex Tillerson makes surprise visit to Kabul

Ahead of his Pak-India visits, secretary of state meets President Ghani to discuss new US Afghan policy.

24 Oct 2017 12:25 AM

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump's men to take tough message to Pakistan

Officials said Tillerson planned to depart for Pakistan later this month and will be followed by Mattis.

7 Oct 2017 8:43 PM

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

Donald Trump to send lieutenants to Pakistan with message to curb...

US has been frustrated by Pak's willingness to offer cross-border safe havens to Taliban factions, armed Islamist...

7 Oct 2017 4:28 AM

Jim Mattis, US defence secretary

If Pak does not change, it may lose ally status: Jim Matttis

Mr Mattis told members of the powerful House Armed Services Committee during a Congressional testimony on South Asia and...

5 Oct 2017 7:14 PM

Mattis, along with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, will meet President Ashraf Ghani and other top officials to discuss the US-led NATO train and assist mission designed to strengthen Afghanistans military so it can defend the country on its own. (Photo: AP/File)

US defence secretary says US, India working to turn big words into...

Mattis said that India and the US now have a strategic convergence of two natural partners, the two largest democracies...

5 Oct 2017 11:10 AM

Mattis, along with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, will meet President Ashraf Ghani and other top officials to discuss the US-led NATO train and assist mission designed to strengthen Afghanistans military so it can defend the country on its own. (Photo: AP/File)

US Defence Secretary says China focused on weakening US position in...

China is focused on limiting our ability to project power and weakening our position in the Indo-Pacific region, Mattis...

5 Oct 2017 8:58 AM

Mattis, along with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, will meet President Ashraf Ghani and other top officials to discuss the US-led NATO train and assist mission designed to strengthen Afghanistans military so it can defend the country on its own. (Photo: AP/File)

Pakistan may get economic benefits from India, only if it stops...

Trump has said that he would change the US approach to Pakistan, which continues to harbour militants and terrorists.

4 Oct 2017 10:13 AM

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis presented the initial draft of the review to Trumps top national security advisors. (Photo: AP)

Pentagon chief backs Tillerson's efforts for diplomatic solution on...

State Department officials insist Trump was not criticizing Tillerson, but pressuring Kim's regime to agree to discuss...

4 Oct 2017 8:13 AM