Spain interior minister: child migrants ‘wanted to go home’

MADRIDAug 16 (AP): Spain’s interior minister on Monday defended sending unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco in groups of 15, saying they “wanted to...

Pakistan raises attack on Afia Siddiqui with US authorities

Islamabad, Aug 21 (PTI) Pakistan on Saturday said it had formally complained with the US authorities over an attack on terror-convict Dr Afia Siddiqui...

China, US hold first military-level talks under Biden’s presidency, discuss Afghan crisis

Beijing, Aug 28 (PTI) China and the US have held their first round of high-level military talks after President Joe Biden came to power...

Greece creates climate crisis ministry after huge wildfires

ATHENS, Greece , Sep 6 (AP) — Greece’s center-right government has created a new ministry to address the impact of climate change and named...

MoU with Bhutan to contribute to speed up border talks, establishment of diplomatic ties:...

Beijing, Oct 16 (PTI) China has said that its MoU with Bhutan firming up a three-step roadmap for expediting the boundary negotiations will make...

6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Taiwan, Residents Report Violent Shaking

Taipei, 24 Oct (AFP): A strong earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, with residents reporting violent shaking in the capital Taipei but there were...

PM Modi gifts specially-made candle holder, book on India’s climate initiatives to Pope Francis

Vatican City, Oct 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a specially-made silver candelabra and a book on India's climate initiatives to Pope Francis...

Clean up your mess, youth tell climate talks inside and out

Glasgow, Nov 5 (AP) The generation of young people who will inherit a warmer future is telling the generation that caused carbon pollution to...

German navy chief vows long-term commitment to Indo-Pacific

Tokyo, Nov 9 (AP) The chief of Germany's navy said on Tuesday that its dispatch of a warship to the Indo-Pacific underscores his country's...

Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster

HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov 20 (AP) — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in...

France calls for European aid after 27 migrant deaths at sea

CALAIS, France , Nov 25 (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron appealed Thursday to neighboring European countries to do more to stop illegal migration into...

UN expert: Contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Dec 3 (AP) A UN expert says contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka, with vulnerable groups such as children, women, ethnic...

Israel announces completion of security barrier around Gaza

Jerusalem, Dec 7 (AP) Israel on Tuesday announced the completion of an enhanced security barrier around the Gaza Strip designed to prevent militants from...

Two doses of Covid vaccines induce lower antibody levels against Omicron: Oxford study

London, Dec 14 (PTI) Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines generate lower levels of antibodies against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according...

India, China ‘effectively managed, controlled’ eastern Ladakh frictions: Chinese FM Wang Yi

Beijing, Dec 20 (PTI) China and India "effectively managed and controlled" border frictions in eastern Ladakh, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in his...

OPEC and allies to decide oil output amid omicron spike

Frankfurt, Jan 4 (AP) OPEC and allied oil-producing countries are expected to press ahead Thursday with restoring cutbacks in output made during the depths...

Singapore govt bans book on political cartoons due to its offensive’ religious content: Minister

Singapore, Jan 12 (PTI) Singapore has banned a book on political cartoons due to its offensive content , with the government on Wednesday defending...

S Africa relaxes COVID-19 isolation rules, restarts schools with no social distancing

Johannesburg, Feb 1 (PTI) The South African government has relaxed isolation rules for asymptomatic COVID-19 positive people and removed the one-meter social distancing requirements...

Russia says it won’t start a war as Ukraine tensions mount

Moscow, Jan 28 (AP) Russia's top diplomat said Friday that Moscow will not start a war but warned that it wouldn't allow the West...

India extends USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka for purchasing fuel

Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) India on Wednesday extended a USD 500 million credit line to Sri Lanka to fund the country's fuel purchases, as...