Israeli PM to make case to Biden against Iran nuclear pact
Washington, Aug 26 (AP) President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett are set to hold their first face-to-face meeting Thursday, and Israel's...
Greek health care workers protest against mandatory vaccines
ATHENS, Greece, 26 Aug (AP) — Workers at public hospitals in Greece held a five-hour work stoppage Thursday to protest a government decision making...
China, Pak, Thai, Mongolia to hold military exercise
Beijing, Aug 26 (PTI) The militaries of China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise to be organised by...
Pak PM Imran Khan calls on international community for positive engagement with Afghanistan
Islamabad, Aug 26 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and asked the...
President Xi Jinping’s political ideology to become part of curriculum in China
Beijing, Aug 25 (PTI) China will introduce President Xi Jinping's political ideology in its national curriculum for schools and colleges, in the latest effort...
Sultan Mahmood takes oath as president of PoK
Islamabad, Aug 25 (PTI) Veteran politician Sultan Mahmood on Wednesday took oath as the new president of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Mahmood became the 28th president...
Indian-origin tech executive sentenced to 2 years for USD 1.8 million COVID fraud
Washington, Aug 25 (PTI) A 48-year-old Indian-origin tech executive in the US has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraudulently obtaining nearly...
Trump slams Biden’s Afghan policy, says thousands of terrorists might have been airlifted out...
Washington, Aug 25 (PTI) Former US President Donald Trump has slammed his successor Joe Biden on his Afghan policy and expressed concerns that thousands...
Breast milk of vaccinated mothers contains antibodies that fight Covid-19
Washington, Aug 25 (PTI): The breast milk of lactating mothers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine contains a significant supply of antibodies that may...
4 Russian planes sent to Kabul to evacuate 500
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (AP)— The Russian Defense Ministry says four planes sent to evacuate more than 500 people from Afghanistan have taken off from...
Tanzania says 5 dead in gun battle near French Embassy
DODOMA, Tanzania , Aug 25 (AP) — Tanzania’s president on Wednesday said five people are dead, including three police officers, after a gun battle...
China accuses US of politicising COVID-19 origins research
Beijing, Aug 25 , Aug 25 (AP) China went on the offensive Wednesday ahead of the release of a US intelligence report on the...
Indian-origin woman, who provided critical info about multi-million-Dollar PPE scam, killed in South Africa
Johannesburg, Aug 25 (PTI) A 53-year-old Indian-origin woman in South Africa has been killed allegedly for providing critical information about a multi-million-Dollar PPE fraud...
Oil spill from power station spreads along Syria”s coast
Damascus, Aug 25 (AP): A massive oil spill caused by leakage from a power plant inside one of Syria's oil refineries is spreading along...
China hints at providing financial aid to Taliban controlled Afghanistan
Beijing, Aug 23 (PTI) China on Monday hinted at stepping up financial assistance to the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, saying it will play a positive...
Lanka lauds India’s ‘continuous support’ to combat COVID; $15 mn offer to enhance religious...
Colombo, Aug 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka's newly-appointed foreign minister G L Peiris on Monday appreciated India's "continuous support" for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Indian teacher joins educationists in worldwide girls’ education drive
London, Aug 23 (PTI) Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020, has joined worldwide leaders from across the public, private...
China says ‘shocked’ by suicide bomb attack on Chinese nationals in Pakistan
Beijing, Aug 23 (PTI) China on Monday said it is shocked by last week's suicide bomb attack on a vehicle carrying Chinese personnel in...
Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1 amid chaotic evacuations
Kabul, Aug 23 (AP) A firefight just outside Kabul's international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest...
UN agencies call for ‘humanitarian airbridge’
Berlin, Aug 22 (AP) The World Health Organization and UNICEF are calling for a humanitarian airbridge to be set up immediately to allow the...