Germany slips behind China as top importer of Russian energy
BERLIN , Jun 13 (AP) — China has overtaken Germany as the biggest buyer of Russian energy exports since the start of the war...
Germany sticks to 2030 coal exit target amid energy worries
BERLIN, 20 Jun: The German government said Monday that it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by...
COVID cases on rise in 110 countries, driven by 2 Omicron sub-variants: WHO
United Nations/Geneva, Jun 29 (PTI) The COVID-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over, head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday,...
Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food...
105 Dead In Ethnic Clashes In Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan, Jul 20 (PTI): Ethnic clashes in Sudan's Blue Nile state in a deadly land dispute killed 105 people and wounded 291, the...
US to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests
BILLINGS, Mont. , Jul 26 (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions...
Pelosi meets Singapore leaders at start of Asia tour
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Aug 1 (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held talks with officials in Singapore on Monday at the start...
China Not Allowed To Use Port For Military Purposes: Sri Lanka President
Colombo, Aug 16 (PTI): China will not be allowed to use the southern port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Crisis-Stricken Sri Lanka Bans Import Of 300 Consumer Goods Items
Colombo, Aug 24 (PTI): The cash-strapped Sri Lankan government has slapped a ban on the import of 300 consumer items like chocolates, perfumes and...
Pakistan, UN jointly appeal for USD 160 million to deal with catastrophic floods
Islamabad, Aug 30 (PTI) Grappling with unprecedented floods, the cash-strapped Pakistan government on Tuesday teamed up with the United Nations to issue a flash...
Canada’s Largest Manhunt Extended For Suspect In Stabbing Spree That Killed 10
Saskatchewan, Sep 6 (AFP): Canada's largest manhunt extended into its third day on Tuesday with hundreds of officers searching for the lone surviving suspect...
Armenia says 49 soldiers killed in attacks by Azerbaijan
YEREVAN, Armenia , Sep 13 (AP) — Azerbaijani forces shelled Armenia’s territory on Tuesday in a large-scale attack that killed at least 49 Armenian...
US could not agree more with PM Modi’s remarks ‘this is not an era...
Washington, Sep 27 (PTI) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that the US could not agree more with Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Pak Finance Minister Heckled At US Airport, Called “Liar”, “Chor”
Washington, Oct 14 (PTI): Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was heckled by unidentified persons at the Dulles International Airport when he arrived in Washington...
UK PM Sunak criticised for planning to skip UN climate summit
London, Oct 31 (PTI) Rishi Sunak's decision to skip the upcoming Climate Summit in Egypt and the government preventing King Charles III from attending...
3 dead in University of Virginia shooting; suspect sought
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov 15 (AP) — Three people have been killed and two others were wounded in a shooting at a parking garage at...
South Korea Scrambles Jets After Chinese, Russian Warplanes Approach
Seoul, Nov 30 (AFP): South Korea's military said it scrambled fighter jets Wednesday as six Russian and two Chinese warplanes entered its air defence...
Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests
LIMA, Peru , 12 Dec (AP) — Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a nationally televised...
Not convinced about UNSC resolution’s impact on issues in Myanmar: India
United Nations, 23 Dec: India has said that it is still not convinced about the impact the UN Security Council resolution would have in...
Autopsies show Covid virus lingers in brain for months: Study
Washington, 3 Jan: The SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads throughout the body, including the brain, and lingers for almost eight months, shows an analysis of tissue...