Automaker warns over UK operations and calls for Brexit trade deal renegotiation
LONDON , 17 May (AP) — The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the...
Omicron variant identified in 89 countries; has doubling time between 1.5-3 days in high...
Geneva, Dec 18 (PTI) The Omicron variant has now been identified in 89 countries and is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant in...
China backs Taliban’s demand to US to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets
Beijing, Sep 15 (PTI) China on Wednesday supported the Taliban's demand that the US should unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and said that America has no...
NATO, Russia in high-level talks as Ukraine tensions simmer
Brussels, Jan 12 (AP) Senior NATO and Russian officials are meeting Wednesday to try to bridge seemingly irreconcilable differences over the future of Ukraine,...
Austrian convicted of helping detain 6 Dutch children
THE HAGUE, Netherlands , Jun 14 (AP) — A Dutch court on Tuesday sentenced an Austrian man to three years imprisonment for his involvement...
Canada Approves Pfizer Covid Vaccine For Children In 5-11 Age Group
Ottawa, Nov 20 (PTI): Canada on Friday became the latest country to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between five and 11-years-old.
"After...
Japan opposition lawmakers bring no-confidence motion accusing gov’t of halting debate over scandal
TOKYO, 1 May: Outraged Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a no-confidence motion on Friday, accusing the governing party of trying to push through a budget...
PM Modi Meets Israel’s Naftali Bennett In Glasgow, Review Bilateral Ties
Glasgow, Nov 2 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a "fruitful" first meeting with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett on the sidelines of the...
Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm gets 6-month stay of bankruptcy
BERLIN, 28 Dec: A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline,...
Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US and Israel
JERUSALEM, 16 Jul (AP) — Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. But...
Blood Plasma Therapy Doesn’t Help Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
Toronto, Sep 13 (PTI): Convalescent plasma does not reduce the risk of intubation or death in COVID-19 patients, according to a study which found...
Energy-starved Bangladesh discovers new gas field worth over USD 148 mn
Dhaka, Aug 10 (PTI) Bangladesh has announced to have discovered a new gas field containing a probable reserve of about 68 billion cubic feet...
Biden’s political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024
Columbus, Nov 21 (AP) It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for Joe Biden.
The Democratic president had just signed into law the...
High-quality FTA with India a priority this year, says UK trade minister
London, 25 Jan: Britain's trade minister in charge of negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with India says clinching a high-quality deal is among...
UN: Airstrike in Ethiopia kills 3 refugees, including kids
NAIROBI, Kenya , Jan 7 (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says an airstrike has killed three Eritrean refugees, two of them children,...
Homemade Bombs Target Italian Embassy Cars In Athens: Report
Athens, 2 Dec (AP): Two explosive devices targeted cars belonging to the Italian embassy in Greece on Friday, one of which went off causing...
Ukraine unyielding in Bakhmut as Russian troops close in
KYIV, Ukraine, 6 Mar: Ukrainian military leaders are determined to hold onto Bakhmut, Kyiv officials said Monday, even as Russian forces continued to encroach...
The far right’s election gains rattle EU’s traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap...
BRUSSELS, 10 Jun: Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat...
S. Korea says it has ability to intercept North’s missiles
SEOUL, South Korea , Oct 11 (AP) — South Korea’s military said Tuesday it’s capable of detecting and intercepting the variety of missiles North...
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete
TOKYO, 26 Jun: All equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been...