US, Russia meet for talks amid tensions linked to Ukraine
Geneva, Jan 10 (AP) Senior US and Russian officials launched special talks on Monday on strategic stability, part of a flurry of diplomatic activity...
Pak authorities unearth network of cross-border drug smuggling to India operated by Lahore police...
Lahore, 30 Aug: Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday said it has unearthed a cross-border drug smuggling network to India via drones which is...
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...
Hezbollah fires rockets at north Israel after an airstrike kills 5 of the group’s...
BEIRUT, 23 Nov (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group fired more than 50 rockets at military posts in northern Israel on Thursday, a day...
Indian Embassy in Nepal condoles death of 22 people, including 4 Indians, in Tara...
Kathmandu, Jun 1 (PTI) The Indian Embassy in Nepal on Wednesday condoled the death of 22 people, including four Indian nationals, in the Tara...
Russia steps up its aerial barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv officials brace for attacks...
KYIV, Ukraine, 03 Nov (AP) — Russia unleashed a wave of nighttime drone and missile attacks across 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Ukrainian authorities...
Ukraine military claims downing Iran drone used by Russia
KYIV, Ukraine , Sep 13 (AP) — Ukraine’s military claimed Tuesday for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by...
Child welfare algorithm faces Justice Department scrutiny
PITTSBURGH, Jan 01 (AP) — The Justice Department has been scrutinizing a controversial artificial intelligence tool used by a Pittsburgh-area child protective services agency...
5 Dead, Many Feared Missing After Cargo Ship Crashes Into Bangladesh Ferry
Dhaka, 20 Mar (AFP): At least five people are dead and dozens more are believed missing after a bulk carrier crashed into a small...
Swiss Open: Sindhu clinches women’s singles title, Prannoy finishes runner-up in men’s singles
Basel, 27 Mar: Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu clinched her second women's singles title of the season with a straight game win over...
Taliban sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, says UN...
ISLAMABAD, 14 Dec (AP) — Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a U.N. report...
Pope seeks diplomatic end to Russian tensions over Ukraine
VATICAN CITY , Dec 12 (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for Ukraine, and urged dialogue and not weapons as Russia masses...
Oil spill and fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to Red...
MIAMI, 3 Mar (AP) — A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They’re...
Landslide in China buries 47 people in freezing temperatures and snow; two survivors are...
BEIJING, 22 Jan: A landslide buried 47 people in a remote village in mountainous southwestern China on Monday, state media said. Hours later, two...
PM Modi meets Bill Gates in Glasgow; discusses climate change, sustainable development
Glasgow, Nov 2 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on the sidelines of the climate...
Blinken meets Macron as US seeks to heal rift with France
Paris, Oct 5 (AP) French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday to explore potential cooperation in the Indo-Pacific...
Hostage crisis: No breakthrough in talks between govt and Taliban militants
Peshawar, Dec 19 (PTI) No breakthrough was achieved on Monday in talks between the government and the Taliban militants, who seized a counter-terrorism centre...
Chinese court upholds ruling against unmarried woman who sued hospital for right to freeze...
BANGKOK, 7 Aug (AP) — A court in Beijing has ruled against an unmarried Chinese woman’s right to freeze her eggs, ending a fight...
At least 17 killed in road crash explosion in western Ghana
ACCRA, Ghana, Jan 21 (AP): At least 17 people were killed and dozens more injured when a vehicle carrying mining explosives blew up after...
Spy chief warns authoritarian states stoking anti-government mood in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency warned Monday of a rise in anti-government extremism - fueled by authoritarian states such...