UK may be forced into Omicron lockdown as London declares major incident’
London, Dec 18 (PTI) The UK government is reportedly drawing up plans on Saturday for a short two-week circuit breaker lockdown later this month,...
ISIL-K seeks to recruit members from other terror groups; to develop threat capability from...
United Nations, Jul 31 (PTI) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan (ISIL-K) seeks to strengthen its capabilities by recruiting members from other terror...
Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid...
Washington, Jul 2 (AP) Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for...
France to unveil new economic, military strategy in Africa
PARIS, 27 Feb: French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil on Monday his country’s changing economic and military strategy in Africa for the coming years,...
Jaishankar flags ‘sharpening of tensions’ on territorial issues across Asia amidst China’s rise
Abu Dhabi, Dec 5 (PTI) The consequences of China's rise and its growing capabilities are "particularly profound", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said...
Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 23 Feb: Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the...
India beat Australia 5-4 in FIH Pro League in rare win
Rourkela, 12 Mar: Captain Harmanpreet Singh got his mojo back as he scored a hat-trick, all from penalty corners, to lead India to a...
Sri Lanka’s new government under fresh pressure after assault on peaceful protesters
Colombo, 23 Jul: Sri Lanka's new government, much-dependent on aid to tide over its worst economic crisis, came under fresh pressure from the international...
‘Code red’: UN scientists warn of worsening global warming
United Nations, Aug 10 (AP) Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming...
USD 500 million MCC grant will boost Nepal’s power sector, reduce transport costs &...
Kathmandu, Feb 28 (PTI) The US has commended Nepal for ratifying the contentious Washington-funded USD 500 million MCC grant, saying it will result in...
Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees
Moscow, Dec 21 (AP) The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not...
Indian-origin project manager jailed in Singapore for bribing assistant engineer
Singapore, Feb 14 (PTI) An Indian-origin project manager in Singapore was on Monday sentenced to over seven months' imprisonment for giving USD 33,513 in...
US and China hold top-level talks, but their rivalry remains unchecked
BEIJING , 20 Jun (AP): — The United States and China may be back to talking at a high level, but their battle for...
Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in Russia
Moscow, Oct 20 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this...
Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office
WASHINGTON, 1 Jun: Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he...
Jaishankar meets UN chief and Belarusian, Tajikistan, Uzbek counterparts in Kazakhstan
Astana (Kazakhstan) 3 Jul: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met UN chief Antonio Guterres and discussed global hotspots and their larger implications...
Europe, US urged to investigate the type of AI that powers systems like ChatGPT
LONDON , 20 Jun (AP) — European Union consumer protection groups urged regulators on Tuesday to investigate the type of artificial intelligence underpinning systems...
5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital
KATHMANDU, Nepal, 7 Aug (AP) — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest...
Taiwan vows to respond to China’s military flight incursions
TAIPEI, Taiwan , Oct 5 (AP) — Taiwan’s defense minister on Wednesday said the island will respond to incursions into its airspace by Chinese...
A fire at a shopping mall in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 43 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 1 Mar: A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens...