Nepal calls for seamless linkages between the Himalayas and Indian Ocean
Kathmandu, Dec 5 (PTI) Nepal Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal on Sunday said the government's priority is to link Nepal's highlands in the Himalayas...
British PM Sunak pledges to ‘give everything’ for new Brexit deal
London, 26 Feb: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday pledged to give everything he has got to fix the lingering problems of Brexit...
Building collapse in northern Iraqi city kills 3, injures 9
BAGHDAD, 6 Jan: A building under construction collapsed in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, killing three people and injuring nine others, police said Friday.
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Stellantis expects North American strike to cost it 750 million euros in third-quarter profits
MILAN, 31 Oct (AP) Automaker Stellantis said Tuesday that the autoworkers strike in North America is expected to cost the company around 750 million...
Oil giant Saudi Aramco offers a second stock tranche worth billions of dollars
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 31 May (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it will sell a second sliver of stock in its state oil...
India’s imports of Russian oil fall to seven-month low in August as monsoon rain...
New Delhi, 3 Sep: India’s import of cheap Russian oil plunged to lowest in seven months in August as monsoon rains dampened demand, industry...
Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan’s Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD , Aug 22 (AP) — Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions...
Indonesia’s ruling party picks top security minister to run for VP in next year’s...
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 18 Oct (AP) — Indonesia’s ruling party on Wednesday named the nation’s top security minister as the running mate to the party’s...
Hindu temple’s statues destroyed in Pakistan’s Karachi
Karachi, Dec 21 (PTI) The statues of deities at a Hindu temple in this Pakistani city have been destroyed, the police said on Tuesday,...
Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters
RIO DE JANEIRO, 9 Jan (AP) — Brazilian authorities were vowing to protect democracy and preparing to mete out punishment Monday after thousands of...
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to take CPEC forward with new vigour: PML-N leader
Islamabad, 18 Apr (PTI): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) forward with new vigour, vitality and in...
Schools shut, drivers stuck as gales and blizzards batter UK
LONDON, 10 Mar: Trains were canceled, some schools were shut and drivers were stuck for hours on a major highway as a blast of...
UN chief’s call for ambition on climate gets muted response
BERLIN, 21 Mar: Senior government officials gathered for a climate meeting in Copenhagen gave a muted response Tuesday to calls from the head of...
UK PM Sunak Defends New Controversial Crackdown On Illegal Migration
London, 8 Mar (PTI): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday defended his new "Stop the Boats" crackdown on migrants making unsafe journeys across...
Armed with missiles and bombs, MQ9-B drones to bolster India’s surveillance capability
Washington, Feb 7 (PTI) The MQ9-B SkyGuardian Aircraft being sold to India by the US would be equipped with highly sensitive surveillance and lethal...
Turkey’s parliament agrees to hold a long-delayed vote on Sweden’s NATO membership
ANKARA, 23 Jan: Turkish legislators scheduled a long-delayed vote Tuesday on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, in a step that could remove a major...
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,...
Australian police investigate extremist views of cop killers
BRISBANE, Australia , Dec 14 (AP) — Australian police are investigating the extremist views of three people who shot and killed two officers and...
Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times ‘undesirable’ amid crackdown on criticism
Moscow, Jul 10 (AP) The Russian prosecutor general's office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia's expatriate community, as...
NATO chief eyes bigger defense budgets, hard spending target
BRUSSELS, 15 Feb: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday urged the 30 member countries to commit to spending at least 2% of their gross...