China ready for ‘friendly and cooperative’ ties with Taliban, says it respects rights of...
Beijing, Aug 16 (AFP): China is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with Afghanistan, a government spokeswoman said Monday, after the Taliban seized...
Tata Steel in advanced talks to secure funds for UK plant: Reports
London, 3 Sep: Tata Steel is in advanced talks with the UK government to agree around GBP 500 million in state-backed funding to secure...
Australian PM raises trade ‘blockages’ with China’s Xi
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he raised with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday his concerns about trade...
Zelenskyy thanks ‘every American,’ sees ‘turning point’
WASHINGTON , Dec 23 (AP) — Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy told cheering U.S. legislators during a defiant wartime visit to the nation’s capital on Wednesday...
Mediterranean ships find 5 dead, rescue over 1,100 migrants
MILAN , Jul 24 (AP) Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean...
Ukraine: 3 more tortured bodies seen in Bucha
Kyiv, Apr 30 (AP) Another mass grave has been found in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, the scene of alleged mass executions of civilians...
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...
Belongings of missing men found tied underwater in Amazon
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil , Jun 13 (AP) — Brazil’s search for an Indigenous expert and a journalist who disappeared in a restive area...
WHO head warns against blanket booster access
Berlin, Dec 22 (AP) The head of the World Health Organization is warning that blanket booster programmes in rich countries risk prolonging the COVID-19...
Kenya seeks more Chinese loans at ‘Belt and Road’ forum despite rising public debt
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto sought $1 billion more in loans from China Monday, despite rising public debt that has now...
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...
Recognition of Taliban in Afghanistan has to be ‘collective effort’ by countries in region:...
Islamabad, Feb 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said his government will not recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan unilaterally and become...
California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Sacramento, 27 Jul: California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as...
Change of govt in Islamabad may provide window for India, Pak leaders to reset...
Islamabad/Lahore, Apr 10 (PTI) The change of government in Pakistan after the exit of hawkish Imran Khan and his likely replacement by hard-core realist...
CWG: Two Sri Lankan athletes, one official go missing; police investigating
Birmingham, Aug 3 (PTI) The Sri Lankan contingent at the Commonwealth Games has asked its athletes and officials to submit their passports after three...
Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions
Moscow, Jan 18 (AP) Russia is sending troops from the country's far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, in a...
Russia freezes bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic missions, prompting cash payments
HELSINKI, May 17 (AP) — Russia has frozen the bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic representations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, disrupting money flow and...
52-yr-old Nepali Sherpa scales Mt Everest for 26th time; breaks own record of most...
Kathmandu, May 8 (PTI) A 52-year-old Nepali Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest for the 26th time, bettering his own record for most number of...
India, China discuss return of stranded students
BEIJING, 23 Jun: India and China have discussed the return of thousands of Indian students stranded at home for two years due to Beijing's...
Air Force instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on the ground
WASHINGTON, 14 May (AP) — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the...