UK backs India, Germany, Japan, Brazil as permanent members of UNSC
United Nations, Nov 18 (PTI): The UK has voiced support for India, Germany, Japan and Brazil to sit as permanent members in an expanded...
Hundreds in Puerto Rico protest proposed increase in electricity bills
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, 29 Jun: Hundreds of people including religious leaders, economists, teachers and retirees on Wednesday protested a proposed increase to already...
UK signs ‘improved’ grant funding deal with Tata Steel for greener steelmaking
London, Sep 11 (PTI) The UK government on Wednesday announced that it had signed off on an “improved” grant funding agreement with Tata Steel,...
India to supply fertilisers to Nepal to help farmers boost agricultural productivity
Kathmandu, Feb 28 (PTI) India has signed an MoU with Nepal to supply chemical fertilisers to farmers in the Himalayan nation to overcome the...
Biden to focus on hurricane victims in Florida, not politics
WASHINGTON , Oct 5 (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit hurricane-ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal, state and local governments will work...
Denmark reports leak in gas pipeline in Baltic Sea
Berlin, Sep 26 (AP) Denmark's maritime authority said Monday that a gas leak had been observed in a pipeline leading from Russia to Europe...
Slovakia public broadcaster employees hold 3-hour walkout over government overhaul plans
BRATISLAVA, 10 Jun: Employees of Slovakia’s public radio and television broadcaster staged a three-hour walkout on Monday to protest a contentious overhaul of their...
2 teenage boys from Kerala die in drowning incident in UK
London, Aug 30 (PTI) Two 16-year-old UK-based Indian boys who had gone to a lake in Northern Ireland for a swim have died in...
International Solar Alliance launches new research journal at COP26
London, Nov 8 (PTI) The India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA), an intergovernmental treaty-based international organisation, on Monday joined hands with research publishing and information...
Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss
TAIPEI, Taiwan , 26 Nov (AP) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses...
Early polls can be held to end political uncertainty: Pak Interior Minister
Islamabad, Mar 24 (PTI) Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Thursday that early elections can be held in the country to end the...
Japan, South Korea protest China visa stoppage in COVID spat
TOKYO , 11 Jan (AP) Japan and South Korea defended their public health restrictions on travelers from China on Wednesday, a day after China...
Afghan victims saddened US drone strike to go unpunished
Kabul, Dec 14 (AP) The Afghan survivors of an errant US drone strike in August that killed 10 members of their family, including seven...
UK-Singapore joint venture to introduce engineered timber for housing in India
Singapore, Apr 19 (PTI) A UK-Singapore joint venture is set to introduce engineered timber, or Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), for housing projects in India...
Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
BAGHDAD, 9 Nov (AP) — Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists...
Israel vows to target Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if cease-fire reached with Hamas in Gaza
TEL AVIV, 26 Feb: Israel’s defense minister vowed Sunday to step up attacks on Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group even if a cease-fire is reached...
South Korea calls for immediate withdrawal of North Korean troops allegedly in Russia
SEOUL, South Korea, 21 Oct (AP) — South Korea on Monday demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as...
China’s economic growth edges up despite virus outbreaks
Beijing, Apr 18 (AP) China's economic growth edged up to a still-weak 4.8 per cent over a year earlier in the first three months...
Twitter accuses Microsoft of misusing its data, foreshadowing a possible fight over AI
SAN FRANCISCO,19 May: A lawyer for Twitter owner Elon Musk accused Microsoft of misusing the service’s data and demanded an audit from the software...
Manhunt on for suspects as 100 die in Nigeria refinery blast
ABUJA, Nigeria, Apr 24 (AP) — At least 100 people may have died in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southeast Nigeria,...