Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus
Damascus, Jan 31 (AP) Syrian air defences confronted Israeli missiles targeting an area near the capital, Damascus, downing some of them, Syria's state news...
Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 5 Nov (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 40...
Malaysia’s prime minister resists US pressure and says Malaysians don’t have a problem with...
MELBOURNE, Australia, 4 Mar (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister on Monday spoke up in defense of ties with China and complained over alleged pressure...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers would resign if Shehbaz contests PM’s election: Chaudhry
Islamabad, Apr 10 (PTI) Ousted premier Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announced on Sunday that its lawmakers would resign on Monday if Opposition candidate Shehbaz...
US backs India-UK led solar Green Grids Initiative at COP26
London, Nov 7 (PTI) The US has partnered with the UK and India-led Green Grids Initiative of a global energy grid launched by Prime...
Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza Strip stuns Israel and leaves dozens dead in...
Jerusalem, 7 Oct (AP): Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an...
Germany Earmarks 30 Billion Euros To Rebuild After Floods
Berlin, Germany, Aug 10 (AFP): Germany will earmark up to 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to rebuild after last month's deadly floods that washed...
US Does Not Seek ‘New Cold War’, Says Joe Biden In Reference To China
United Nations, Sep 21 (AFP): US President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that the United States does not seek...
Iran’s FM says talks with Saudis could restore relations
BEIRUT, 13 Jan: Talks between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia are continuing and could eventually restore diplomatic relations that were severed years ago,...
Pakistan court grants protection from arrest to ex-leader Nawaz Sharif, allowing his return home
ISLAMABAD, 19 Oct (AP) — A court in Pakistan on Thursday granted several days of protection from arrest to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...
Iraqi PM promises action to tackle crippling climate change
BAGHDAD, 12 Mar: Iraq’s prime minister Sunday promised sweeping measures to tackle climate change — which has affected millions across the country — including...
Ukraine pushes for Western fighter jets after tank deals
KYIV, Ukraine , Jan 01 (AP) — Ukraine won support Tuesday from Baltic nations and Poland in its quest to obtain Western fighter jets,...
New antibody helps block Covid transmission in cells: Study
Los Angeles, Feb 14 (PTI) Researchers have engineered a novel antibody that can directly interfere with and block the cell-to-cell transmission ability of SARS-CoV-2,...
India’s engagement with Indo-Pacific region goes back several centuries: Prez Kovind
Ashgabat, Apr 3 (PTI) India's engagement with the Indo-Pacific goes back several centuries and the country stands for an open, balanced, rules-based and stable...
Fire at refugee shelter in eastern Germany kills 1, injures 10
BERLIN, 4 Jun (AP) — A fire at a refugee shelter in eastern Germany killed one person and injured 10 others early Sunday, according...
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...
Citing Russia’s war, IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6%
WASHINGTON , 19 Apr (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming...
Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jun 10 (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Bangladesh’s capital and in parts of India on Friday to urge Muslim-majority nations...
Second ‘black box’ found in China Eastern plane crash
BEIJING, 27 Mar: Sunday, raising hopes that it might shed light on why the passenger plane nosedived into a remote mountainous area in southern...
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 17 May (AP) — Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian...