UK air traffic control outage to cause chaos for days, minister dismisses cybersecurity...

London, 29 Aug: The UK government on Tuesday said that though the air traffic control "technical issue" that led to the severe disruption of...

NATO chief sees no need to change nuclear alert level

Lask air base (Poland), Mar 1 (AP) NATO's chief said Tuesday that, despite Russia's threats about nuclear weapons, the alliance sees no need to...

Jaishankar lauds Indian community’s key role in shaping positive image in Australia

Melbourne, Feb 13 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met the Indian community here and appreciated their key role in shaping the...

Israelis block highways, throng airport o protest the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary

JERUSALEM, 11 Jul: Thousands of Israeli prot-esters took to the streets on Tuesday, blocking major highways and thronging the country’s main intern-ational airport, in...

Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

BEIJING, 21 Mar: When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases, with hospitals...

5 arrested in B’desh for their involvement in attack on Hindu temple, homes

Dhaka, Jul 18 (PTI) Five persons have been arrested for their involvement in last week's attack on the houses and temple of the Hindu...

Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’

KHERSON, Ukraine , Nov 15 (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a triumphant visit to the newly liberated city of Kherson on Monday,...

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...

Drone search resumes on Italian glacier after avalanche

CANAZEI, Italy , Jun 5 (AP) — Rescuers using drones resumed the search Tuesday for an estimated 13 hikers unaccounted-for following an avalanche in...

Russia hits Ukraine’s Black Sea port despite grain deal

Kyiv, 23 Jul: Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports...

Officials: Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine, Jun 27 (AP) — Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike Monday on a crowded shopping...

Newly-appointed PM Wickremesinghe says his aim is to save crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Colombo, May 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka's newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday that his aim is to save the crisis-hit country, and...

Imran Khan’s supporters stage protest outside election commission offices across Pakistan

Islamabad, Apr 26 (PTI) Supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday held protests outside the election commission offices across the country,...

Lanka lauds India’s ‘continuous support’ to combat COVID; $15 mn offer to enhance religious...

Colombo, Aug 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka's newly-appointed foreign minister G L Peiris on Monday appreciated India's "continuous support" for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Japan ex-diplomat Kishida wins party vote, to become new PM

Tokyo, Sep 29 (AP) Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set to become the...

US envoy to Taiwan declares ties ‘rock solid’ amid military threats from China

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 4 Sep (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to Taiwan on Wednesday said American support for the island is “rock-solid, principled, and...

UAE bans private drones after deadly attack on Abu Dhabi

Dubai, Jan 23 (PTI) The UAE government has ordered to stop all flying operations of private drones and light sports aircraft in the Gulf...

EU envoy in Tehran amid hopes to restore nuclear agreement

TEHRAN, Iran, 27 Mar: A leading European Union diplomat held talks in Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s state-run media reported, amid hopes that an agreement...

Japan’s prime minister visits Manila to boost defense ties in the face of China’s...

MANILA, Philippines, 3 Nov (AP) — Japan’s prime minister began a two-day visit on Friday to the Philippines, where he’s expected to announce a...

Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all three bridges over Russia’s Seym River, Russian sources...

KYIV, Ukraine, 20 Aug (AP) — Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River in western...