Far out: NASA space telescope’s 1st cosmic view goes deep
Washington, Jul 12 (AP) NASA on Tuesday unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and...
China livid over NASA chief’s charge of moon grab, accuses US of ‘stoking space...
Beijing, Jul 5 (PTI) Accusing the US of "stoking space arms race and disrupting global strategic stability", China has slammed NASA chief Bill Nelson...
North Korea Fired 2 Ballistic Missiles Into East Sea, Says South Korea
Seoul, South Korea, Dec 23 (AFP): North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Friday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a recent flurry of...
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 19 Jan: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style...
Netanyahu looks to boost US support in a speech to Congress but faces protests...
WASHINGTON, 25 Jul (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before Congress on Wednesday in hopes of bolstering U.S. support for continuing Israel’s...
Guarantee against paper leaks for preventing future incidents: Cong
NEW DELHI, 9 Mar: The Congress asserted on Friday that its guarantee of freedom from exam paper leaks is not just aimed at punishing...
Indian diplomat’s mike goes silent at UN conference while criticising China’s BRI
Beijing, Oct 20 (PTI) India has voiced its strong opposition to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its flagship project - the CPEC...
Supreme Court’s abortion ruling sets off new court fights
NEW ORLEANS , Jun 27 (AP) — The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country Monday,...
Pakistan’s transgender community gets a ride-sharing service for safety
ISLAMABAD, 11 Sep (AP) — Pakistan’s transgender community has gotten its first ride-sharing service in the latest effort to protect trans people from discrimination...
UK buys millions more antivirals to battle Omicron
London, Dec 22 (PTI) Millions more cutting-edge antiviral treatments for COVID-19 have been secured for National Health Service (NHS) patients, the UK government said...
India and Maldives strongly condemn terrorism
Male, 24 Jul: India and the Maldives on Monday strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border terrorism, as both countries reaffirmed counter-terrorism...
UK government calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts as unrest...
LONDON, 7 Aug (AP) — The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media...
Global Rules Can’t Be Written By Individual Countries: China’s Swipe At US
Beijing, Oct 25 (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that the international law with the UN at the core should be observed...
South Korea may scrap buffer zone pact after North’s drone incursion
SEOUL, 4 Jan: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Wednesday he would consider suspending a 2018 agreement that created maritime buffer zones with the...
24 militants killed in security operations in last three days in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan
Islamabad, 2 Feb: At least 24 militants were killed in the past three days during security operations in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, the army...
Gunmen kill more than 100 in Nigeria’s north, say survivors
ABUJA, Nigeria , Apr 12 (AP) — An armed gang has killed more than 100 people in a remote part of northern Nigeria, survivors...
80 per cent COVID-19 immunity lost in 6 months in some after Pfizer shot:...
Washington, Sep 6 (PT) COVID-19 antibodies produced by the Pfizer vaccine decreased more than 80 per cent in senior nursing home residents and their...
Reached ‘some consensus’ with India: China on Ladakh
BEIJING, 26 Sep: China and India were able to "reduce differences" and build "some consensus" on disengaging troops from friction points to end the...
Taiwan president urges democracies to unite at largest-ever gathering of foreign lawmakers in Taipei
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 30 Jul (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te welcomed what he called the “largest-ever” delegation of foreign lawmakers to Taiwan and said...
Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement...
TOKYO, 29 Jun: Japan and South Korea agreed Thursday to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis, in the latest sign of...