India, China ties showing positive trend: Chinese FM
BEIJING, 19 Aug 19: India-China relations are showing a positive trend towards returning to cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said, stressing that...
Russia: 2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 26 (AP) — Twin suicide bombings struck Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have...
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...
Ugandan border town prepares to bury victims of rebel massacre that left 42 dead,...
KAMPALA, Uganda, 18 Jun: A bereaved Ugandan border town on Sunday prepared to bury victims of a brutal attack by suspected extremist rebels on...
Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug 3 (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan after a visit that heightened tensions with China, saying Wednesday that...
India ranks 2nd for global investment in digital shopping companies
London, 9 Mar: India is the second-largest global venture capital investment hub for digital shopping companies, growing by a whopping 175 per cent from...
Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit meant to counterbalance Western clout
KAZAN, Russia, 22 Oct (AP) — China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan...
China, Russia and Iran are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, intelligence agency...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 11 Aug (AP) — China, Iran and Russia are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, the nation’s domestic intelligence agency...
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...
Ukrainians grapple with power outages as winter approaches
KYIV, Ukraine , Nov 01 (AP) — The decorative candles Yaroslav Vedmid bought more than a year ago were never meant to be lit,...
Pakistan ‘not completely optimistic’ of Taliban govt in Kabul: NSA
Islamabad, Jan 27 (PTI) Pakistan's frustration with the Afghan Taliban became evident on Thursday when its top security official said that Islamabad was "not...
Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades...
COVID-19’s global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
Washington, Nov 1 (AP) The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has...
China’s Ukraine envoy due to start Europe trip
BEIJING, 15 May: A Chinese envoy was preparing Monday to visit Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough...
China denies its warship fired laser at Australian surveillance aircraft
Beijing, Feb 21 (PTI) China on Monday questioned Australia's claim that a Chinese warship had fired laser at the surveillance aircraft while in flight...
Syrian military: Attack on bus kills 13, most of them troops
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An attack on a civilian bus in northern Syria on Monday killed 13 people, including 11 soldiers, and wounded three...
Finland turns to the right as country prepares to enter NATO
HELSINKI, 3 Apr: Finnish voters have given a boost to conservative parties in a weekend election, depriving left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin of another...
Bangladesh launches new India-assisted rail projects and thermal power unit amid opposition protests
NEW DELHI, 1 Nov: India and Bangladesh launched two new railway links and a thermal power plant unit Wednesday to strengthen connections and energy...
UN seeks $4.3 billion to cover Yemen 2023 humanitarian needs
CAIRO, 27 Feb: The United Nations is seeking $4.3 billion at a pledging conference Monday to alleviate the suffering of millions of people in...
Turkiye mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year’s earthquake
Antakya (Turkiye), Feb 6 (AP) Millions of people across Turkiye on Tuesday mourned the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbours...