Japan’s PM offers Ukraine support as China’s Xi backs Russia
KYIV, 21 Mar: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit Tuesday to Kyiv, stealing some of the global attention from Asian rival...
Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid...
Washington, Jul 2 (AP) Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for...
Ukraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east
KYIV, Ukraine, May 14 (AP) — Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said...
Russian strikes force Ukraine to face hours-long power cuts
KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 18 (AP) — Ukraine’s electricity grid operator warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure...
Israel suspends military exports to Colombia over its president’s criticism of Gaza siege
BOGOTA, Colombia, 17 Oct: (AP) — Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia’s president...
IMF, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe begin talks for bailout package
Colombo, Aug 24 (PTI) The visiting IMF delegation and President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday began crucial talks to finalise a bailout package and secure...
Gun-Toting Taliban At Kabul Zoo Mingle With Families, Kids
Kabul, Sep 18 (AFP): Taliban soldiers cradling AK-47s and M16 assault rifles mingle among families at Kabul Zoo, a novelty experience for many of...
Turkey seeks to join the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, a Kremlin official says
MOSCOW, 4 Sep (AP) — NATO member Turkey has applied for membership in the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a senior Kremlin official said...
Israel finds the body of a hostage killed in Gaza, while talks will resume...
CAIRO, 7 Apr (AP) — Israel’s military said Saturday it had recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza,...
39 missing after Chinese fishing boat capsizes in the middle of the Indian Ocean
BEIJING , 17 May (AP) — Several ships and aircraft searched Wednesday for 39 people reported missing after a Chinese fishing boat capsized in...
US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
MAIQUETIA, Venezuela, 19 Oct (AP) — Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with a first plane of more than a hundred...
Ukraine unyielding in Bakhmut as Russian troops close in
KYIV, Ukraine, 6 Mar: Ukrainian military leaders are determined to hold onto Bakhmut, Kyiv officials said Monday, even as Russian forces continued to encroach...
Kazakhstan activists recall path from protest to bloodshed
Almaty, Jan 15 (AP) The mass protests in Kazakhstan began peacefully over the New Year's weekend, with marchers denouncing a sharp rise in fuel...
Singapore’s Indian-origin diplomat Gopinath Pillai’s book documents country’s progress
Singapore, Aug 27 (PTI) Singapore's former Indian-origin diplomat and businessman Gopinath Pillai, who helped strengthen Singapore-India ties, on Saturday came out with a book...
Chinese commerce minister to hold talks in US amid disputes over tariffs and technology
BEIJING, 25 May (AP) — China’s commerce minister will hold talks with officials in the U.S. this week amid sharpening disputes over tariffs and...
Rocket engine explodes during test launch from new spaceport in Scotland
LONDON, 20 Aug (AP) — A rocket engine exploded during a test launch at a new spaceport in the Shetland Islands off northern Scotland,...
Rebels Plot To Replace UK PM Liz Truss With Rishi Sunak Amid UK Crisis:...
London, Oct 14 (PTI): Rebels on the backbenches of the UK's governing Conservative Party are said to be plotting to replace Liz Truss as...
Nepal PM Deuba faces stiff challenge from Thapa for Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader...
Kathmandu, Dec 20 (PTI) Nepal Prime Minister and the ruling Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba will face-off against General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa...
UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant amid safety fears
KYIV (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday started its journey to the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart...
Maintaining good relationship meets interests of both India and China: Chinese def min
SINGAPORE, 12 Jun: China and India are neighbours and maintaining a good relationship meets the interests of both countries, Chinese Defence Minister General Wei...