China poses an ‘existential’ threat: US lawmakers
WASHINGTON, 1 Mar: Top American lawmakers have described China as an "existential" threat to the US during a first hearing on China by the...
France is voting in key elections that could force Macron to share power with...
PARIS, 7 Jul: Voting is underway in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le...
Indian Army chief Gen. Pande calls on Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba
Kathmandu, Sep 6 (PTI) Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande on Tuesday called on Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on the third day...
Chinese prez calls for elevating Chinese armed forces to world-class standards
BEIJING, 9 Mar: Amid escalating tensions with the US, China's President Xi Jinping has called for more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class...
US ambassador thanks Japan for defense upgrade and allowing a Patriot missile sale to...
TOKYO, 27 Dec (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel praised Japan’s contribution to drastic “reform and modernization” of their alliance, particularly its...
Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk
Pokrovsk, 4 Jul: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew...
Indian-origin techie and travel blogger from US among 2 foreigners killed in drug-gang shootout...
Los Angeles, Oct 23 (PTI) A 29-year-old California-based Indian-origin woman techie, who travelled to Mexico to celebrate her birthday, was one of the two...
Essar’s Stanlow Terminals to invest in UK’s ‘largest’ biofuels storage
London, Dec 13 (PTI) Stanlow Terminals Limited (STL), part of Indian conglomerate Essar's UK arm Essar Oil UK, on Monday announced plans to make...
IMF urges India to prioritise food security, expand transfers to vulnerable
Washington, Apr 21 (PTI) Applauding India for prioritising public investment in its annual budget, the International Monetary Fund has urged the country to prioritise...
Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell
WINDSOR, Ontario, Feb 13 (AP) — Hours after removing their vehicles blocking a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge, protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates continued...
Migration tracking group says 76 million people were displaced within their countries in 2023
GENEVA, 14 May (AP) — Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence...
Africans see inequity in monkeypox response elsewhere
OSUN, Nigeria, May 01 (AP) — As health authorities in Europe and elsewhere roll out vaccines and drugs to stamp out the biggest monkeypox...
US announces $5 mn reward for info on terrorist attack on atheist blogger Avijit...
Washington/Dhaka, Dec 21 (PTI) The US has offered a reward of up to USD 5 million for information on the henious terrorist attack in...
Indian community in UAE hails new civil law for non-Muslims
Abu Dubai, Nov 8 (PTI) The Indian community in the United Arab Emirates on Monday hailed the landmark new civil law for non-Muslims in...
New Zealand tour operators told to pay $7.8 million in fines and reparations over...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 1 Mar: Tour booking agents and managers of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people in 2019...
Auto tycoon Ghosn files $1 billion lawsuit in Lebanon against Nissan over his imprisonment...
BEIRUT , 20 Jun (AP) — Auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Nissan and about a dozen individuals in...
Vaccine Effective Against Delta Variant Of Coronavirus: US Study
Washington, Sep 13 (PTI): COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalisations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus,...
Senegal’s leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists
DAKAR, 3 Feb: Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates...
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,300
AZMARIN, Syria, 6 Feb (AP)— A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and...
Huawei Executive Gets Hero’s Welcome In China, Hails “Strong Motherland”
Beijing, Sep 25 (PTI): In what is being projected as a big victory for China's ruling Communist Party, Meng Wanzhou, the high-profile top executive...