India warns lack of serious approach to climate finance will jeopardise net zero pledges...
Glasgow, Nov 8 (PTI) India, speaking on behalf of the BASIC group, on Monday warned that lack of a serious approach to climate finance...
Bulgarian opposition calls for no-confidence vote
SOFIA, Bulgaria , 15 Jun (AP) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s centrist coalition government will face a vote of no-confidence brought by the...
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...
Counting On Xi Jinping To “Bring Russia To Its Senses”: Emmanuel Macron
Beijing, China, 6 Apr: French President Emmanuel Macron told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday that he was counting on him to "bring...
Britain officially joins an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 16 Jul: Britain on Sunday officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations during a meeting...
Lightning kills 14 in Pakistan
Peshawar, Sep 12 (PTI) At least 14 people, including women and children, were killed as lightning struck three homes in a remote village of...
Organisers Didn’t Provide Link For Xi Jinping’s COP26 Address, Alleges China
Beijing, Nov 2 (PTI): Amid intense speculation over Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence at the COP26 summit at Glasgow, China on Tuesday alleged that...
Opposition protesters in Kosovo use flares and tear gas to protest against a war...
PRISTINA, Kosovo, 29 Nov (AP) — Opposition protesters in Kosovo on Wednesday used flares and tear gas to protest against a senior war crimes...
Maldivian govt distances itself from ‘derogatory remarks’ against Modi
MALE, 7 Jan: The Maldivian government on Sunday distanced itself from a minister's "derogatory remarks" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, and...
China won’t report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift
BEIJING , Dec 14 (AP) — China said Wednesday it would stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become “impossible” to track with mass...
Kyiv Says 64 Ukrainians, US Citizen Released In Prisoner Swap With Russia
Kyiv, Dec 14 (AFP): Ukraine said Wednesday that it had secured the release of a US citizen as well as 64 Ukrainian members of...
South Korean, Canadian leaders vow cooperation on clean energy, North Korea threat
SEOUL, South Korea, 17 May (AP) — The leaders of South Korea and Canada on Wednesday vowed to strengthen their security and economic cooperation...
Legislation in US Senate seeks report on Pak’s role in Taliban offensive, Islamabad says...
Washington/Islamabad, Sep 29 (PTI) A legislation has been introduced in the US Senate seeking a report from the Secretary of State about his assessment...
BMW recalling more than 390,000 vehicles due to airbag inflator issue
WASHINGTON, 10 Jul (AP) — BMW of North America is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. because they are equipped with airbag...
South Korean police raid office of incoming head of doctors’ group over protracted strikes
SEOUL, South Korea, 26 Apr: South Korean police said Friday they searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of an association of doctors...
Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago
MALE, 3 Oct: The president-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military personnel stationed in the...
Australia gives 49 aging Abrams tanks to Ukraine
MELBOURNE, Australia, 17 Oct (AP) — Australia will give 49 of its aging M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine months after Kyiv requested the redundant...
Pak to offer permanent residency scheme for rich foreign nationals to boost weak economy
Islamabad, Jan 15 (PTI) Pakistan has decided to offer a permanent residency scheme for wealthy foreign nationals, including Sikhs living in the US and...
Improving energy resilience in Pakistan could avert 175,000 deaths by 2030, UNICEF says
ISLAMABAD, 31 May (AP) — A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in...
Climate activists throw liquid at Klimt painting in Vienna
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists in Austria on Tuesday attacked a famous painting by artist Gustav Klimt with a black, oily liquid and one...