Foreign Secretary Shringla, UN chief discuss issues on UNSC’s agenda including Ukraine, Afghanistan
United Nations, 24 Mar (PTI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres here and discussed issues on the UN Security...
Swiss inspect the damage after sudden storms flood roads, halt air traffic in Geneva
GENEVA, 26 Jun: Clean-up crews and business owners were inspecting the damage Wednesday after sudden storms lashed southwestern Switzerland the previous night, sending torrents...
Belarus’ top diplomat, ally to president, dies at 64
TALLINN, Estonia , 26 Nov (AP) — Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, a close ally of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, has died at age...
Russia denies claims it plans to destabilize Moldova
MOSCOW, 14 Feb: Russia on Tuesday angrily rejected the Moldovan president’s claims about an alleged plot by Moscow to overthrow her government and accused...
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...
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 30 as the sides weigh the latest...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 16 Jul (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed more than 30 people as Israel and Hamas continued to weigh...
Modi calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
Copenhagen, May 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and return to the path of dialogue...
Al Qaeda will probably come back: UK defence minister on Afghanistan crisis
London, Aug 13 (PTI) Afghanistan is heading towards civil war and terror group Al Qaeda "will probably come back" as the security situation in...
India Global Forum, UAE edition, begins in Dubai
Dubai, Dec 13 (PTI) The two-day India Global Forum (IGF), UAE edition, kicked off here on Monday, as a bevy of top policymakers and...
Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreads
BEIJING, 5 Jan: Patients, mostly older people, laid on stretchers in hallways or took oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as a COVID-19 outbreak stretched...
China to operationalize first electric train in Tibet
BEIJING, 24 Jun: China is all set to operationalize the first electric train in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, connecting the provincial capital...
UN says Libya’s rivals fail to reach deal in election talks
CAIRO (AP) — Rival Libyan factions failed to reach an agreement after wrapping up a third round of U.N.-mediated talks in Egypt, the United...
Biden urges Modi not to step up Indian use of Russian oil
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (AP) — President Joe Biden asked India’s Narendra Modi on Monday not to accelerate the buying of Russian oil as the...
Twitter shareholders to meet amid Elon Musk’s takeover drama
New York, May 25 (AP) Twitter's regularly scheduled shareholder meeting Wednesday won't include a vote on Tesla billionaire Elon Musk's 44 billion bid for...
France to unveil new economic, military strategy in Africa
PARIS, 27 Feb: French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil on Monday his country’s changing economic and military strategy in Africa for the coming years,...
Jurassic-Era ‘Winged Lizard’ Unearthed In Chile
Santiago, Sep 11 (AFP): Chilean scientists have announced the discovery of the first-ever southern hemisphere remains of a type of Jurassic-era "winged lizard" known...
New Zealand fears more fatalities after cyclone kills 4
WELLINGTON, 15 Feb: A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four lives...
Like Chandrayaan Indo-US relationship will go to the moon and even beyond EAM...
Washington, 1 Oct: The India-US relationship is at an all-time high and the two nations have moved to a position where they see each...
South Korea, EU agree to boost pressure on Russia, condemn North Korean missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea and the European Union agreed Monday to increase pressure on Russia over its war against...
Russians take Ukraine nuclear plant; no radiation after fire
KYIV, 4 Mar: Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and...