Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter deal gets board endorsement
New York, Jun 21 (AP) Twitter's board has recommended unanimously that shareholders approve the proposed 44 billion sale of the company to billionaire and...
India, Lanka joint military exercise to further promote synergy, interoperability: Indian Army
Colombo, Oct 16 (PTI) The joint 12-day mega military exercise between India and Sri Lanka will further promote synergy and interoperability amongst the two...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says only a US green light on a NATO invitation will sway...
KYIV, Ukraine, 22 Oct (AP) — Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called “victory plan” after the...
Pakistani forces clash with militants and kill 6 fighters during a raid in the...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 15 Oct (AP) — Pakistan security forces killed six militants and wounded eight others in a shootout during an overnight raid in...
India at UN says world needs to hold terror masterminds accountable
United Nations, Feb 15 (PTI) The world needs to hold masterminds of terrorist plots accountable for their deeds and "call their bluff" and it...
Israeli parliament approves key part of judicial overhaul that has exposed deep fissures in...
JERUSALEM, 24 Jul: Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system...
UK’s Indian-origin anti-terror police chief to seek explanation for missed promotion
London, May 30 (PTI) Scotland Yard's Indian-origin Head of Counter-Terrorism Policing, Neil Basu, said he is disappointed with the way the process for a...
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...
EU cuts forecast for economic growth as war’s fallout widens
BRUSSELS, 16 May (AP) — The European Union has slashed its forecasts for economic growth in the 27-nation bloc amid the prospect of a...
Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission calls for repeal of anti-terror law
Colombo, Feb 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission has called for the repeal of a controversial anti-terror law that gives police sweeping powers...
Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conference
United Nations, Aug 27 (AP) Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the...
3 dead, 11 wounded in downtown Philadelphia shooting
Philadelphia (US), Jun 5 (AP) Gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular downtown Philadelphia entertainment district late Saturday...
Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from...
WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China —...
German rescue boat with 800 migrants aboard heads to Sicily
ROME , Nov 7 (AP)— A German humanitarian ship with more than 800 rescued migrants aboard was sailing to Sicily on Sunday after being...
At least 30 civilians reported killed in Mali truck attack
Bamako, Dec 4 (AP) Gunmen attacked a truck carrying civilians in central Mali, killing at least 31 people, a local official said Saturday.
The mayor...
Pakistan conducts successful flight test of Fatah-II
Islamabad, Dec 27 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday conducted a successful flight test of indigenously developed guided multi-launch rocket system 'Fatah-II', which is capable of...
Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 14 people as the war...
KYIV, Ukraine, 17 Apr: Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor...
Teenage pilot starts around-the-world flight from Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Mar 23 (AP) — Like brother, like sister.
A Belgian-British teenage pilot hopes to join his sister in the record books after starting...
Israel launches a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, killing 10 militants
AL-FARAA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank, 28 Aug (AP) — Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday,...
Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a...
KINSHASA, Congo, 3 Sep (AP) — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others...