US, European allies warn of Iran’s ‘provocative’ nuke steps
ROME, Oct 30 (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that nuclear talks with Iran would resume while he and a trio of European...
US and South Korea begin military drills aimed at strengthening their defense against North...
SEOUL, South Korea, 19 Aug (AP) — U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off a large-scale exercise Monday aimed at strengthening their combined defense...
Iranian foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Egyptian officials in Cairo
CAIRO, 17 Oct (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials Thursday in Cairo during the...
Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN’s human rights council
GENEVA, 26 Feb: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the U.N.’s top human rights body on...
China to donate two million additional COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal: Chinese Foreign Minister
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (PTI) Nepal Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi with a focus...
India votes in favour of UNSC resolution to renew mandate of Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive...
United Nations, Dec 31 (PTI) India, which will chair the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in 2022, voted in favour of a resolution...
Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in Russia
Moscow, Oct 20 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this...
Students are injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus rape
LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 16 (AP) — More than two dozen college students were injured in clashes with Pakistani police over reports of an on-campus...
Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan
WASHINGTON , 20 May (AP) — President Joe Biden departs on a six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aiming to build rapport with...
2 dead, 4 wounded in Paris shooting; suspect arrested
PARIS , Dec 23 (AP) A shooting targeting a Kurdish cultural center in Paris on Friday left two people dead and four others wounded,...
Pak national in US sentenced to 12 years in jail for healthcare fraud, money...
Washington, Feb 19 (PTI) A 33-year-old Pakistani national, who used several fake identities, including Indian names, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail...
Russia launches massive missile barrage across Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine, 29 Dec: Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in...
UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi
Dubai, Jan 24 (PTI) The UAE defence forces on Monday intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles that the Houthi terror group fired towards its...
Russian border guard helicopter violates Estonia’s airspace
Helsinki, Jun 21 (AP) NATO member Estonia said Tuesday that a Russian border guard helicopter violated the airspace of the Baltic nation over the...
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends
Deir al-Balah, 1 Dec: Israel's war with Hamas resumed in full force Friday, with airstrikes hitting targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a...
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 6 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching
Colombo, Feb 19 (PTI) The Sri Lankan Navy on Saturday arrested six Indian fishermen and seized their boat for allegedly poaching in the country's...
“Dangerous Precedent”: UK Parliamentary Body On Suella Braverman’s Return As Minister
London, 2 Dec (AP): The reappointment of Indian-origin Suella Braverman as the British home secretary by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets a “dangerous precedent”...
China, US hold first military-level talks under Biden’s presidency, discuss Afghan crisis
Beijing, Aug 28 (PTI) China and the US have held their first round of high-level military talks after President Joe Biden came to power...
West promises Ukraine more, better arms to fend off Russia
KYIV, Ukraine , May 01 (AP) — The U.S. and Germany pledged to send Ukraine some of the most advanced weapons yet as Russian...
Germany garages searched in suspected chemical attack plot
BERLIN , 9 Jan (AP) — German investigators on Monday searched two garages used by an Iranian man arrested on suspicion that he could...