Zelenskyy tells UK ‘freedom will win,’ pushes for warplanes
LONDON, 8 Feb: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed for fighter jets to ensure his country’s victory over Russia in a dramatic speech before the...
Nine killed in South Africa after gas tanker explodes
JOHANNESBURG, 24 Dec: At least nine people, including two fire-fighters, were killed and many others injured after a gas tanker which got stuck under...
Drone search resumes on Italian glacier after avalanche
CANAZEI, Italy , Jun 5 (AP) — Rescuers using drones resumed the search Tuesday for an estimated 13 hikers unaccounted-for following an avalanche in...
US industry urges FM to rationalise, simplify direct and indirect taxes in India
Washington, 28 Jan: Ahead of the annual budget presentation, an India-centric top US strategic and business advocacy group has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala...
Dozens of protesters killed in Kazakhstan; 12 police dead
Moscow, Jan 6 (AP) Dozens of protesters were killed in Kazakhstan in attacks on government buildings and at least a dozen police officers died,...
UAE leader pardons 57 Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 3 Sep (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday pardoned 57 Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid...
Russia steps up its aerial barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv officials brace for attacks...
KYIV, Ukraine, 03 Nov (AP) — Russia unleashed a wave of nighttime drone and missile attacks across 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Ukrainian authorities...
Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway
BRUSSELS , 6 Dec (AP) — More than six years after the deadliest peacetime attack on Belgian soil, the trial of 10 men accused...
Egypt’s president praises UAE, seeking to heal Gulf aid rift
DUBAI, 13 Feb: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi offered effusive praise Monday for the United Arab Emirates, seeking to repair a rift between Cairo...
At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
SANTIAGO, 3 Feb: Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and dest-royed...
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power
KYIV, Ukraine, Oct 12 (AP) — Ukraine’s biggest nuclear plant, which is surrounded by Russian troops, has lost all external power needed for vital...
NK says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June
SEOUL, South Korea, 30 May: North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space-based reconnaissance as...
Chinese scientists find traces of water in lunar soil brought by Chang’e-5 mission
Beijing, 24 Jul: Chinese scientists studying the soil samples of the moon brought by Chang’e-5 mission found water molecules in lunar soil, according to...
UN labour group says 1.6 M jobs lost in Myanmar in 2021
Bangkok, Jan 28 (AP) The International Labour Organisation says about 1.6 million jobs were lost in Myanmar in 2021, with women suffering the worst...
Bus crashes into students and parents in eastern China, killing 11 and injuring 13,...
BEIJING, 3 Sep (AP) — A bus crashed into a group of students and their parents at a school in eastern China early Tuesday,...
A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai’s...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 17 Apr: The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever...
South African riots to cost USD 1.7 billion in insurance claims
Johannesburg, Sep 8 (AP) The rioting that erupted in parts of South Africa in July over former President Jacob Zuma's imprisonment caused damage worth...
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...
UK To Roll Out Life-Saving Covid Drug Given To Donald Trump
London, Sep 18 (PTI): Thousands of vulnerable health service patients in the UK hospitals due to COVID-19 are set to benefit from a life-saving...
US: Shot that killed journalist likely fired from Israelis
WASHINGTON , Jul 04 (AP) — U.S. officials have concluded that gunfire from Israeli positions likely killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh but that...