Turkey’s parliament agrees to hold a long-delayed vote on Sweden’s NATO membership
ANKARA, 23 Jan: Turkish legislators scheduled a long-delayed vote Tuesday on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, in a step that could remove a major...
Israel suspends military exports to Colombia over its president’s criticism of Gaza siege
BOGOTA, Colombia, 17 Oct: (AP) — Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia’s president...
US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing
Taipei, 2 Aug: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking...
Over 700 climbers from 70 countries get nod to climb Nepal mountains
Kathmandu, Apr 19 (PTI) The Nepal government has permitted 740 climbers, including 155 women, from 70 countries to scale Nepal's mountains, with highest number...
Hundreds of Afghans denied humanitarian entry into US
Boston, Dec 30 (AP) Haseena Niazi had pinned her hopes of getting her fiance out of Afghanistan on a rarely used immigration provision.
The 24-year-old...
US approves support deal with Taiwan for Patriot missiles
Washington, Feb 8 (AP) The Biden administration has approved a USD 100 million support contract with Taiwan aimed at boosting the island's missile defense...
North Korea fires cruise missiles as allies stage drills
SEOUL, 22 Mar: North Korea launched cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, three days after the North carried out...
Sri Lanka’s Parliament condemns lynching of Lankan national in Pak; PM Rajapaksa seeks justice
Colombo, Dec 4 (PTI) Sri Lanka's Parliament and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday condemned the brutal lynching of a Sri Lankan national in...
19 Killed, 20 injured after fog causes road accident in China
Beijing, 8 Jan: Nineteen people died and 20 were injured Sunday in a road traffic accident in eastern China's Jiangxi province, state media reported.
The...
Around 500 climbers, including 4 Indians, conquer Mt Everest on 70th anniv
KATHMANDU, 29 Dec: Despite concerns about rising temperatures, melting glaciers and snow and increasing extreme weather events, the mountaineering community celebrated the 70th anniversary...
Pink diamond sells for record $57.7M at Hong Kong auction
HONG KONG, Oct 14 (AP) — A pink diamond was sold for $57.7 million in Hong Kong on Oct. 7, setting a world record...
US returns to Greece 30 ancient artifacts worth $3.7 million, including marble statues
ATHENS, 16 Dec: The United States on Friday returned to Greece 30 ancient artifacts, including marble statues, armor helmets and breastplates, found to have...
Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security
PARIS, 17 May (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, a...
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...
Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocity
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s former president on Sunday called a White House order to unfreeze $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the...
Turkey on food corridors: UN plan ‘feasible’
ISTANBUL , Jun 8 (AP)– Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says that a plan by the United Nations for a grain corridor to carry...
US inflation hit a new 40-year high last month of 8.6%
WASHINGTON, Jun 10 (AP) — The costs of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new...
Protesters rally in France against Barnier’s appointment as prime minister
PARIS, 7 Sep: Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who...
Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities...
BARCELONA, Spain, 29 Nov (AP) — Tighter water restrictions for drought-stricken northeast Spain went into effect Wednesday, when authorities in Catalonia said that Barcelona...
Russians go back to work but virus cases, deaths stay high
Moscow, Nov 8 (AP) Russians went back to work on Monday after a nine-day hiatus ordered by the authorities to tame a record-breaking surge...