Essar’s Stanlow Terminals to invest in UK’s ‘largest’ biofuels storage

London, Dec 13 (PTI) Stanlow Terminals Limited (STL), part of Indian conglomerate Essar's UK arm Essar Oil UK, on Monday announced plans to make...

German navy chief vows long-term commitment to Indo-Pacific

Tokyo, Nov 9 (AP) The chief of Germany's navy said on Tuesday that its dispatch of a warship to the Indo-Pacific underscores his country's...

Russia’s war heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze

Istanbul, Apr 25 (AP) For months, Istanbul restaurant Tarihi Balikca tried to absorb the surging cost of the sunflower oil its cooks use to...

Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine

TALLINN, Estonia , Oct 11 (AP) — Moscow’s barrage of missile strikes on cities all across Ukraine has elicited celebratory comments from Russian officials...

China says Musk’s SpaceX satellites came close to its space station twice, endangering astronauts

Beijing, Dec 28 (PTI) China on Tuesday alleged that US billionaire Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's satellites had two close encounters with its space station in...

Census Bureau: World grew by 74 million over past year

Washington, Dec 31 (AP) The world's population is projected to be 7.8 billion people on New Year's Day 2022, according to the U.S. Census...

S. Korea military sorry for failing to down North’s drones

SEOUL, South Korea, 27 Dec: South Korea’s president on Tuesday called for stronger air defenses and high-tech stealth drones while the military apologized for...

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes parts of Northern California

Ferndale, Dec 20 (AP) A strong earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting off power to thousands, and damaging...

US announces $5 mn reward for info on terrorist attack on atheist blogger Avijit...

Washington/Dhaka, Dec 21 (PTI) The US has offered a reward of up to USD 5 million for information on the henious terrorist attack in...

Pakistan releases dossier on Kashmir

Islamabad, Sep 12 (PTI) Pakistan on Sunday unveiled a dossier, claiming that it contained details of the alleged human rights violations committed by the...

China targets Europe’s farmers, and not its automakers, in response to EU tariffs...

BEIJING, 18 Jun: The Chinese government is taking aim at European farmers instead of German automakers by launching an investigation into European Union pork...

Egypt’s central bank raises interest rates, cites Ukraine

Cairo, Mar 21 (AP) Egypt's Central Bank raised its key interest rate on Monday for the first time since 2017, citing inflationary pressures triggered...

Palestinian suspect killed by Israeli fire in West Bank

JERUSALEM, 10 Mar: A Palestinian man who entered a settlement in the occupied West Bank armed with knives and explosive devices was shot and...

Chinese and Philippine vessels collide at a disputed atoll and governments trade accusations

Taipei, 31 Aug: China and the Philippines accused each other of causing a collision between their two vessels Saturday in the latest flareup of...

Israeli airstrike hits UN school in Gaza and kills at least 14 people, hospital...

Deir al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Sep 11 (AP) An Israeli airstrike killed at least 14 people, including two children, when it hit a UN school...

Dozens of Afghans who were illegally in Pakistan are detained and deported in nationwide...

ISLAMABAD, 1 Nov (AP) — Pakistani security forces on Wednesday detained and deported dozens of Afghans who were living in the country illegally, after...

Myanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

BANGKOK, 1 Dec: About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities,...

Saudi interior minister on day-long visit to Pak; to hold discussion on release of...

Islamabad, Feb 7 (PTI) Saudi Arabia's Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif arrived here on Monday to hold discussions with his Pakistani...

Israeli PM says not opposed to ‘good’ nuclear deal with Iran

Tel Aviv, Dec 28 (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday he is not opposed to a good nuclear deal between Iran and...

EAM Jaishankar calls on Brazilian President Bolsonaro

Brasilia, Aug 24 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and conveyed warm greetings of Prime Minister...