Under China pressure, Taiwan opposition choses new leader
Taipei, Sep 25 (AP) Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party chose former leader Eric Chu as its new chairperson Saturday in an election overshadowed by...
Taiwan president urges democracies to unite at largest-ever gathering of foreign lawmakers in Taipei
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 30 Jul (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te welcomed what he called the “largest-ever” delegation of foreign lawmakers to Taiwan and said...
Singapore govt bans book on political cartoons due to its offensive’ religious content: Minister
Singapore, Jan 12 (PTI) Singapore has banned a book on political cartoons due to its offensive content , with the government on Wednesday defending...
Moldova’s President outlines Russian ‘plan’ to topple gov’t
CHISINAU, 13 Feb: Moldova’s President outlined Monday what she described as a plot by Moscow to use external saboteurs to overthrow her country’s government,...
India sends one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka
Colombo, Apr 21 (PTI)
India on Thursday said it has delivered one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka under the Indian...
China threatens US entities over downing of balloon
BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off...
Libya oil company says field closed amid political impasse
CAIRO, 17 Apr (AP): Libya’s national oil company said Sunday it was forced to shut down an oil field amid a political impasse that...
China calls for more support for its Ukraine peace plan created with Brazil
BANGKOK, 27 Aug (AP) — China called on Tuesday for more countries to endorse its peace plan for Ukraine, after a round of diplomacy...
Iran and EU send envoys to Vienna to revive nuclear talks
Tehran, Aug 3 (AP) Iran and the European Union said on Wednesday they would send representatives to Vienna amid what appears to be a...
Dam on upper reaches will not impact India, Bangladesh: China
BEIJING, 23 Jul: China on Wednesday defended the launch of the construction of a dam over the Brahmaputra river in the ecologically sensitive Tibet...
Russia test-fires new hypersonic missile from submarine
Moscow, Oct 4 (AP) A prospective Russian hypersonic missile has been successfully test-fired from a nuclear submarine for the first time, the military said...
As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, 8 Aug (AP) — With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s...
Justices limit 2020 ruling on tribal lands in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON , Jun 29 (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land...
12 more Indian nationals arrested in suspected cybercrime case in Sri Lanka
Colombo, 2 Jul (PTI): At least 12 Indian nationals suspected to be involved in cybercrimes were arrested and their equipment seized during a raid...
Germany’s disease control center reports 1st case of new mpox variant
BERLIN, 22 Oct (AP) — Germany’s disease control center said Tuesday that a new, more infectious variant of the mpox virus has been detected...
China accuses US of politicising COVID-19 origins research
Beijing, Aug 25 , Aug 25 (AP) China went on the offensive Wednesday ahead of the release of a US intelligence report on the...
Ukraine Minister Among 18 Dead In Chopper Crash Near Kindergarten
Kyiv, Jan 18 (AFP): Eighteen people, including Ukraine's interior minister and three children, were killed in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten outside Kyiv...
India to take up accessibility to energy, food grains ‘very strongly’ at G20: S...
Nicosia, 30 Dec: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today underlined that during its G20 presidency, India intends to take up the issue of affordability...
India-US defence relationship is trusted one’: says ex-Pentagon official
Washington, Apr 21 (PTI) The defence relationship between India and the United States, the world's largest and oldest democracies, over the years has become...
PM Modi To Present India’s Climate Action Agenda At COP26
Glasgow, Nov 1 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be presenting the formal position on India's climate action agenda and lay out the best...