Blinken wraps up frantic Mideast tour with tepid, if any, support for pauses in...
ANKARA, Turkey, 6 Nov (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a grueling Middle East diplomatic tour on Monday in Turkey...
US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China
WASHINGTON, 7 Oct: The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S....
Kenya declares a surprise public holiday for a national campaign to plant 15 billion...
NAIROBI, 7 Nov: The Kenyan government announced Monday a surprise public holiday on Nov. 13 for a nationwide tree planting day, part of its...
China launches its first USD 6 billion cross-border BRI train with Laos
Beijing/Vientiane, Dec 3 (PTI) China on Friday launched the first USD 6 billion cross-border train of its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from...
Netanyahu allies in Israel plow ahead on legal overhaul
JERUSALEM, 13 Mar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political allies pressed ahead Monday with their plan to overhaul the judiciary, advancing a bill that...
Peace, stability in border areas key for overall improvement in ties with China: India
NEW DELHI, 21 Jul: India on Thursday said it is engaged in talks with China with a focus on a "path" to resolve outstanding...
Imran Khan’s supporters stage protest outside election commission offices across Pakistan
Islamabad, Apr 26 (PTI) Supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday held protests outside the election commission offices across the country,...
Flash floods in Bosnia prompt evacuations, power outages
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nov 5 (AFP) Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in Bosnia, prompting evacuations, causing power outages in the capital and submerging roads...
Australia’s foreign minister says Russia-North Korea defense deal is ‘risky for the world’
SEOUL, South Korea, 30 Jul (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister said Tuesday the recent defense deal between North Korea and Russia was “destabilizing” and...
Flash floods inundate over 380 houses in Nepal
Kathmandu, Israel , Sep 6 (PTI): Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall have inundated over 380 houses and damaged several residential areas in Kathmandu,...
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...
Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk
KYIV, Ukraine, 13 Oct (AP) — Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of...
Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the US also...
KYIV, Ukraine, 31 May (AP) — Germany joined the United States on Friday in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with...
Risk of hospitalisations higher with Delta variant: UK study
London, Aug 28 (PTI) Those infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the UK have been found to be twice as likely to...
Turkey warns it can ”freeze” Sweden, Finland’s NATO process
Ankara, Jul 18 (AP) Turkey can still freeze Sweden and Finland's membership in NATO unless the two countries take steps that meet Ankara's security...
19 die, over 20 injured in bus crash in central Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 19 Mar: A speeding bus fell into a roadside ditch in central Bangladesh on Sunday apparently after the driver lost control, leaving...
UNESCO seeks to prevent trafficking of looted Ukrainian art
WARSAW, Poland, 19 Jan: The United Nations cultural organization is training law enforcement and judiciary officials from countries on Ukraine’s western borders, seeking to...
Poland pushes for more tanks for Kyiv, will seek German OK
WARSAW, 23 Jan: Poland said Monday it would ask Berlin for permission to send German-built Leopard tanks to Ukraine, as the government in Warsaw...
Nawaz Sharif to become Pakistan’s PM for 4th time after elections in Feb: PML-N...
Lahore, Dec 27 (PTI) Nawaz Sharif is going to be the next prime minister of Pakistan for a record fourth time after the general...
Developed nations must enact laws for zero-emission goal by 2030: India
Washington, Oct 15 (PTI) Developed countries must take measures and legislate for net-zero emissions by the current decade itself, India demanded on Friday.
India made...