British Man Arrested In Germany For ‘Spying For Russia’

Berlin, Germany, Aug 11 (AFP): A British man suspected of spying for Russia in exchange for cash has been arrested in Germany, federal prosecutors...

Sri Lanka grants 40-year tax relief for China-backed Port City investments

Colombo, Jun 7 (PTI) Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has decided to give special 40-year tax relief for Chinese-built Colombo Port city to attract potential investors...

Palestinians trapped in Gaza find nowhere is safe during Israel’s relentless bombing

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 19 Oct  (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded locations across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, including parts of the south that...

Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priority

JERUSALEM, 28 Dec: Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities on Wednesday, vowing...

WHO works to spread COVID vaccine technology to more nations

Geneva, Feb 23 (AP) The World Health Organisation is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments...

EU sues UK over move to rewrite post-Brexit trade rules

BRUSSELS , 15 Jun (AP) — The European Union sued Britain on Wednesday over its move to rewrite the trade rules agreed to when...

UK PM Rishi Sunak orders ethics probe into tax scandal-hit Tory chief

London, 23 Jan: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday ordered an independent investigation into the tax affairs of scandal-hit Conservative Party chairman Nadhim...

UK To Urge Extension Of Kabul Evacuations At G7 Talks

London, United Kingdom, Aug 23: Britain said Monday it would urge the United States to extend an end-of-the-month deadline for evacuations from Afghanistan, while...

Ukraine renews calls on the West to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory

KYIV, 14 Sep: Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between...

More than 70 people are missing after the latest deadly boat accident in Nigeria’s...

ABUJA, Nigeria , 30 Oct (AP) — More than 70 people were missing on Monday after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria, according to...

Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda

TOKYO, 7 Nov: Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the...

China wants to deepen strategic ties with Pak during Sharif’s new tenure

Beijing, 4 Mar (PTI): As Shehbaz Sharif took the oath as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a second time on Monday, China said...

Sri Lankan court orders release of 21 Indian fishermen

Colombo, Feb 22 (PTI) The 21 Indian fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy last month for allegedly poaching in the country's...

21 Israeli troops are killed in the deadliest attack on the military since the...

JERUSALEM, 23 Jan: Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israel’s forces since the Hamas raid that triggered the war, killing 21...

Russia to drop out of International Space Station after 2024

MOSCOW , Jul 26 (AP) — Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting...

Indonesian police suspect Chinese tourist tortured, killed girlfriend before taking own life

DENPASAR, Indonesia, 17 May (AP) — Indonesian police investigating the deaths of a Chinese couple whose bodies were found bloodied and naked at a...

Jaishankar meets German foreign minister; discusses bilateral and global issues with several counterparts

Munich, Feb 19 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock and held a wide range of discussion...

Iran sentences 2 women to death for ‘human trafficking’

Dubai, Sep 5 (AP) Iran has sentenced two women to death on charges of human trafficking, the country's official IRNA news agency reported on...

Germany to scrap mask mandate in long-distance transport

BERLIN, 13 Jan: Germany will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses, one of the country’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions, the...

Ukraine president Zelenskyy speaks with PM Modi, seeks India’s political support at UNSC

Kyiv, Feb 26 (PTI) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought India's political support at the UN...