US presses Pakistan to fight terror groups as Afghan crisis spirals: leaked diplomatic documents
Islamabad, Sep 4 (PTI) The Biden administration is quietly pressing Pakistan to cooperate on combating dreaded terrorist groups such as the ISIS-K and Al...
French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State
PARIS, 17 Oct (AP) — France’s anti-terror prosecutor said Tuesday that a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally...
China unveils world’s fastest high-speed train prototype
Beijing, 29 Dec: China on Sunday unveiled an updated model of its high-speed bullet train which its manufacturer claims reached speeds of 450 kmph...
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...
Iran’s top diplomat seeks to deescalate tensions on visit to Pakistan after tit-for-tat airstrikes
ISLAMABAD, 29 Jan: Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan on Monday for talks on deescalating tensions after deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier...
Lanka lauds India’s ‘continuous support’ to combat COVID; $15 mn offer to enhance religious...
Colombo, Aug 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka's newly-appointed foreign minister G L Peiris on Monday appreciated India's "continuous support" for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Taiwan conducts live-fire missile drills as China ramps up military threats
JIUPENG, Taiwan, 20 Aug (AP) — Taiwan’s military launched surface-to-air missiles in live-fire drills conducted Tuesday in response to growing military pressure from China.
The...
Malta premier claims election win for latest Labour triumph
VALLETTA, Malta, 27 Mar: Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday claimed victory in his nation’s parliamentary election hours ahead of official results.
If the...
China says ‘shocked’ by suicide bomb attack on Chinese nationals in Pakistan
Beijing, Aug 23 (PTI) China on Monday said it is shocked by last week's suicide bomb attack on a vehicle carrying Chinese personnel in...
Trump will meet with Polish President Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support...
NEW YORK, 17 Apr: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, a...
UN experts: North Korea stealing millions in cyber attacks
United Nations, Feb 7 (AP) North Korea is continuing to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency firms and exchanges,...
Ukraine grain headed for Lebanon under wartime deal delayed
BEIRUT , Aug 7 (AP) — The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under...
3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
JERUSALEM, 3 Jun: A gunbattle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers and the Egyptian officer...
Crowd in Egypt attacks a railway guard after 2 children are run over
CAIRO, 21 Oct (AP) — Angry residents attacked a railway guard and his post in a town outside Cairo on Monday after a train...
Climate activists dig in to defend village from coal mine
BERLIN, 8 Jan: Climate activists pledged Sunday to defend a tiny village in western Germany from being bulldozed for the expansion of a nearby...
Strongly believe there is great potential for more cooperation with India: UN peacekeeping chief
United Nations, Nov 22 (PTI): The United Nations peacekeeping chief has said he "strongly" believes that there is a "great potential” for more cooperation...
Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to return hostages 9 months into ongoing...
TEL AVIV, Israel, 8 Jul: Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on...
China pledges more help for its ailing property market, as IMF forecasts economy will...
BANGKOK, 2 Feb: Markets in China sank Friday despite a fresh flurry of measures to help prop up the ailing property sector, as the...
Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil
HANOI, Vietnam, 21 Oct (AP) — Vietnam elected Luong Cuong, a military general, as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill...
US inflation slows but remains elevated in sign that price pressures are easing only...
Washington, Feb 13 (AP) Annual inflation in the United States cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest sign that the pandemic-fuelled price...