UK PM Johnson reshuffles Cabinet; appoints Rees-Mogg as minister for Brexit Opportunities
London, Feb 8 (PTI) Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, under pressure to resign over parties in Downing Street during lockdown, on Tuesday reshuffled...
China’s Ukraine envoy due to start Europe trip
BEIJING, 15 May: A Chinese envoy was preparing Monday to visit Ukraine and Russia, but there appeared to be little chance of a breakthrough...
Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December
GOMA, 10 Oct: Congo’s government spokesperson has said that the East African regional force would have to leave the country by Dec. 8 because...
Palestinians freed after hunger strikes have lifelong damage
Silat Al-Dhahr, Dec 10 (AP) A year after being released from an Israeli prison following a 103-day hunger strike, Maher al-Akhras is barely able...
Chinese refugee challenges Australian law that imposes a curfew and tracking bracelet
CANBERRA, Australia, 23 Nov (AP) — Lawyers for a Chinese refugee claim the tough new measures rushed through Australia’s Parliament to mandate curfews and...
Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conference
United Nations, Aug 27 (AP) Russia late Friday blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the...
Czech Cyber Watchdog Calls TikTok A “Security Threat”
Prague, 8 Mar (AFP): The Czech cyber watchdog issued a warning about using TikTok on Wednesday, joining other Western authorities in deeming the Chinese-owned...
WHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last week
London, Oct 20 (AP) The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only...
Myanmar troops take refuge in Bangladesh amid escalated conflict
Dhaka, Feb 6 (PTI) Over a hundred Myanmar army soldiers on Tuesday took refuge in Bangladesh alongside their paramilitary border guards amid escalated armed...
Sri Lankan court frees 12 Indian fishermen
Colombo, Jan 6 (PTI) A Sri Lankan court has released 12 Indian fishermen who were detained for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial...
Russian bombers fly over Belarus amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW , Feb 5 (AP) — Russia on Saturday sent a pair of long-range nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over its ally Belarus amid spiraling...
Montenegro’s new president says country firmly on EU path
PODGORICA, 4 Apr: Montenegro’s president-elect Jakov Milatovic is pledging to speed up the small country’s bid for membership to the European Union and to...
Hundreds Evacuated After Wildfire Cases Surge In Suburbs Of Greece
Athens, Jul 20 (AFP): Hundreds of people were evacuated early Wednesday as firefighters deployed planes and helicopters to fight a surging wildfire in mountainside...
Australian PM raises trade ‘blockages’ with China’s Xi
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he raised with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday his concerns about trade...
Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east
Kyiv, 12 Feb: Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east...
China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft
BEIJING , Oct 17 (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last...
UK sanctions 5 Russian banks, 3 oligarchs over Ukraine issue
London, Feb 22 (PTI) The UK government on Tuesday imposed tough sanctions against five Russian banks and three super-rich oligarchs from the country over...
China rolls over $2 bn as loan to Pakistan: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar
Islamabad, 31 Mar: Cash-strapped Pakistan has received a rollover loan of USD 2 billion that matured last week from its "all-weather ally" China, finance...
Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’
KHERSON, Ukraine , Nov 15 (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a triumphant visit to the newly liberated city of Kherson on Monday,...
US congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 28 Mar: A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military...