Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne
LONDON, 8 Sep: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70...
North Korea says it tested cruise missiles with ‘super-large’ warheads in its latest...
Seoul, 3 Feb: North Korea said it tested cruise missiles outfitted with new "super-large" warheads as well as a new type of anti-aircraft missile,...
EAM Jaishankar visits Dubai Expo; meets counterparts from Slovakia, Cyprus, Luxembourg
Dubai, Nov 13 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday visited the India Pavilion at the Dubai 2020 Expo where he met his...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pleads for more ammunition at Albania summit of southeastern European nations
TIRANA, 28 Feb: Ukraine’s president pleaded Wednesday for more ammunition to repel Russia as he co-hosted a summit with Albania’s government to build further...
Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation
KHERSON, Ukraine, 6 Dec (AP) — Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, health staff at a children’s hospital in the south started secretly...
Strong Sentiment Within QUAD That Afghanistan Is High Priority: Foreign Secretary
New York, Sep 25 (PTI): There was "certainly" a strong sentiment within the Quad that Afghanistan is a "high priority" and unity on the...
North Korea fires suspected long-range missile toward sea
Seoul, Mar 24 (AP) North Korea test-fired a suspected long-range missile toward the sea Thursday, its neighbours' militaries said.
The launch, which extended North Korea's...
Nationwide ‘silent strike’ in Myanmar protests military rule
BANGKOK , Dec 11 (AP) — Opponents of military rule in Myanmar on Friday held one of their biggest nationally coordinated protests in months,...
Spirit of human fraternity enjoins us to combat hate against all religions: India
United Nations, 5 Feb: India has urged the international community to jointly combat violence against all religions, including Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism, as it...
US, Russia meet for talks amid tensions linked to Ukraine
Geneva, Jan 10 (AP) Senior US and Russian officials launched special talks on Monday on strategic stability, part of a flurry of diplomatic activity...
Djokovic: Not isolating after COVID infection was ‘error’
Melbourne, Jan 12 (AP) Novak Djokovic knew he'd tested positive for COVID-19 when he attended a newspaper interview and photo shoot in Serbia last...
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...
Iran Summons UK Envoy Over “Meddlesome” Comments On Anti-Hijab Protests
Tehran, Oct 5 (AFP): Iran said Wednesday it had summoned British ambassador Simon Shercliff to hear a protest over "meddlesome statements" on the unrest...
Mob attacked scholar over allegations of blasphemy in Pakistan’s Punjab
Lahore, Feb 14 (PTI) An enraged mob attacked and injured a Shia scholar for allegedly burning the pages of a religious book in Pakistan's...
Russia says strike on Ukrainian port hit military targets
KYIV, Ukraine , Jul 24 (AP) Russian defense ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa — less than...
India will continue to press China for return of thousands of stranded Indians: top...
Beijing, Jan 10 (PTI) India will continue to take up with China the return of over 23,000 stranded Indian students, besides a large number...
Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further...
KYIV, Ukraine, 21 Apr (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as...
Opposed to ‘any force’ using terrorism to seek ‘geopolitical gains’: China on Pakistan’s bus...
Beijing, Aug 13 (PTI) China on Friday said it firmly opposes "any force" using terrorism to seek "geopolitical gains", a day after the Pakistan...
Prime Minister Hasina stresses strengthened cooperation between armies of Bangladesh, India
Dhaka, Jun 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the armies of Bangladesh and India should strengthen their collaboration and suggested international...
Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security
PARIS, 17 May (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, a...