Washington, December 24 (IANS): The US Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to send the National Guard to the state of Illinois, dealing a setback to the administration.The court denied the Tr
Washington, December 23 (IANS): The Trump Administration on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to the H-1B work visa selection process, replacing the long-standing random lottery with a weighted system that pri
Oslo, December 22 (IANS): Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Monday that they expect "respect" for the Kingdom of Denmark's territorial integrit
Moscow, December 22 (IANS): Russian security agencies are investigating various theories - one of which is linked to involvement of Ukrainian intelligence services - after the killing of Lieutenant General Fani
New Delhi, December 22 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with New Zealand's Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, on Monday as the two leaders jointly announced the successful conc
Ottawa, December 22 (IANS): Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, currently serving as the Chief Advisor of the Bangladesh interim government, remains silent instead of standing for justice while the South Asian natio
Entebbe (Uganda), December 22 (IANS): African leaders called for regional-led efforts to take the forefront in resolving the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with international initiatives
Bangkok, December 22 (IANS): Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that Thai forces have taken control of nearly all target areas and are now compelling Cambodian forces to withdraw, with the areas being
Kyiv, December 22 (IANS): Ukraine's talks with US and European partners over the past three days in the US state of Florida were "productive and constructive," Ukraine's top peace negotiator Rustem Umerov said.
Seoul, December 22 (IANS): A North Korea-linked cyber hacking group appears to have launched a new cyber attack campaign, code-named "Artemis," that embeds malicious code inside computer files, a report showed
Seoul/Kyiv, December 21 (IANS): South Korea and Russia recently held closed-doors talks in Moscow on North Korea's nuclear programme and other pressing regional security issues, diplomatic sources said Sunday.A
Islamabad, December 21 (IANS): Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued a call for nationwide protest and announced his intention to challenge the court's verdict in the Toshakhana-II case in
Chittagong, December 21 (IANS): Following a recent violent incident at the Assistant High Commission of India in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Indian visa operations at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in th
Foz Do Iguacu, December 21 (IANS): Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that an armed intervention in Venezuela would be "a humanitarian catastrophe" for the region and set a dangerous pr
Kyiv, December 21 (IANS): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he generally supports the idea of a trilateral meeting involving the national security advisors of Ukraine, the United States and Russi
New Delhi, December 21 (IANS): Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's net worth rose to nearly $750 billion after a US court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion.According to Forbes' billionaires index,
Sydney, December 21 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday announced a comprehensive review of the country's intelligence and law enforcement agencies in the wake of the deadly terror attac
Washington, December 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping prescription drug price cuts is expected to ripple across global pharmaceutical markets, including India’s generics-driven
Washington, December 20 (IANS) The United States carried out airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State (IS) targets across central Syria, officials said, in retaliation for a deadly attack on US personnel last
Islamabad, Dec 19 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Friday expressed serious concern over the continued “arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and judicial harassment” of Pakistani