Jerusalem, December 18 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that he would not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state, rejecting reports that Israel had agreed to a "path toward Pa
Moscow, December 17 (IANS): Russia’s Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defence Forces chief, Lt General Igor Kirillov, was killed in a bomb blast in southeastern Moscow early on Tuesday, with top Russian
Seoul, December 17 (IANS): South Korea's Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su, who served as the chief commander during President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law, was arrested on Tuesday, p
Toronto, December 17 (IANS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced fresh calls for resignation, hours after Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland quit in a surprise move after disagreeing with him over
Washington, December 17 (IANS) Donald Trump said on Monday that he would speak to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and that of Russia Vladimir Putin to end the "carnage" of nearly three years of war,
Moscow, December 17 (IANS) The West is pushing Russia towards its red line, leaving Moscow no choice but to respond, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian
Seoul, December 16 (IANS) The Ukrainian military has released photos and footage of what appear to be dozens of North Korean soldiers killed along with Russian troops in Russia's western Kursk border region, a
New Delhi, December 16 (IANS): Recognising shared security interests and challenges in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India and Sri Lanka on Monday agreed to advance defence collaboration with New Delhi reitera
Seoul, December 16 (IANS): South Korean Constitutional Court is set to hold its first meeting of its justices Monday to review the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, kicking off preparations
Tel Aviv, December 16 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump about Israel's determination to continue acting against Iran and its armed proxies whenever they
Jerusalem, December 16 (IANS) The Israeli government has approved a plan to expand settlements in the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory currently occupied by Israel, according to a statement by Israeli Prime Mi
Jerusalem, December 15 (IANS): The Israeli government approved a plan on Sunday to expand settlements in the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory currently occupied by Israel, according to a statement by Israeli P
London, December 15 (IANS): The U.K. officially joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Sunday, becoming the first European nation to join the Asia-Pacific tr
Tripoli, December 15 (IANS): Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Sunday declared a state of force majeure at an oil refinery in the western city of Zawiya, some 45 km west of the capital Tripo
Ankara, December 15 (IANS): A total of 7,621 Syrian nationals voluntarily returned to their homeland between December 9 and December 13, following the downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's gover
Jerusalem, December 15 (IANS): Israel announced Sunday that it will close its embassy in Ireland, attributing the decision to the Irish government's "extreme anti-Israeli policies".In a press release, Israeli F
Seoul, December 15 (IANS) The leader of South Korea's main Opposition Democratic Party (DP), on Sunday, proposed forming a consultative body between the parliament and the government to stabilise state affairs,
Seoul, Decemeber 15 (IANS) South Korea's prosecutors on Sunday sought an arrest warrant for the head of the Army Special Warfare Command over his role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of mart
Damascus, December 15 (IANS) Israel intensified its airstrikes against Syrian military facilities, conducting 24 air raids in the countryside of Damascus, according to a war monitor.The strikes reportedly hit t
Seoul, December 14 (IANS) The South Korean foreign ministry sent diplomatic letters to all foreign missions in the country on Saturday, assuring that diplomacy will continue under the acting leadership of the P