Juba, Oct 26 (IANS) The United Nations humanitarian agency said that severe flooding caused by heavy rains pounding several parts of South Sudan has affected more than 1.3 million people.The UN Office for the C
Doha, Oct 26 (IANS) Qatar, Jordan and UAE joined Saudi Arabia on Saturday in condemning the airstrikes launched by Israel on the territory of Iran while expressing deep concern over the continued escalation and
Dubai, October 26 (IANS) Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday targeting what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault on October 1, officials said.There was n
Beirut, October 26 (IANS) Hezbollah has said that it launched air attacks using squadrons of suicide drones and missiles targeting the northern Israeli city of Safed and other locations in northern Israel.The t
Manila, October 25 (IANS): The death toll from tropical storm Trami that slammed into the Philippines this week has risen to 81, with around 20 other people still missing, due to massive flooding and landslides
Beirut, October 25 (IANS): Israeli warplanes on Friday raided the al-Qaa Jousieh border crossing that links Lebanon and Syria, resulting in its closure, according to a Lebanese security source.The security sour
Seoul, October 25 (IANS): Russia said Friday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting Moscow next year is a possibility, noting that high-level exchanges are always taking place as Pyongyang is its "close
New Delhi, October 24 (IANS): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that the broad consensus achieved by India and China to resolve their differences is proof that continuous dialogue brings solutions
Doha, October 24 (IANS): US and Israeli delegations will hold talks in Doha to discuss mediating a truce in Gaza, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani s
Kazan, October 24 (IANS): Expressing concerns over the situation in Middle East and West Asia, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that there remains a "widespread anxiety" that the o
Colombo, October 24 (IANS): Sri Lankan Foreign and Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath revealed on Thursday that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the security threats to Israeli national
Jakarta, October 24 (IANS): The Indonesian government prioritises child protection in counter-terrorism efforts, stressing that children recruited by terrorist groups are victims in need of special care, said t
Tokyo, October 24 (IANS): Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrit
Gaza, October 24 (IANS): One year of the war between Israel and Hamas has set the Gaza Strip back to the early 1950s, the UN agency for Palestine refugees said.The war has devastated the Palestinian economy and
Dhaka, October 24 (IANS): The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party Awami League, after a demand by a student
Washington, October 24 (IANS): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India wants to enhance its influence in the world as one in every six persons is Indian and the world cannot ignore India's
Kazan (Russia), October 23 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conveyed it to the Chinese President Xi Jinping that India-China ties have to be based on three mutuals - mutual trust, mutual respec
Kathmandu, October 23 (IANS): The Nepali government has banned plastic bottles at four-star and above hotels, an official said on Wednesday."The ban applies to all four-star, five-star, five-star deluxe and del
Seoul, October 23 (IANS): Around 3,000 North Korean soldiers were believed to have been sent to Russia so far to support its ongoing war with Ukraine, with a total of 10,000 expected to be deployed by December,
Kazan (Russia), October 23 (IANS): Reiterating his call for dialogue and diplomacy, and not war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged firm support of all BRICS members on the issue of terrorism, emph