Tel Aviv, December 22 (IANS) The United Nations has warned that the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas is pushing the entire Gaza Strip towards an "imminent" famine.The Global Hunger Monitoring System, a UN-b
Kathmandu, December 22 (IANS) A long-term energy deal between Nepal and India, to be signed during the upcoming visit of India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, will be a milestone, said Prime Minister
Islamabad, December 22 (IANS) Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is facing major legal challenges with serious allegations ranging from corruption to sedition, may be ruled out of the electoral ra
Geneva, December 21 (IANS): The World Health Organisation on Thursday said that no hospital is functional in northern Gaza in the want of fuel, staff and supplies, the media reported.There is severe shortages o
New York, December 21 (IANS): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information about a 29-year-old Indian student who went missing from New Jersey over four years
Cairo, December 21 (IANS) The US has said that "serious negotiations" are on in Cairo for a new Gaza ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages, the media reported.However, during talks in Cairo on Wednesday, Ha
Washington, December 21 (IANS) The US will land an international astronaut on the Moon aboard NASA's Artemis mission by the end of the decade, said Vice President Kamala Harris during a meeting of the White Hou
TEL AVIV, DECEMBER 20 (IANS): The Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh on Wednesday reached Cairo, Egypt for negotiations with the Israelis for a possible ceasefire and hostage release.Haniyeh -- considered to be face o
TEL AVIV, DECEMBER 20 (IANS): Amid increasing pressure from hostage families, Israel has agreed for a week-long ceasefire to secure the release of captives held by the Hamas militant groups in Gaza, according t
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 20 (IANS): Donald Trump became the first former or incumbent American President to be struck off the re-election ballot for insurrection. In other words he is not fit to run for election.Th
LAHORE, DECEMBER 20 (IANS): Amplifying his attack on the army, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, who has been ousted by it in all his three terms as Pakistan Prime Minister, on Tuesday blamed it for all the country's w
Kiev, December 20 (IANS): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at his annual press conference that "no one knows" when will Russia's continued war against his country will end."I think that no one knows
Beijing, December 20 (IANS): The death toll from a powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale that jolted China's Gansu and Qinghai provinces increased to 131 on Wednesday, while the number of injur
Tel Aviv, December 20 (IANS): The Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh on Wednesday reached Cairo, Egypt for negotiations with the Israelis for a possible ceasefire and hostage release.Haniyeh -- considered to be face o
Washington, December 19 (IANS) Indian-American presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has emerged as the top alternative to former US President Donald Trump among Republican voters in the state of New Hampshire, acc
Seoul, December 19 (IANS) North Korea on Tuesday confirmed of test-firing a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day, with leader Kim Jong-un saying the launch showed wha
Tel Aviv, December 19 (IANS) The Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in Gaza on Tuesday said the situation of hospitals in southern Gaza is catastrophic and complex amid the raging war in the besieged enclave.I
Beijing, December 19 (IANS) The death from a powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale that jolted China's Gansu province has increased to 118 on Tuesday, with rescuers battling sub-zero temperatur
New Delhi, December 18 (IANS) Amid the fresh global rise in Covid-19 cases, majorly due to the JN.1 Covid sub-variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for raising surveillance to tackle the infec
Seoul, December 18 (IANS): North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Monday, the South Korean military said, just hours after it launched a short-range missile, amid speculation