Colombo, September 7 (IANS): Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa responding to newest UK's Channel 4 TV documentary which allegedly connected him to IS-affiliated local Islamic extremists' 2019 Easter
United Nations, September 7 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that "climate breakdown has begun".The UN chief released a strongly worded statement on a record summer of global warming in t
Washington, September 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced $1 billion in Washington's support for Ukraine, which will include depleted uranium munitions for the first time, the media repo
Beijing, September 7 (IANS) Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, has forced 294,100 residents to temporarily evacuate in China's coastal Fujian province, authorities said on Thursday.As of 5 p.m. Wedn
Canberra, September 6 (IANS): In a joint statement on Wednesday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced a new strategy to boost trade with Southeast Asia.Albanese, Foreign Minister Pe
Beijing, September 6 (IANS): More than 36,000 people in Fuzhou, capital of China's Fujian province, have been temporarily evacuated as typhoon Haikui brought heavy rainstorms to the region, authorities said Wed
Nairobi, September 6 (IANS): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has committed to climate action in Africa as part of efforts to address displacement and provide protection to vulnerable populations in the continent.
Seoul, September 5 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has mainly brought his daughter, Ju-ae, to military-related events in an apparent bid to highlight his feats in the military sector and elicit the loyal
Islamabad, September 5 (IANS) In the wake of a worsening and gloomy economic situation in Pakistan, the cash-strapped nation's military establishment has decided to step in with a revival plan through investmen
Washington, September 4 (IANS) Asserting that any Republican is better than US President Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris, Indian-American Nikki Haley has said that the Republican nominee for the 20
Washington, September 4 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has expressed his "disappointment" over his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's likely absence at this week's G20 Summit in New Delhi.According to news reports
New Delhi, September 4 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be attending the G20 summit in New Delhi, which is scheduled to be held between September 9 and 10.After days of uncertainty, the Chinese Fore
Seoul, September 3 (IANS) A day after the North fired cruise missiles following major joint exercise between South Korea and the US, North Korea has conducted a drill for a "simulated tactical nuclear attack."A
Washington, September 3 (IANS) Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican Presidential race’s breakout star, has an interesting suggestion: The US should defend Taiwan from China altering its current policy of strategic
New Delhi, September 3 (IANS) Worsening Sino-US relations and the tightening of access to American and European markets for Chinese companies have prompted China’s leaders to reconfigure their approach to for
Washington, September 3 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo left China for home earlier this week with not much to show immediately for her four days of talks with a wide range of officials. But she was
New Delhi, September 3 (IANS) With the New Delhi G20 summit just days away, the uncertainty over Chinese president Xi Jinping’s presence at the prestigious multilateral event clearly highlights the current st
New York, September 3 (IANS) As global ice dams begin to weaken due to warming temperatures, a new study suggests that prior attempts to evaluate the mass of the huge floating ice shelves that line the Antarcti
Washington, September 3 (IANS) As the new school year has begun, public schools across the US face a common problem -- rising absence rate, which was worsened by the pandemic .Some schools have to get creative
Los Angeles, September 2 (IANS) At least 385 people have been missing in the wildfires in the Hawaii island of Maui in the US, authorities said on Friday.The figure is down from 388 on the first list of missing