New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov briefly during which he is learnt to have "pressurised" the Russian minister on Uk
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that the country's war with Ukraine has been termed as an "invasion" by the West, because it was the Western
New York, March 2 (IANS) Even though US President Joe Biden has accidentally referred to Kamala Harris as President at least six times, a majority of voters are unenthusiastic about his Vice President's pot
Hanoi, March 2 (IANS) Vo Van Thuong, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), was elected as the new President on Thursday.
The country's top legislature convened a special meet
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS): Structural reforms by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership could bring government security and intelligence branches under the direct control of the ruling party, rathe
The US Congress must act urgently to counter the economic and national security threats posed by the Chinese government, a bipartisan chorus of lawmakers on a newly created special House committee has warned.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law officially suspending his country's participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with the US.
Moscow, March 1 (IANS): Russian
At least 32 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in a horrific head-on collision between two trains in central Greece, authorities said on Wednesday.
Athens, March 1 (IANS): At least 32 peo
Bola Tinubu from Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress party has won the country's presidential election, the lectoral body announced on Wednesday.
Abuja, March 1 (IANS): Bola Tinubu from Ni
Indian-origin professor Hari Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2023 Marconi prize for his fundamental discoveries in wired and wireless networking, mobile sensing, and distributed systems.
New York, Marc
Washington, February 28 (IANS): A top US lawmaker has cautioned India against "compromised" Chinese elements in technology it may have imported from Russia in view of growing ties between Moscow and B
Toronto, February 28 (IANS): Canada has become the latest country to ban Chinese short-video-making app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices.
The country joins the European Union and some state gover
Vilnius, February 28 (IANS): Three quarters of foreigners that settled in Lithuania in 2022 were refugees fleeing Ukraine as a result of the ongoing war, official figures revealed.
According to Statistics Li
Beijing, February 27 (IANS) China on Monday slammed the United States for sanctioning Chinese companies for alleged involvement with Russia, saying the illegal, unilateral sanctions, if not revoked, would be me
New Delhi, February 27 (IANS): The Ukraine crisis is finally pushing Bangladesh into distinctly uncomfortable territory. In recent days, the Russian authorities have summoned Dhaka's ambassador in Moscow to
Brasilia, February 27 (IANS) The death toll after last week's heavy rains that triggered deadly floods and landslides along the coast of Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state has increased to 65, local
Seoul, February 27 (IANS) North Korea has convened a key party meeting to discuss agricultural issues, with its leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, Pyongyang's state media said on Monday, as the country is gr
Colombo, February 26 (IANS): Despite protests by local egg producers and concerns over bird flu raised by health officials, Sri Lanka is to import 2 million eggs from India this week.
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Ankara, February 26 (IANS) More than 600 people are being investigated in Turkey over buildings that gave way after the February 6 devastating earthquake.
In connection with the tragedy, around 184 suspects,
Seoul, February 26 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said South Korea's military support will be a positive for his country in the war against Russia, expressing hope that Korea finds a way