Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unannounced visit to two command posts in the "newly incorporated territories" from Ukraine, where he reviewed the progress of mili
Colombo, April 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka has denied the construction of a China-assisted remote satellite receiving ground station in the southern part of the island nation, reports of which led to concerns in India
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, is likely to visit India on April 28, according to reports citing sources.
Quoting the sources in Nepal's Mini
Khartoum, April 17 (IANS) Clashes in Sudan's capital Khartoum raged for a third day, raising the death toll to 97, a doctors' union said in a statement on Monday.
Hundreds of civilians were wounded i
Yangon, April 17 (IANS) Myanmar's State Administration Council pardoned more than 3,000 prisoners in an amnesty on Monday, the first day of the country's traditional New Year.
The council granted amn
Washington, April 16 (IANS) A top US military general had warned in January that the United States and China could be at war in 2025 over Taiwan.
General Mike Minihan, who heads the Air Mobility Command, wro
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) On the diplomatic front, China has wasted no time since emerging from Covid isolation.
In the last few months, President Xi Jinping has met Russia's Vladimir Putin; hosted seve
Dubai, April 16 (IANS) At least 16 people, including four Indians, were killed and nine injured after a massive fire in a residential building in Deira district in Dubai, local media reported.
The deceased I
Seoul, April 15 (IANS) South Korea, the US and Japan have agreed to hold missile defence and anti-submarine exercises regularly to counter growing North Korean threats, Seoul's Defence Ministry said on Satu
Kiev, April 15 (IANS) Ukraine will receive a total of $4.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this year as Russia continues its full scale invasion of Kiev, the war-torn country's Finance Mi
Tokyo, April 15 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday was evacuated unscathed after an object that appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at him during a public event in Wakayama City, local
Kabul, April 15 (IANS) The Taliban-led Afghan government has banned video games, foreign films and music in the western city of Herat, branding them as un-Islamic, the media reported.
The ban imposed by the
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday emphasised that the country has met all "tough" conditions laid forth by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and now the
Washington, April 14 (IANS) European Central Bank (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde on Friday said that recovery prospects for global economy remain fragile amid continued uncertainty, fuelled by Russia's "
Naypyidaw, April 14 (IANS) Eight people, including five children, were killed and 31 others injured by a drone attack in Myanmar's Sagaing region, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration
Seoul, April 14 (IANS) North Korea said on Friday the missile used in its recent launch was its new solid-fuel Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with leader Kim Jong-un saying that the weapo
Seoul, April 14 (IANS) South Korea and the US held joint air drills, involving at least one B-52H strategic bomber, on Friday, Seoul's defence ministry said, a day after North Korea test-fired a new interco
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday ordered the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to release funds for the Punjab province elections, deepening the rift with the federal government, a med
Colombo, April 14 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a fresh start as the crisis-hit island nation celebrated the traditional Sinhala and Tamil new year, which fell on Friday.
Wi
Moscow, April 13 (IANS) A Russian Su-27 fighter jet escorted a German patrol plane over the Baltic Sea to prevent it from entering Russia's airspace, the Defence Ministry here said.
According to the Mini