Dubai (United Arab Emirates), May 20 (AP): In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, some hitting deeper in Israeli t
Gaza City (Gaza Strip), May 20 (AP): Israel unleashed another wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several, as it pushed ahead despite U.S. pres
Brussels, May 20 (AP): The European Union's executive arm on Thursday finalised a third vaccine contract with Pfizer and BioNTech through 2023 for an additional 1.8 billion doses of their COVID-19 shot.
Jerusalem, May 20 (AP): Israel is at war with Hamas, Jewish-Arab mob violence has erupted inside Israel, and the West Bank is experiencing its deadliest unrest in years. Yet this may all bolster Prime Minister
NEW YORK, MAY 20 (IANS): Prosecutors from the New York State and Manhattan District have launched a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization, according to media reports citing a top official as saying
Paris, May 20 (AP): Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Thursday on charges that his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid was illegally financed, a scandal that has thrown his conservative part
WASHINGTON, MAY 20 (IANS): US Coast Guard officials have offloaded some 5,216 kg of seized cocaine worth $220 million in the city of San Diego, authorities said.
The drugs were seized in the international wa
COLOMBO, MAY 20 (IANS): The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said on Thursday that the island nation's economic recovery was being disrupted by an ongoing third wave of the Covid pandemic.
"The Sri
Washington, May 19 (PTI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday escalated pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting with Hamas militants, saying that he expects a "significant
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS): Rebels of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) hit and set ablaze seven tanker trucks in northern Shan state with artillery to cut down aviation fuel supplies for Myanmars military junta.
Beijing, May 19 (PTI): China on Wednesday accused the US of resorting to provocative moves in the Taiwan Strait and undermining peace and stability in the region after an American naval ship sailed through the
Gaza City, May 19 (AP): Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It's been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of what was once her family's home, destroyed amid a barrage of Isr
Gaza, May 19 (IANS): A UN report said on Tuesday that 52,000 Palestinians took refuge at schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip, as a round of probably he
Moscow, May 19 (IANS): Russia is ready to cooperate with all states and form mutually beneficial partnerships, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony where the credentials of 23 countries' amba
Washington, May 19 (IANS): The US House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill aimed at combating the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the country, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden's
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS): Rebels of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) hit and set ablaze seven tanker trucks in northern Shan state with artillery to cut down aviation fuel supplies for Myanmars military junta.
Kathmandu, May 19 (IANS): An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Lamjung district in northern-central Nepal on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured, a local official said.
Wi
Tunis (Tunisia), May 18 (AP): Tunisian authorities say more than 50 migrants have drowned off the coast of the North African country, while 33 others were rescued by workers from an oil platform.
Defence Min
Washington, May 18 (IANS): US President Joe Biden's administration has approved a $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel, according to media reports.
Citing sources familiar with the mat
GENEVA, MAY 18 (IANS): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray and said that humanitarian