Washington, April 15 (PTI): Declaring that the war in Afghanistan was never meant to be a "multigenerational undertaking," President Joe Biden has announced that all US troops would be withdrawn from
Washington, April 15 (PTI): The erosion of democracy is a very real problem in many parts of the world, CIA Director William Burns has told US lawmakers, explaining that this trend could be reversed if the peop
Washington, April 15 (AP): The Biden administration is preparing to announce sanctions in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interferenc
Hong Kong, April 15 (AP): Beijing's top official in Hong Kong on Thursday warned foreign forces not to interfere with the bottom line of national security in the city, threatening retaliation amid tensions
Washington, April 14 (AP): President Joe Biden says the September 11 attacks "cannot explain" why US forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later and that "it is time for American troops to
Washington, April 14 (AP): The Biden administration on Wednesday began to undo a Trump-era ban on clinics referring women for abortions, a policy directive that drove Planned Parenthood from the federal fa
Brussels, April 14 (AP): EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced plans Wednesday for a major contract extension for COVID-19 vaccines with Pfizer stretching to 2023.
In a sign of confidence in a c
Yangon, April 14 (AP): Myanmar's ruling junta has charged at least 19 medical doctors for participating in civil disobedience protests against the military's February 1 coup, a state-run newspaper repor
Islamabad/Lahore, April 14 (PTI): Pakistan on Wednesday decided to ban a radical Islamist party under the Terrorism Act after its supporters clashed with the law enforcement agencies for the third consecutive d
London, April 14 (PTI): Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has returned to royal duties, four days after her husband Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh's death last Friday.
The 94-year-old monarch hosted
LONDON, APRIL 14 (IANS): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that lockdown, not the country's vaccine rollout, is the main reason for the decline of Covid-19 infections in Britain.
"Th
Washington, April 14 (AP): The Senate is poised to start debate on legislation confronting the rise of potential hate crimes against Asian Americans, a growing problem during the coronavirus crisis that will al
Colombo, April 14 (PTI): Sri Lanka has banned 11 hardline Islamist organisations, including the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaeda, for their links to extremist activities in the country and warned that any pers
Hong Kong, April 14 (AP): Hong Kong's electoral reform bill was introduced in the city's legislature on Wednesday, setting in motion changes that will give Beijing greater control over the process while
QUETTA, April 14 (IANS): Pakistan's Balochistan province continues to keep the country's intelligence and security forces under constant check as terror elements continue to surface from different parts
Dubai, April 14 (AP): Iran's president on Wednesday called Tehran's decision to enrich uranium up to 60 per cent after saboteurs attacked a nuclear site an answer to your evilness, linking the incident
WASHINGTON, APRIL 13 (IANS): G7 member countries have said they were deeply concerned about the build-up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine and the annexed Crimea region.
Recent reports of Russian
Beijing, April 13 (PTI): China on Tuesday objected to Japan's move to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea, warning Tokyo that "it reserv
Washington, April 13 (AP): The US is recommending a pause in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.
In a joint s
Dubai, April 13 (AP): The recent sabotage at Iran's main nuclear enrichment facility is just the latest setback for the country's Revolutionary Guard, though the paramilitary force is rarely publicly cr