Kyiv, June 30 (IANS): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday announced that Ukraine is aligning with the European Union's sanctions package targeting the Iranian administration, describing them as "th
Tehran, June 30 (IANS) Iran's one of the most senior Shia clerics, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, has declared US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "enemies of God" in a newly
Dhaka, June 30 (IANS) In yet another disturbing incident of violence on minorities and the atrocities against women in Bangladesh, a Hindu woman was brutally gang raped in her own home in the Cumilla district,
Washington, June 29 (IANS): US President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' has passed the key Senate vote.The president calls it ‘a great victory’ for the Republican party as the bill heads for its next r
Vilinus, June 29 (IANS): Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have officially submitted their withdrawal notices from the Ottawa Convention to the United Nations Secretary-General.The three Baltic nations cited evolvi
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The NATO summit held in The Hague on June 24-25 may be remembered less for its urgent reaffirmations -- support for Ukraine, increased defence spending, and condemnation of Iranian str
Seoul, June 29 (IANS) A special counsel team plans to summon former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol this week for another round of questioning over insurrection charges tied to his December 3 martial law d
Dhaka, June 28 (IANS): The Chittagong Central Jail of Bangladesh is reportedly housing inmates more than three times its capacity, forcing them to live in overcrowded conditions.In an effort to address the situ
Tehran, June 28 (IANS) Iran on Saturday held a state funeral for the military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during a 12-day conflict with Israel.The ceremony was attended by the families of those kil
Dhaka, June 28 (IANS) The Awami League on Saturday strongly condemned the ongoing "inhuman persecution" of Hindu community and devastation of their places of worship under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim governm
Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) As many as 13 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 29 others injured, including 19 civilians, in a suicide attack early Saturday morning in Khadi area of North Waziristan district of Khy
Washington, June 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said his administration will send letters to countries "over the next week and a half or so" to tell them about their tariff rates, while noting that his
Moscow, June 28 (IANS) Ukraine's accession to the European Union (EU) does not align with Russia's interests, said Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the European Problems Department at the Russian Foreign Mini
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS): Seven people died after 18 tourists, including women and children, were carried away by flash floods on Friday in the Swat River in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The incident occurred
Tokyo, June 27 (IANS): Japan on Friday executed a man convicted of the 2017 serial killing of nine people in Kanagawa Prefecture. The 34-year-old accused Shiraishi Takahiro, dubbed Japan's "Twitter killer," was
United Nations, June 27 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called out the selective application of the UN Charter, saying it is not an a-la-carte menu."Today, we see assaults on the purposes and prin
Washington, June 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump accused the Democratic Party of leaking a classified intelligence report that contradicts his administration's claims that recent US airstrikes had “comple
Paris, June 26 (IANS): Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset signed an agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Agg
Seoul, June 26 (IANS): North Korea is likely to send additional troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine in July or August, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday.The National Intelligence Se
Washington, June 26 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging authorities to immediately cancel the ongoing trial against him or grant a pardon, calling the