Geneva, October 5 (IANS): Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced.
The selection commi
Kiev, October 5 (IANS): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), which rules out holding any negotiations with
London, October 5 (IANS): Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed earlier this year shortly before giving a lecture in the US, is among the favourites to win this year's Nobel prize for literature, according to boo
United Nations, October 5 (IANS): In the latest attacks on UN peacekeepers, three Bangladeshis have died from a bomb attack in the Central African Republic (CAR), barely a week after a Pakistani was killed
Seoul, October 5 (IANS) South Korea and the United States fired four ground-to-ground missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday in joint drills, a day after North Korea's intermediate-range ballistic missile
Washington, October 3 (IANS) At least 80 people were killed in the U.S. states of Florida and North Carolina by Hurricane Ian which made landfall in southwestern Florida as Category 4 last week.
At least 76
One of the biggest data breaches in Australian history compromise up to 10 million customers
Canberra, October 2 (IANS): The Australian government has accused the country's giant telecommunications provi
United Nations, October 2 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the attack on UN peacekeepers in Congo, which left one Pakistani blue helmet dead.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, October 2 (MExN): Brazilians were voted on Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy o
Islamabad, October 2 (IANS): Fears prompted by the all-out national security incident after Pakistan Prime Minister Office audios were mysteriously leaked into the public domain remained in the air at the feder
Washington, October 2 (IANS): The US space agency has pushed back the Artemis I Moon mission launch to November in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
As teams complete post-storm recovery operations, NASA has
Islamabad, October 2 (IANS) Pakistan Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday heavily censured PTI Chairman Imran Khan and called him out for "being a misogynist", Geo Ne
Washington, October 2 (IANS) Former President Donald Trump "wants his old job back" and will announce within weeks his run for the presidency in 2024. Trump is eager to get back to the White House, an
Islamabad, October 2 (IANS) The Pakistan federal cabinet has decided to formally launch legal action against former prime minister Imran Khan after the latest audio leaks allegedly featuring him and other PTI l
United Nations, October 1 (IANS) India has abstained on a Security Council resolution condemning Moscow's annexation of parts of Ukraine while saying it was "deeply disturbed by the recent turn of deve
Washington, October 1 (IANS) US President Joe Biden's administration has imposed fresh sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow's formal annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine, a move that has
Seoul, October 1 (IANS) North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, in its fourth such provocation in less than a week, South Korea's military said.
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Moscow, September 30 (IANS) Moscow is ready for talks with Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a ceremony for the signing of treaties on the inclusion of the Lugansk and Donetsk People'
Washington, September 30 (IANS) In response to Russia's move to formally annex four more areas in occupied Ukraine after holding self-styled referendums, US President Joe Biden said that Washington will &qu
Kabul, September 30 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and 27 others injured on Friday in a suicide blast at an education centre in Kabul, a police spokesman in the Afghan capital confirmed.
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