New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Denis Alipov, Russias Ambassador to India, has said that Russia firmly rejects what he described as US pressure in international politics, particularly concerning Indias oil market, wh
New York, March 31 (IANS) As the Israel-United States campaign against Iran veered off course from its claimed aims and began hitting global economies, President Donald Trump told his allies on Tuesday, The har
Moscow, March 31 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to visit India in May to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries, local media reported on Tuesday citing a statement
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has told aides that he's willing to end the US-Israeli war with Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, The Wall Street Journal reported,
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump "would be quite interested" in calling on Arab countries to help pay for the costs related to the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, White House Press Sec
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump suggested in a media interview that the White House will find out whether Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is willing to work with the Uni
New York, March 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that a new, and more reasonable, regime was in place in Iran, indicating a regime change of sorts, and said Washington has made great progr
Tehran, March 30 (IANS) The recent truce plan proposed by the United States contains "very excessive, unrealistic and unreasonable" demands, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.The
Washington, March 30 (IANS) The United States expects to complete its military objectives against Iran in a matter of weeks, not months, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, asserting that key targets, includin
Washington, March 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday warned that the United States could strike Irans key energy infrastructure if a deal is not reached soon and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened,
Naypyidaw, March 30 (IANS) Myanmar's junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, has been nominated as President in a parliamentary process that seems planned to cement his grip on civil society, local media reported on Mond
Washington, March 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he wants to "take the oil in Iran" and could seize Kharg Island, the country's oil export hub.In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said
Kathmandu, March 29 (IANS) Police on Sunday arrested Nepali Congress leader and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Deepak Khadka, in a money laundering case, a senior police officer sai
New York, March 29 (IANS) The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that a task force of 3,500 marines and sailors arrived in the Middle East."US Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in the U
Tehran, March 29 (IANS) Iran on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of deliberately targeting its academic institutions, alleging that strikes on universities such as Isfahan University of Technology an
Seoul, March 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Sunday that the government could expand a mandatory five-day vehicle rotation system to the private sector if global oil prices rise to US$120-130 p
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Pakistan, given its association with the A Q Khan network — a global nuclear smuggling chain that supplied enrichment technology to Iran, Libya, and North Korea — lacks credibilit
Naypyidaw, March 28 (IANS) As the conflict in the Middle East heightened maritime instability, Myanmars long-term strategic significance has assumed greater importance in Chinas security calculus. There are als
Kathmandu, March 28 (IANS) The arrest of Nepals former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Saturday morning sparked protests across the Kathmandu Valley by cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-L
Kathmandu, March 28 (IANS) Newly sworn-in Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his congratulatory message and expressed hope to advance the multifaceted tie