Washington, June 3 (IANS) US Second Lady Usha Vance has said that this was a time of opportunity in the bilateral relationship with India and spoke effusively of her recent visit to India along with her husband
United Nations, June 2 (IANS): The UN Security Council committees dealing with terrorism are without chairs halfway through the year because of Pakistan’s insistence on getting control of one or more of the t
Seoul, June 2 (IANS): North Korea on Monday denounced a monitoring group on the enforcement of UN sanctions against Pyongyang for issuing a report on military cooperation between the North and Russia, calling t
Kuala Lumpur, June 2 (IANS): An Indian all-party parliamentary delegation met with leaders of major political parties of Malaysia on Monday and garnered support for the continued fight against Pakistan-sponsore
Warsaw, June 2 (IANS): Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, won Poland's presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count released by Pol
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS): Paraguayan President Santiago Pena Palacios arrived in India on Monday for a three-day official visit, marking a significant step in strengthening the growing bilateral relationship be
Gaza, June 2 (IANS): Hamas affirmed its readiness to begin indirect negotiations over the Gaza ceasefire immediately.In a press statement on Sunday, Hamas expressed its appreciation for the continued efforts by
Colorado, June 2 (IANS): Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has condemned the violent attack on a group of Jewish demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, as an act of terrorism following an inc
Moscow, June 2 (IANS): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation to discuss the upcoming peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, scheduled to tak
Seoul, June 2 (IANS) US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Monday that he sees room for interest rate cuts later this year amid expectations that sweeping US tariffs are likely to temporarily p
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Amidst the ongoing face-off in Gaza, a humanitarian aid distribution centre in Southern Gaza’s Rafah came under fire on Sunday, resulting in the death of more than 30 Palestinians. Ga
Kyiv/Moscow, June 1 (IANS) Amid reports that European powers were preparing to lift curbs on Kyiv's use of long-range weaponry and a day before the next round of peace talks, Ukraine on Sunday claimed to have s
Dhaka, June 1 (IANS): Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been formally charged with crimes against humanity by the country's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) over her alleged role in the viol
Dhaka, June 1 (IANS): In a controversial ruling, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Sunday ordered the reinstatement of the radical Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami's registration as a political party, overturni
Jerusalem, June 1 (IANS): Israel's military has confirmed the killing of Mohammed Sinwar, a senior Hamas commander and head of the group's military wing in Gaza, in an airstrike earlier this month.In a joint st
Moscow, June 1 (IANS) At least seven people lost their lives, and 30 others were hospitalised after a railway bridge collapsed, causing a train derailment in Russia's Bryansk region, which shares a border with
Abuja, May 31 (IANS) The death toll from devastating floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Nigeria's central state of Niger has climbed to at least 151, local authorities said on Saturday.Ibrahim Hussaini, spok
Seoul, May 31 (IANS) An apprehended arson suspect in his 60s is believed to have told police that he set fire inside a Seoul subway train on Saturday as he was angry at the outcome of a divorce lawsuit.The susp
Seoul, May 31 (IANS) The South Korean Navy said on Saturday that it has launched a joint investigation committee with the military, civilian experts and the government to probe into the cause of a recent fatal
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) In a significant boost to space exploration, the Donald Trump-led US government has proposed $1 billion in new investments for Mars exploration programmes.The White House’s 2026 budge