Washington, December 5 (IANS): A key US congressional panel will convene a public hearing next week to assess the trajectory of the India–US strategic partnership, with particular attention to the evolving de
Dhaka, December 5 (IANS): Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Friday condemned the arrest warrant issued by the country’s “so-called” International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against former Prime Minister She
Washington, December 5 (IANS) The United States, which assumed the presidency of the Group of 20 on December 1, said it will not invite South Africa to participate in the 2026 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Miami, ac
New Delhi, December 5 (IANS) Field Marshal Asim Munir has been formally appointed as Pakistan's first-ever Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), a newly created and powerful military position in the country.The appoin
Quetta, December 4 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Thursday severely condemned the continued nine-month detention of its chief organiser, Mahrang Baloch and the other leaders, despit
Washington, December 4 (IANS) Led by Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Congressman Greg Casar, as many as 42 top American lawmakers have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take decisive act
London, December 3 (IANS): UK Member of Parliament (MP) John McDonnell has voiced concerns about the recent human rights violations in Pakistan's Balochistan, including the abductions of Baloch women like Nasre
Dhaka, December 3 (IANS): Teachers of Bangladesh on Wednesday began a complete shutdown of all government primary schools across the country, pressing home their three-point demand, local media reported.The tea
Geneva, December 3 (IANS): Devastating monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have unleashed catastrophic flooding across parts of South and Southeast Asia, killing hundreds of people, displacing communities and c
Washington, December 3 (IANS): US President Donald Trump referenced India and Pakistan while highlighting what he called a sweeping record on ending global conflicts, telling his Cabinet that several internatio
Kabul, Dec 2 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with his Tajik counterpart, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, condemning the deadly attack in Tajikistan's
Kathmandu, Dec 2 (IANS) Over 4,500 inmates who had escaped during the Gen-Z protests in Nepal in early September are yet to be brought under control, Nepal's Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal said on Tuesday.Durin
New Delhi, December 2 (IANS) Whether by quirk of fate or politics, or that of an incumbent military chief, Pakistan’s Prime Ministers have never been able to complete their term, including the current curious
Islamabad, December 2 (IANS): Pakistan has reported a big rise in crimes against women during the first 11 months of 2025, Sahil, an organisation monitoring gender-based violence, said in a report which has bee
Berlin, December 2 (IANS): French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders rejected any Ukraine peace deal negotiated "without Ukrainians and Europeans."Macron said
Washington, December 2 (IANS): Tara Chand, President of Baloch American Congress, stated that the suicide bombing attacks in the Nokundi region of the Chagai district in Balochistan, targeting Pakistani soldier
Moscow, December 2 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed that the Russian forces had taken control of Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk region and Volchansk in the Kharkov region, the Kremlin said in a
Dhaka, December 2 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of showing “no sense of responsibility” towards the people of the country, saying it continues to
Athens, December 1 (IANS) Under Pakistan’s Army chief Asim Munir, press freedom has shrunk dramatically in the country over the past three years, with women journalists bearing the brunt of a broader pattern
Kabul/Islamabad, December 1 (IANS): Leading Pakistani cleric and head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) party Fazlur Rehman has slammed the Pakistani government's policy towards Afghanistan, asserting that it has