Beijing, February 26 (PTI): China on Friday expressed support to Sri Lanka at the UNHRC as it faced a resolution expressing serious concern over the rights situation in the island nation, saying Beijing was opp
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Yangon, February 26 (AP): Myanmar security forces cracked down on anti-coup protesters in the country's second-largest city on Friday, injuring at least three people, two of whom were shot in the chest by r-
Baghdad, February 26 (AP): A US airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one of their militiamen and wounding a number of others, an Iraqi mi
United Nations, February 26 (AP): The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what's needed to limit global warming to what the Paris climate accord seeks, a new
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 26 (IANS): US President Joe Biden spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia over the phone hours ahead of a new report was set to be made public in the sensational killing of acclaimed journalist
LAGOS, FEBRUARY 26 (IANS): Unidentified gunmen on Friday abducted scores of students after storming an all-girl school in Nigeria, an official said. Abubakar Dauran, Zamfara State Commissioner of Security an
Yangon (Myanmar), February 26 (AP): Security forces in Myanmar's largest city on Friday fired warning shots and beat truncheons against their shields while moving to disperse more than 1,000 anti-coup prote-
Brussels, February 26 (AP): The top European Union diplomat supervising the international agreement aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions called Friday for a concerted effort to reinvigorate the pa
Moscow, February 26 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that his country is faced with foreign pressure in the form of a continued "policy of containment" aimed at provoking internal i
New York, February 26 (IANS): The US condemns terrorists infiltrating the Line of Control (LoC) and expects Pakistan to play a "constructive role" in Kashmir, according to State Department Spokesperso
New York, February 26 (IANS): President Joe Biden, who has ordered an end to his predecessor Donald Trump's ban on issuing green cards and work visas, is committed to ensuring that highly skilled workers ca
London, February 26 (IANS): Queen Elizabeth II has urged the citizens to "think about other people" and get a Covid dose when they are offered one. The monarch, 94, and the Duke of Edinburgh,
Copenhagen, February 26 (IANS) As Covid-19 transmission rates seemingly decline across the European Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge expressed health concerns
Washington, February 26 (IANS): The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 112.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.50 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its l
Canberra, February 26 (AP) Facebook announced on Friday preliminary agreements with three Australian publishers, a day after the Parliament passed a law that would make the digital giants pay for news. Faceb-
Rome, February 25 (AP): Italy paid tribute Thursday to its ambassador to Congo and his bodyguard who were killed in an attack on a UN convoy, honouring them with a state funeral and prayers for peace in Congo a
Brussels, February 25 (AP): European Union leaders are gathering Thursday to try to inject new energy into the bloc's lagging coronavirus vaccination efforts as concern mounts that new variants might spread
Taipei, February 25 (AP): China approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for wider use Thursday, adding to its growing arsenal of shots. The National Medical Products Administration gave conditional approval to a
Pyongyang, February 25 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting to discuss the discipline among the military officials and stricter control over the younge
OKLAHOMA, FEBRUARY 25 ((ANS): A man in the United States' Oklahoma has killed a woman neighbour and cut out her heart before cooking it with potatoes. While obtaining a search warrant, an agent with the
