Oslo, April 4 (IANS): Accusing the US of subjecting Denmark and Greenland to "pressure and threats," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen firmly rejected US attempt to annex the Greenland, citing internation
Bangkok, April 4 (IANS): India's commitment to its 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Act East' policies, which align with its broader Indo-Pacific vision, has been reaffirmed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ongo
Bangkok, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed linking India's UPI with the payment systems of the BIMSTEC member nations in an initiative to strengthen trade, industry and tourism in t
Seoul, April 4 (IANS) The government will hold a series of emergency meetings with representatives from major South Korean industries expected to suffer damage from the United States' hefty tariffs, the industr
Yangon, April 4 (IANS) Mandalay in central Myanmar has been the hardest hit region after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country, with 2,053 people killed, 2,691 others injured and 210 people sti
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Biometric payments have become widespread in Russia, according to a report on Thursday.The report by Sber Bank showed that the total turnover of payments using biometric technology amo
Dhaka, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, sat side by side during the official dinner hosted by the Thai Prime Minister Pa
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday announced that a statue of German philosopher and socialist leader Karl Marx will be installed in Chennai - a city that has served as a
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) The Trump administration has imposed a 29 per cent tariff on goods that the United States (US) imports from Pakistan, prompting experts to weigh in on the short and long-term impacts o
Geneva, April 3 (IANS) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Thursday expressed deep concern about reports of widespread extrajudicial killings of civilians in Sudan's capital K
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS): Pakistan is set to intensify the deportation of Afghan refugees post Eid holidays as the March 31 deadline for refugees, including Afghan Citizen Card holders, to voluntarily return t
Jerusalem, April 3 (IANS): The Israeli military has ordered civilians in multiple areas of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate immediately, citing intercepted rocket fire from Palestinian territory.Military spo
Washington, April 3 (IANS): As US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the so-called "reciprocal tariffs," the world reacted sharply against the decision, with some calling it a "mistake that ben
New York, April 3 (IANS): Taking a symbolic stand against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the US Senate passed a resolution against some of the levies he has announced against Canada.The resolution moved by
Yangon, April 2 (IANS): A 26-year-old hotel staff member was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel building in Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, five days after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the
Naypyidaw, April 2 (IANS): The death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,719, with approximately 4,521 people injured and 441 others still missing, said the country's Prime Minister
New York, April 2 (IANS): Railing against President Donald Trump continuously for more than 25 hours in the Senate, a Democrat senator has set the record for the longest speech in Congress.Senator Corey Booker
Washington, April 2 (IANS): US President Donald Trump will seek to “address decades of unfair trade practices” with the announcement Wednesday of reciprocal tariffs that will be closely watched and studied
Aden, April 1 (IANS) The Houthi group reported on Tuesday that US forces have carried out 22 airstrikes on its targets in Yemen's northern Sanaa and Saada provinces over the past several hours.According to a br
Kampala, April 1 (IANS) Uganda is engaging with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after militants fired at a humanitarian aircraft in eastern DRC, killing one person, a military spokesperson said.Chris