Taipei, March 14 (IANS): Pledging to strengthen national security, Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te has announced 17 strategies to counter growing infiltration efforts and from reinstating the military cou
Moscow, March 14 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin has met US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and was provided "additional details" on the US-Ukrainian talks held in Saudi Arabia
Auckland, March 14 (IANS): India-New Zealand bilateral relationship is expected to get further strengthened across all sectors and close people-to-people ties receive a major boost as New Zealand Prime Minister
Juba, March 14 (IANS): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said violence in South Sudan's northern counties of Nasir and Ulang has escalated rapidly, forcing more than 10,000 people to fle
United Nations, March 14 (IANS): Starving families in famine-struck west Sudan have been forced to eat animal feed, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS): India has rejected Pakistan's allegations that New Delhi is behind the ethnic violence raging in the neighbouring country, saying it should look inwards instead of shifting blame for
New York, March 14 (IANS): Global Sea levels rose faster than anticipated in 2024, primarily due to the expansion of ocean water as it warms, NASA reported on Thursday.A NASA-led analysis found that last year's
Washington, March 13 (IANS): A top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday rejected the US plan of ceasefire in the war against Ukraine even as US President Donald Trump's top negotiator landed in
Manila, March 13 (IANS): The International Criminal Court (ICC) has stated that the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte "means a lot" for the victims of his "war on drugs," according to media
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS): Even as questions mounted over the handling of the Jaffar Express hijacking in Balochistan, the Pakistan government remained notably silent in the National Assembly, despite scathing
Paris, March 13 (IANS): Defence Ministers from Europe's top five military powers, France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Poland, met in Paris and voiced support for the Ukrainian army.In a joint declaration publis
Brasilia, March 13 (IANS): Brazil is facing criticism over large-scale deforestation in the Amazon rainforest to build a highway for the upcoming COP30 climate summit, raising questions about the country's comm
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) SpaceX has postponed the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, which was scheduled to carry a crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) and return the "stranded" NASA
Taipei, March 12 (IANS): Taiwan is set to conduct a new round of "immediate response" military drills that will begin on March 17 and last five days, local media reported on Wednesday.These drills by the Taiwan
Port Louis, March 12 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, witnessed the signing of eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on Wednesday, covering a wide
Islamabad, March 12 (IANS): Pakistani security forces have rescued over 150 hostages after militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) hijacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers in Balochistan's Kac
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS): In a first, an Australian man has become the first in the world to live with a durable total artificial heart implant -- made of titanium -- for more than 100 days, and to be dischar
Washington, March 12 (IANS) The US on Tuesday said that Ukraine has agreed to its proposal for an immediate and interim ceasefire for 30 days and now it's up to Russia to reciprocate.The US has also lifted the
Islamabad, March 12 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have killed at least 16 terrorists during an operation to rescue hostages following a train attack in the Kacchi district of the country's southwest Balochis
Jeddah, March 12 (IANS) Ukraine signaled its readiness to accept a US proposal for an "immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire" following talks with a US delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to a joint sta