Kiev, March 2 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed an agreement on security cooperation between the two countries, the presidential press service reported.The
Tel Aviv, March 2 (IANS) The mediatory talks for a temporary ceasefire into the ongoing Israel and Hamas war have come to a halt after Israel demanded a list of kidnapped hostages who are alive.Israeli Prime Mi
United Nations, March 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the killing of more than 100 people in incidents in northern Gaza and repeated his demands for a ceasefire, his Spokesp
Dhaka, March 1 (IANS) The death toll in the fire at a multi-storey building in Bangladesh has risen to 45, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said on Friday.The fire, which had broken out in a restaurant at around
Moscow, February 29 (IANS) The BRICS states are overtaking the G7 in terms of share in global GDP in PPP terms, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday while addressing the Federal Assembly, a media r
Washington, February 28 (IANS) US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are projected to win in Democratic and Republican primaries in key swing state Michigan, as per media report.Biden defeate
Islamabad, February 27 (IANS): An accountability court in Pakistan on Tuesday indicted former prime minister and jailed PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Rs 50 million graft case.Accountabi
Washington, February 27 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has said that he expects a ceasefire to take effect in Gaza by next Monday (March 4) on the conclusion of negotiations to free Israeli hostages being held b
Budapest, February 27 (IANS) Hungary's lawmakers have approved a bill on Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).Out of the 199 members of parliament (MP), 194 participated in the vot
Tokyo, February 27 (IANS) Japan's population shrank with a record loss of 831,872 in 2023, as per preliminary data released by country's health ministry on Tuesday.According to the Ministry of Health, Labour an
Islamabad, February 26 (IANS) Amid boycotts and delays, the Punjab Assembly on Monday elected PML-N's Maryam Nawaz as the first female Chief Minister of the province and Pakistan, media reported."It is natural
Kiev, February 26 (IANS) Five people have been killed while 10 others have been injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine, regional authorities reported early Monday as quoted by media reports.Civilian casualt
New Delhi, February 25 (IANS): In the backdrop of 2023 being the warmest year on record, with resultant heatwaves, storms and droughts causing havoc, heads of state and more than 5,000 representatives and leade
New Delhi, February 25 (IANS): A single company operating in Myanmar has cheated people out of more than $100 million in less than two years, a report has revealed.Researchers from blockchain analytics company
Washington, February 25 (IANS) More Russian soldiers have likely died while seizing Donetsk town of Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine, than in the entire Soviet-Afghan war, Institute for the Study of War said in its
Washington, February 24 (IANS) US Secretary of state department Antony Blinken has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's war not only threatens Ukraine but also Washington, NATO allies and free open inte
Tel Aviv, February 24 (IANS) A Hamas delegation -- which is in Paris for negotiations for a ceasefire deal with Israel -- has come down on many of its demands.Sources in Israel defence ministry told IANS that w
Washington, February 24 (IANS) South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul has expressed concerns over growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, saying it could potentially help Pyongyang's abi
United Nations, February 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the Ukraine crisis.He made the appeal on Friday at a Security Council meeting scheduled to coincide with the sec
Los Angeles, February 23 (IANS): US company Intuitive Machines' first lunar lander touched down on the moon early Friday morning, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than