Seoul, March 4 (IANS) South Korea and the US kicked off a major combined military exercise on Monday to reinforce deterrence against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats amid concern… Continue reading S.Korea, US begin key annual military drills
Gaza, March 4 (IANS) Dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured in an Israeli attack while they were waiting for aid in Gaza City, Hamas-run Health Ministry Spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra… Continue reading Several killed in Israeli attack on Gazans waiting for aid: Hamas
Vienna, March 4 (IANS) Several OPEC+ members have announced extensions of oil output cuts into the second quarter to support the “stability and balance of oil markets”. OPEC+ is an… Continue reading OPEC+ members extend oil output cuts to Q2
Cairo, March 4 (IANS) A Hamas delegation has joined Qatari and US mediators in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire amid indications that Israel had “more… Continue reading Hamas delegation joins mediators in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
Baghdad, March 3 (IANS) The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) has said that its members rescued a Yazidi woman kidnapped ten years ago by the extremist Islamic State (IS) group.… Continue reading Iraqi intelligence rescues Yazidi woman kidnapped by IS militants
Amman, March 3 (IANS) Jordan and the US have jointly carried out airdrops of aid to Gaza, the first time that the US participated in the multinational humanitarian effort. Two… Continue reading Jordan, US conduct joint aid airdrops to Gaza
Tehran, March 3 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has invited international investors and the member states of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to participate in the country’s energy projects.… Continue reading Iran invites foreign investors in energy projects: President
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday won Missouri’s Republican presidential caucus, continuing his march toward the GOP nomination. Trump’s victory over former US Ambassador to… Continue reading Trump wins Missouri’s Republican presidential caucus
Antalya (Turkey), March 3 (IANS) Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar has said that his country opposes imposing sanctions on Russia and won’t send any weapons or troops to Ukraine to… Continue reading Sanctions won’t work on solving Russia-Ukraine crisis: Slovak FM
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… Continue reading Ukraine, Netherlands sign deal on security cooperation
Ottawa, March 2 (IANS) Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly has said that Canada is imposing additional import restrictions on Russian diamonds. This ban further builds on Canada’s December… Continue reading Canada announces additional ban on imports of Russian diamonds
Ankara, March 2 (IANS) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has called for a truce in Gaza before the holy month of Ramadan expected to begin this year around March 11.… Continue reading Egyptian FM calls for Gaza ceasefire before Ramadan
Geneva, March 2 (IANS) A UN expert has urged the UK authorities not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the US government to drop the charges. Irene Khan, UN… Continue reading UN expert urges US to drop charges against WikiLeaks founder Assange
United Nations, March 2 (IANS) A UN team visited Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and brought aid, the first time the world body has been able to deliver aid into… Continue reading UN team visits Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza
Kiev, March 1 (IANS) Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia has incurred losses of at least $19.6 billion to the country’s cultural and tourism sectors, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. Shmyhal… Continue reading War causes $19.6 bn in losses to Ukraine’s culture, tourism: PM
