Kyiv, April 20 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise ceasefire, declaring a 30-hour Easter truce in Ukraine that is set to last until midnight on Sunday. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed skepticism, stating that this is...
Aden, Yemen, April 20 (IANS) Malnutrition has been exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation in war-torn Yemen, a non-governmental organization (NGO) warned."Malnutrition is a crisis inside the crisis. It has actually extremely amplified the situation and the vulnerability of the...
Sanaa, April 20 (IANS) At least three people were killed and four others wounded in fresh US airstrikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa, its outskirts, and other provinces.The US military launched 21 airstrikes on Sanaa and its western outskirts, killing two...
Beirut, April 20 (IANS) A sharp rise in US trade protectionism is placing Arab economies under mounting pressure, endangering $22 billion worth of non-oil exports, according to a policy brief released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for...
Sanaa, April 20 (IANS) Yemen's Houthi group said that it shot down another US-made MQ-9 drone over Sanaa province in the past 24 hours."The drone was shot down, using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said...
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Four terrorists were killed during a joint operation of security forces and law enforcement agencies in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said. The intelligence-based operation was conducted in Swat district of the province, the...
Sanaa, April 19 (IANS) Yemen's Houthi group has claimed responsibility for firing a "ballistic missile" toward Israel, which had been intercepted by Israeli defence systems. The operation targeted "a military target in the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport in central...
Washington, April 19 (IANS) The US is reportedly prepared to recognise Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, a media report said.The potential concession is the latest signal...
Washington, April 19 (IANS) US President Donald Trump's White House launched a Covid-19 website on Friday in which it blamed the origins of the coronavirus on a lab leak in China's Wuhan. He also criticised former President Joe Biden, former...
Berlin, April 19 (IANS) Two people were seriously injured in a knife attack outside a supermarket in Rochlitz, eastern Germany. A 23-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene and has since been placed in a correctional facility, police confirmed on...
Cairo, April 18 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Slovenia's Parliamentary Speaker Urska Klakocar Zupancic have reaffirmed their opposition to the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza and their support for the establishment of a Palestinian state as the only path...
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Russia lodged a strong protest with Japan over Tokyo's plan to conduct anti-ship missile drills near Russia's borders, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Russia lodged a protest with the Japanese Embassy in Moscow...
Jerusalem, April 18 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that Israel would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, amid reports of renewed negotiations between Tehran and the US administration over a new nuclear agreement. "The Prime Minister...
Jerusalem/Beirut, April 18 (IANS) Israel's military has said in a statement that it killed a Hezbollah commander in a drone strike in southern Lebanon. The strike targeted the area of Blida, killing Ali Ibar al-Nabi Khadi, who was identified by...
Dhaka, April 18 (IANS) Bangladesh has asked Pakistan to issue a formal apology for the atrocities committed against Bengalis during the 1971 War of Liberation by the Pakistani forces. It has also raised pending financial claims from Islamabad.During Operation Searchlight,...