Author: MCCQ News Desk

Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he has authorised the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, a move that was decried… Continue reading Trump says he has authorised CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Brazil’s Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, will meet Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday… Continue reading Brazilian VP to co-chair inaugural Trade Ministerial Review Meeting with Piyush Goyal today

Budapest, Oct 16 (IANS) Russian natural gas deliveries to Hungary have reached a new record this year, exceeding 6 billion cubic metres so far, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said… Continue reading Russian gas deliveries to Budapest hit new record: Hungarian FM

Oslo, Oct 16 (IANS) Norway aims to provide 2 billion Norwegian kroner (198 million US dollars) to a NATO-coordinated aid package for Ukraine, the Norwegian government said in a press… Continue reading Norway to provide more support for Ukraine via NATO initiative

Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) Israel received the bodies of four hostages after they were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas in Gaza. The bodies were transferred to Israeli… Continue reading Israel receives four more hostage bodies handed over by Hamas

United Nations, Oct 15 (IANS) Relief operations in Gaza are scaling up since the ceasefire, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, noting new Israeli capping of truckloads into the strip. The… Continue reading UN scales up Gaza relief operations

Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The US military struck a vessel conducting narcotrafficking in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela, killing six men aboard, US President Donald Trump said… Continue reading Trump says US strike on vessel near Venezuelan coast kills six

Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The State Department has confirmed to IANS that Ashley Tellis, a long-time US government adviser and expert on India and South Asia, was arrested on October… Continue reading Ashley Tellis arrested on Oct 11, probe underway: US State Department (IANS exclusive)

United Nations, Oct 15 (IANS) India has been elected unopposed to the Human Rights Council (HRC) for the seventh time to a three-year term starting next year with a pledge… Continue reading Pledging to be bridge-builder, India elected unopposed to UN Human Rights Council 

Sharm El-Sheikh, Oct 14 (IANS) A document to support the recently-reached Gaza ceasefire deal was signed by the deal’s four mediators, though without the attendance of either Israel or Hamas.… Continue reading Document to support Gaza ceasefire deal signed at summit in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh

United Nations, Oct 14 (IANS) India has called for declaring terrorism and sponsoring it crimes against humanity. “We emphasise that any definition of crimes against humanity must explicitly capture the… Continue reading Sponsoring terrorism must be declared crime against humanity: India 

Ljubljana, Oct 14 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday called for higher defence spending to ensure security, as the alliance moves toward a goal of increasing collective defence… Continue reading NATO chief urges higher defence spending to strengthen security

Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) As India and Canada agree to create a new roadmap for the relationship, a leading expert in Canadian foreign policy believes that a “reset” is underway… Continue reading ‘Reset’ in India-Canada ties, says expert as Foreign Minister Anand visits New Delhi (IANS exclusive)

United Nations, Oct 14 (IANS) Calling Pakistan “the fountainhead of terror, violence, bigotry, intolerance, and extremism”, India on Monday demanded that it end stop the “grave and ongoing human rights… Continue reading India calls Pakistan ‘fountainhead’ for terror, demands it end repression in part of Kashmir it occupies illegally