Sao Paulo, July 31 (IANS) At least three people died, including a one-year-old baby, 16 others were injured and nine were missing after a boat capsized in northern Brazil’s Amazon… Continue reading 3 dead, 9 missing after boat capsizes in Brazil’s Amazon River
Sydney, July 30 (IANS) Australian police said on Tuesday that reports of human trafficking and slavery reached an all-time high in the 2023-2024 fiscal year, with an annual hike of… Continue reading Australian police reports 12 pc increase in human trafficking, slavery
Seoul, July 30 (IANS) The opposition-controlled National Assembly passed the last of four contentious broadcasting bills aimed at reducing the government’s influence over public broadcasters on Tuesday, ending a six-day… Continue reading South Korean parliament passes four contentious broadcasting bills
Washington, July 30 (IANS) The US federal government’s total public debt has surpassed $35 trillion for the first time, as recorded at the end of last week, according to the… Continue reading US national debt surpasses $35 trillion for first time
Washington, July 30 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has announced a plan to reform the Supreme Court, saying that he looked forward to working with Congress to prevent the abuse… Continue reading Biden calls for US Supreme Court reform to ‘restore faith’
Prague, July 30 (IANS) The Slovak refinery Slovnaft will suspend the supplies of diesel to Ukraine if the transit of Russian oil via Ukraine to Slovakia is not resumed soon,… Continue reading Slovak PM threatens to suspend diesel supplies to Ukraine
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) A total of 3,832 residents have been evacuated after a river dike breached in central China’s Hunan Province on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday morning.… Continue reading Over 3,800 evacuated after dike breach in China (Ld)
St. Petersburg, July 29 (IANS) Russia will take corresponding countermeasures if the US deploys long-range weapons in Germany, President Vladimir Putin has said. “If the US implements such plans, we… Continue reading Russia to counter US missile deployment in Germany: Putin
Paris, July 29 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Paris and told him that there must be “immediate steps towards a ceasefire” in… Continue reading There must be immediate steps towards ceasefire in Gaza: UK PM to Israeli Prez
Washington, July 29 (IANS) The US has said that it has been in “continuous discussions” with Israeli and Lebanese counterparts since the horrific rocket attack that on Saturday killed at… Continue reading US in ‘continuous discussions’ with Israel, Lebanon after rocket attack
Gaza, July 29 (IANS) Thousands of Palestinians were displaced from the Bureij refugee camp and its outskirts in the central Gaza Strip following an Israeli evacuation order, the Palestinian official… Continue reading Israeli evacuation order causes large-scale displacement in central Gaza
Ankara, July 28 (IANS) The Turkish parliament has passed a motion for the deployment of Turkish Armed Forces elements to Somalia, including the maritime jurisdiction areas of the country. Elements… Continue reading Turkish parliament approves motion for sending navy to Somalia
Washington, July 28 (IANS) Donald Trump, the former US President and Republican nominee for the White House, has pledged to turn the US into the “crypto capital of the planet… Continue reading Trump vows to make US ‘crypto capital of the planet’
Vienna, July 28 (IANS) Austrian authorities have dismantled a terrorist network involved in raising funds for the Islamic State (IS) organization and arrested nine suspects, the country’s interior ministry has… Continue reading IS-linked terrorist network dismantled in Austria
Tehran, July 28 (IANS) Iranian Caretaker Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock have exchanged views on Germany’s closure of Islamic centres in the European country… Continue reading Tehran, Berlin discuss closure of Islamic centres in Germany
