Canberra, Nov 14 (IANS) The Australian government has announced a new plan to force social media companies to take proactive steps to ensure the well-being of their users. Michelle Rowland,… Continue reading Australian govt to compel social media companies to proactively keep users safe
Colombo, Nov 14 (IANS) Voting in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary poll started on Thursday to elect 225 members to the Parliament with President Anura Kumara Dissanyake seeking a majority. President Dissanyake… Continue reading Voting begins in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday won Republican nomination to remain in the position, after US President-elect Donald Trump appeared to have backed him during a… Continue reading Mike Johnson wins Republican nomination to retain House speakership
Baku, Nov 14 (IANS) The two-day World Leaders Climate Ambition Summit concluded on Wednesday with significant momentum, as more than 80 heads of state and world leaders making speeches, showing… Continue reading Baku talks: Over 80 world leaders promise commitments on climate action
Seoul, Nov 14 (IANS) South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to depart for Peru on Thursday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, with an eye on… Continue reading S.Korea President Yoon set to leave for Peru to attend APEC summit
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration-related agencies. Announcing… Continue reading Trump names South Dakota governor to head Homeland Security with immigration mandate (2nd Ld)
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and two others injured after a passenger coach fell into a river in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region, an official… Continue reading 16 killed after coach falls into river in Pakistan
Jerusalem, Nov 13 (IANS) Two men were killed in Israel’s northern city of Nahariya in a rocket attack from Lebanon, Israeli authorities said. According to the Israeli military, Hezbollah forces… Continue reading 2 killed in rocket attack from Lebanon in Israel
Sanaa, Nov 13 (IANS) At least 10 Houthi operatives were killed in two separate US drone strikes in Yemen’s central Al-Bayda province, a Yemeni government military source told the media.… Continue reading 10 Houthi operatives killed by US drone strikes in Yemen: Govt source
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) Firefighters in the western US state of California gained a foothold in the battle against a wildfire north of Los Angeles while weather officials have… Continue reading Wildfires burn from coast to coast in US
New York, Nov 12 (IANS) US President-Elect Donald Trump has entrusted one of his loyal supporters, Lee Zeldin, with the task of remaking the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to align… Continue reading Trump entrusts key supporter with remaking environment agency, dismantling onerous rules
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) In the most significant appointment yet for India from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced Mike Waltz, a Congressman from Florida who… Continue reading India Caucus co-chair in Congress is Trump’s new NSA
Gaza, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and more than 30 others injured due to intense Israeli bombings in a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip,… Continue reading 25 killed in Israeli bombings in Gaza
Ramallah, Nov 12 (IANS) Palestinians in the West Bank have commemorated the 20th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. A speech festival was held on Monday… Continue reading Palestinians in West Bank mark 20th anniversary of Arafat’s death
United Nations, Nov 12 (IANS) India has warned that a ‘lowest common denominator’ approach to reforming the Security Council could derail real major change. The “lowest common denominator” in reforming… Continue reading India warns ‘least common denominator’ model of UNSC reforms could derail major change
