Gaza, Aug 26 (IANS) A Hamas official has said the group’s delegation left Cairo after meeting with Egyptian and Qatari mediators trying to negotiate a ceasefire in the ongoing war… Continue reading Hamas says delegation left Cairo after meeting truce mediators
Kyiv, Aug 26 (IANS) Russia has launched attacks on northern, eastern and southern Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 37, Ukrainian military and local authorities said. Overnight attacks… Continue reading 4 killed, 37 injured in Russian attack on Ukraine
Damascus, Aug 26 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that improving Syria-Turkey relations requires mutual respect for sovereignty and a true commitment to addressing the root causes of their… Continue reading Syria’s Assad says respecting sovereignty fundamental for reconciliation with Turkey
Jakarta, Aug 26 (IANS) Thirteen bodies were found and six were still missing after flash floods and landslides destroyed houses and infrastructure in Indonesia’s eastern North Maluku province, a senior… Continue reading 13 killed, 6 missing from deadly flash floods, landslides in Indonesia
Paris, Aug 25 (IANS) French police said that they have arrested a man suspected of setting fires and causing an explosion outside a synagogue in a southern resort here. Interior… Continue reading French Police arrest synagogue blast suspect
Seoul, Aug 25 (IANS) South Korea and the US will begin their large-scale amphibious landing exercise in the southeastern city of Pohang and the eastern coast this week to build… Continue reading S.Korea, US to start major amphibious landing exercise this week
Taipei, Aug 25 (IANS) A Deputy Taiwan Foreign Minister will attend this week’s meeting of Pacific Islands leaders in Tonga, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, as China and the… Continue reading Taiwan Deputy FM to attend Pacific Islands Forum
Paris, Aug 25 (IANS) Pavel Durov, billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Telegram, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening for alleged offences related to the… Continue reading Telegram Chief Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Cairo, Aug 25 (IANS) Egypt, Qatar and the US continued to try to broker a truce in the Israel-Hamas war amid ongoing Israeli artillery fire and air strikes across the… Continue reading Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks set to resume in Cairo as fighting rages in Gaza
Berlin, Aug 24 (IANS) At least three people have been killed and several others injured in a knife attack in Germany’s Solingen city, local media reported. The attack took place… Continue reading 3 killed, several injured in knife attack in German city: Report
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said that “the time has come” for a monetary policy adjustment, in yet another indication that the central bank… Continue reading US Fed Chair Powell says ‘time has come’ for policy adjustment, hints at rate cut
Gaza, Aug 24 (IANS) Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip increases the risk of polio spreading among children, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees… Continue reading Delayed humanitarian pause in Gaza could fuel polio outbreak among children: UNRWA
Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS) Four staff members at a maximum-security prison (IK-19) in the Volgograd region died after four inmates took the employees hostage, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN)… Continue reading Four perpetrators among eight killed in Russia prison hostage incident
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) The US has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine, saying it can be helpful if it facilitates ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. “India is… Continue reading US welcomes PM Modi’s Ukraine visit, says can be helpful in ending conflict
Los Angeles, Aug 23 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved and granted emergency use authorisation for updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines to better protect against currently circulating… Continue reading US FDA approves updated Covid-19 vaccines against currently circulating variants
