Aden (Yemen), Feb 11 (IANS) Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, received UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, in Aden to discuss efforts to resume the country’s… Continue reading Yemeni leader meets with UN envoy on political solution to civil conflict
Istanbul, Feb 11 (IANS) A woman was injured in an armed attack on Saturday during the mayoral election campaign of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party in Istanbul, said Interior… Continue reading 1 wounded in armed attack during Istanbul mayor election campaign
Cairo, Feb 10 (IANS) The Egyptian presidency, in response to US President Joe Biden’s statement, has said that Egypt has opened the Rafah crossing to enable the flow of humanitarian… Continue reading Egypt opens Rafah crossing since ‘1st moment’ of Gaza conflict
Manila, Feb 10 (IANS) The death toll in a landslide that crashed into villages in Davao de Oro province in southern Philippines this week has climbed to 27, with 89… Continue reading Philippines landslide death toll surges to 27, with 89 missing
Istanbul, Feb 10 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Islamic countries to act in unity in response to the ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. He… Continue reading Erdogan urges unity in Islamic countries against Israel’s offensive in Gaza
Phnom Penh, Feb 10 (IANS) A nine-year-old boy from northeastern Cambodia’s Kratie province had died of H5N1 avian influenza, the first death from the virus in the country so far… Continue reading Cambodia records 1st death from H5N1 bird flu so far this year
Damascus, Feb 10 (IANS) Syrian air defences have intercepted two combat drones launched from the direction of Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Syrian Defence Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry… Continue reading Syria intercepts drones near capital
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-origin judge Sanket Jayshukh Bulsara to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New… Continue reading Indian-American Sanket Bulsara named to NY US District Court
Helsinki, Feb 9 (IANS) The volcanic eruption that began in Iceland early Thursday is hampering the availability of hot water for heating, media reports said. A hot water pipe was… Continue reading Volcanic eruption in Iceland disrupts hot water supply
Helsinki, Feb 9 (IANS) The Finnish government has decided to keep the land border with Russia closed until mid-April, citing security concerns. All crossing points on the Finnish eastern border… Continue reading Finland extends land border closure with Russia until mid-April
Kiev, Feb 9 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he had appointed Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky as the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, replacing Valery Zaluzhny. “Starting today, a… Continue reading Zelensky replaces Ukraine’s armed forces commander-in-chief
Gaza, Feb 9 (IANS) The Gaza-based Health Ministry has warned that the Israeli army is endangering the lives of medical personnel, the wounded, and the displaced at the Nasser Hospital… Continue reading Israeli operations endanger lives at hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis: Health Ministry
New York, Feb 8 (IANS) The death of a 23-year-old Indian-American Purdue University student Sameer Kamath in Indiana has been ruled a suicide, according to a release from a US… Continue reading Indian-American Purdue student Sameer Kamath’s death ruled suicide
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) The US military has launched a strike in Iraq and killed a commander of Kataib Hezbollah, a militia group the Joe Biden administration said was linked… Continue reading US strike in Iraq kills commander of militia group behind deadly attack on American forces
Riyadh, Feb 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabia said it has told the US administration that the kingdom won’t have diplomatic relations with Israel unless the latter stops its “aggressions” in the… Continue reading Saudi Arabia says no diplomatic ties with Israel unless Gaza conflict ends, Palestinian state recognised
