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Warsaw, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a bilateral meeting with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk on Thursday. He will also call on Poland’s President… Continue reading PM Modi to hold bilateral talks with Polish counterpart Tusk, call on President Duda today

Jerusalem, Aug 22 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied that he agreed to withdraw military forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as part of a potential ceasefire deal with… Continue reading Netanyahu says Israeli troops not to leave Gaza-Egypt border

Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The US’ alliance with South Korea and Japan will continue to get “even stronger”, a Pentagon spokesperson has said amid questions about how the American presidential… Continue reading US alliance with S. Korea, Japan will get even stronger regardless of election: Pentagon

Los Angeles, Aug 21 (IANS) The KP.3.1.1 Covid-19 variant, now the predominant SARS-CoV-2 variant circulating in the US, has been causing increasing infections in the country, the latest data from… Continue reading Covid-19 variant KP.3.1.1 predominant in US as infections continue ticking up

Cairo, Aug 21 (IANS) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly have discussed efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza. During a phone conversation on Tuesday,… Continue reading Egyptian, Canadian FMs discuss efforts to facilitate Gaza ceasefire

Lilongwe, Aug 21 (IANS) Two people are feared dead in a plane accident in Malawi involving a small aircraft of C210 type, which crashed into Lake Malawi in Nkhotakota district,… Continue reading Two feared dead in plane crash in Malawi

Baghdad, Aug 21 (IANS) The Shiite militia group “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a site in Eilat, Israel’s southern port city. In an… Continue reading Iraqi militant group claims drone attack on Israel’s Eilat

Seoul, Aug 20 (IANS) A North Korean soldier crossed the border into South Korea early Tuesday in the latest defection amid Seoul’s propaganda campaign in response to Pyongyang’s s “repeated… Continue reading N. Korean soldier crosses border into S. Korea: Military

Ankara, Aug 20 (IANS) Turkey’s long-range surface-to-surface cruise missile, “Kara Atmaca”, has completed its most extended and longest-duration flight test, a senior official has said. Haluk Gorgun, head of the… Continue reading Turkey’s surface-to-surface cruise missile makes long-duration flight test

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defence Minister Minoru Kihara, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday, will hold the third round of India-Japan 2+2… Continue reading India, Japan to hold 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting today

United Nations, Aug 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has demanded the “immediate and unconditional” release of the UN personnel and others detained by Yemen’s Houthi group. Guterres remained deeply… Continue reading Guterres demands immediate release of UN personnel detained by Houthis: Spokesman

Kinshasa, Aug 20 (IANS) Roger Kamba, the Health Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has said that the ongoing mpox outbreak has been declared a “continental emergency”.… Continue reading Mpox kills over 570 in DR Congo: Health Minister

Seoul, Aug 19 (IANS) South Korea and the US kicked off a major combined military exercise for its 11-day run Monday to bolster their joint defence readiness amid advancing North… Continue reading S. Korea, US launch key summertime military exercise

Sydney, Aug 19 (IANS) Sydney’s new multi-billion-dollar driverless metro line officially opened to commuters on Monday. The first passenger service on the Sydney Metro City Line departed Sydenham station in… Continue reading Sydney opens new driverless metro line