Kiev, March 8 (IANS) The Ukrainian authorities will start a mandatory evacuation from 57 settlements in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional governor Oleg Synegubov has announced. “We decided to carry… Continue reading Ukraine to start ‘mandatory evacuation’ from 57 settlements in Kharkiv
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Women serve as heads of state and government in only 31 countries with less than one in four serving as cabinet ministers, and just 26.5… Continue reading Indian women beyond borders – a formidable force in world politics
Geneva, March 8 (IANS) A United Nations (UN) expert has condemned Israel’s “destruction” of the food system in Gaza and urged an end to the “starvation campaign” there. At a… Continue reading UN expert urges Israel to end ‘starvation campaign’ in Gaza
Kiev, March 8 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree to discharge conscripts of compulsory basic military service. The conscripted soldiers, whose term was extended due to martial… Continue reading Ukraine’s President Zelensky orders demobilization of conscripts
Washington, March 8 (IANS) US President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union address that the country’s military will build a temporary port in Gaza for the… Continue reading US to build ‘temporary port’ in Gaza for humanitarian aid
Gaza, March 7 (IANS) The Israeli military has announced that it killed the chief of the Hamas rocket unit in an operation in the central Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Forces… Continue reading Israeli forces kill Hamas rocket unit chief in Gaza: IDF
Seoul, March 7 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for intensifying “practical actual war drills” during a visit to a military training base, state media said on Thursday,… Continue reading N.Korea’s top leader calls for intensifying war drills
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips has announced that he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary, after making no progress in establishing himself as an alternative… Continue reading Biden challenger Dean Phillips drops out of US presidential race
Sanaa, March 7 (IANS) Three crew members were killed and four others injured in a Houthi missile strike on a Barbados-flagged commercial ship while it was crossing the Gulf of… Continue reading 3 killed in Houthi missile attack on cargo vessel: US military
Washington, March 7 (IANS) US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reiterated that the central bank is not ready to start cutting interest rates, noting that he needs to see… Continue reading Powell reiterates US Fed not ready to start cutting interest rates
Washington, March 6 (IANS) US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are leading in “Super Tuesday” wins in their respective party’s primaries for the 2024 presidential election. Biden,… Continue reading Biden, Trump lead in ‘Super Tuesday’ wins, edging closer to rematch
Tel Aviv, March 6 (IANS) Israeli forces have detained 22 Palestinians including a prominent terror operative from West Bank, officials have said. The detainees reportedly also include two Palestinian prisoners… Continue reading Key terror operative among 22 detained in West Bank: Israel (Ld)
Ramallah, March 6 (IANS) Israeli forces have reportedly detained at least 22 Palestinians in the West Bank, including two Palestinian prisoners who were released during the Israel-Hamas truce in November… Continue reading Israel detains 22 Palestinians in West Bank, including prisoners released in ‘swap deal’
Jerusalem, March 6 (IANS) Israel will not impose new limits on the number of worshippers allowed into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the first week of the Muslim holy month… Continue reading Number of worshippers allowed into Al-Aqsa for Ramadan ‘same as before’: Israel
Brussels, March 6 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has presented its “first-ever” European Defence Industrial Strategy at the EU level in response to security concerns. “To increase European defence industrial… Continue reading EU presents ‘first-ever’ defence industrial strategy
