Seoul, July 27 (IANS) The South Korean military is conducting an investigation into a leak of personal information of agents assigned to an intelligence unit tasked with spying on North Korea, sources said Saturday. The Korea Defense Intelligence Command discovered...
Sacramento, July 27 (IANS) Crews in northern California continued battling the largest wildfire of the year in the western US state, which has left more than 130 structures destroyed and thousands of people evacuated.The Park Fire, which started Wednesday afternoon...
Sanaa, July 27 (IANS) The US-British naval coalition has launched three air strikes on Houthi-held Yemeni airport in the port city of Hodeidah, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.The television did not provide further details.Local residents said on social media that...
San Francisco, July 27 (IANS) A massive wildfire in the US state of Oregon has grown rapidly to some 600 square miles (1,554 sq km), an area more than half the size of Rhode Island's land mass, officials have said.The...
Brussels, July 27 (IANS) The European Union (EU) has announced that it has transferred 1.5 billion euros ($1.62 billion) worth of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.The diversion of funds was made possible after the EU adopted a set of...
Terskol, July 26 (IANS) Two teams representing the Indian Armed forces have planted India's tri-colour on the summit of Europe's highest mountain, Mt. Elbrus, during the Third 'Climb for Peace' event of the International Military Sports Council (CISM). Lt. Colonel...
Washington, July 26 (IANS) US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Thursday to close the remaining "gaps" in the push for a Gaza ceasefire deal, the White House said quoting media reports. The meeting at...
Washington, July 25 (IANS) In first public remarks on a foreign policy issue as the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, US Vice-President Kamala Harris on Thursday called for Israel and Hamas to agree on the ceasefire deal under negotiation."Let's get...
Tehran, July 26 (IANS) Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has criticised the US Congress for hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and applauding his speech amid ongoing Israeli actions against Palestinians. Kanaani made the remarks on Thursday on social...
New York, July 26 (IANS) An Indian-origin man has been charged with stealing a $1 million-winning lottery ticket from the buyer at the petrol bunk he was working in, according to local officials. Meer Patel, 23, was arrested and charged...
Washington, July 25 (IANS) The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has said that it sent out fighter jets to intercept two Chinese and Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska from China and Russia. NORAD said that it detected...
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Wednesday told Americans in an Oval Office address that he ended his re-election campaign to "unify my partyā€¯ with the larger goal of protecting American democracy and that goal is larger...
Washington, July 25 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has said he is "passing the torch to a new generation" as he explained his abrupt departure from the 2024 presidential race to Americans for the first time on Wednesday night, in...
Moscow, July 25 (IANS) Statements made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on potential negotiations with Russia lack credibility, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.The comment followed a recent statement made by Zelensky proposing that Russian representatives should be present...
Amman, July 25 (IANS) A total of 3,162 Syrian refugees left Jordan in the first six months of this year to return to their homeland, marking a 63-per cent increase compared to the same period in 2023, the state media...