Cairo, Oct 8 (IANS) Top diplomatic and intelligence officials from Qatar and Turkey are set to join the Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Egypt on Wednesday, as mediators push to end… Continue reading Senior Qatari, Turkish officials to join ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that some furloughed federal employees may not receive back pay once the government reopens, following earlier threats to lay off federal… Continue reading Trump says some furloughed workers might not get back pay
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Sergio Gor, President Donald Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to India, was confirmed by a Senate vote on Tuesday (US time). Gor was part of the… Continue reading Trump’s aide Sergio Gor confirmed as Ambassador to India
Gaza, Oct 8 (IANS) A Hamas source said that the group has demanded that any release of Israeli hostages be “directly tied to” a clear timetable for Israel’s complete withdrawal… Continue reading Hamas links hostage release to full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in ceasefire talks
Quito, Oct 8 (IANS) The Ecuadorian government said it had filed a criminal complaint over an alleged assassination attempt on President Daniel Noboa during a visit to the southern province… Continue reading Ecuador reports assassination attempt on President Noboa
United Nations, Oct 7 (IANS) India has reminded the world of Pakistan’s campaign of “genocidal mass rape” of women in Bangladesh during its Independence struggle as Islamabad tried to divert… Continue reading India reminds world of Pakistan’s ‘genocidal mass rape’ in Bangladesh as it tries to obfuscate record
Vienna, Oct 7 (IANS) Multiple rounds of shelling were heard at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) amid the longest off-site power loss of the plant, posing “growing risks” to… Continue reading IAEA chief warns of ‘growing risks’ after shelling near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Cairo, Oct 7 (IANS) Indirect talks between Israeli and Hamas delegations commenced Monday in Egypt to discuss a framework for the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, Egypt’s state-affiliated… Continue reading Indirect Hamas-Israel talks on Gaza ceasefire plan kick off in Egypt
United Nations, Oct 7 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regretted the lack of progress in the women, peace and security agenda. “Too often, we gather in rooms like this one… Continue reading UN chief regrets lack of progress in women, peace and security agenda
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act – an 1807 law that allows a (US) president to deploy military troops inside the… Continue reading Chicago braces for troop deployment as Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act
Jerusalem, Oct 6 (IANS) Houthi forces launched a drone at Israel’s Red Sea resort city of Eilat late on Sunday, the second attack in a day, the Israeli military said,… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis launch drone attack on Israel’s resort city Eilat: Israeli army
Cairo, Oct 6 (IANS) A delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Egypt on Sunday to prepare for negotiations with the Egyptian side on Monday in the… Continue reading Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt for negotiations over implementing Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan
Los Angeles, Oct 6 (IANS) California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the US State of California would sue the Trump administration for deploying National Guard from the state into Portland,… Continue reading California to sue over Trump sending National Guard to Portland
New York, Oct 6 (IANS) Two people were killed, and 12 others injured as rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown district in Montgomery, the capital city… Continue reading 2 dead, 12 injured in US Alabama shooting
Warsaw, Oct 5 (IANS) Poland has extended temporary border control measures with Germany and Lithuania for another six months, with the regulation taking effect on Sunday and remaining in force… Continue reading Poland enforces extended border controls with Germany, Lithuania
