United Nations, April 12 (IANS) A child was reported raped on average every 30 minutes during intense January and February fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the… Continue reading Sexual violence against children rises alarmingly in DR Congo: UNICEF
Sanaa, April 12 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement that it launched fresh drone attacks at the city of Tel Aviv in central Israel. “Our Air Force carried… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis claim drone attacks at Israel’s Tel Aviv
New York, April 12 (IANS) An Indian-origin municipal councillor has been charged with participating in a mafia-run gambling operation, according to New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. Anand Shah, 42,… Continue reading Indian-origin municipal councillor charged in mafia-run gambling operation in US
St. Petersburg, April 12 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Steve Witkoff, a special envoy of US President Donald Trump, in St. Petersburg for talks on the Ukraine conflict.… Continue reading Putin meets with US special envoy for Ukraine talks
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday held “productive discussions” with visiting Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani and… Continue reading India-Italy partnership continues to develop and evolve: EAM Jaishankar
London, April 11 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and both agreed that a trade war does not benefit anyone. This meeting happened… Continue reading British, Japanese PMs voice opposition to trade war as both facing US tariffs
United Nations, April 11 (IANS) Israeli attacks in Gaza are taking a horrifying toll on civilians already suffering dwindling food supplies and looting due to the aid blockade, UN humanitarians… Continue reading Hostilities, aid blockade take toll on Gaza civilians: UN
Istanbul, April 11 (IANS) The Russian consulate in Istanbul said that progress has been made on ensuring banking and financial services for Russian and US diplomatic missions during the second… Continue reading Russia says progress made in financial services for diplomatic missions during talks with US in Istanbul
United Nations, April 11 (IANS) Israel’s continued military strikes are threatening Syria’s fragile political transition and undermining its efforts toward peace and stability, a senior UN official warned. Briefing a… Continue reading Israel’s military strikes threaten Syria’s fragile political transition: UN official
Khartoum, April 11 (IANS) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Sudan’s conflicting parties to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to avoid worsening… Continue reading ICRC calls on Sudan conflicting parties to protect civilians, facilitate aid delivery
Sydney, April 10 (IANS) Health authorities of Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) have issued a public health alert for Legionnaires’ disease in central Sydney. The NSW health department… Continue reading Australia: Legionnaires’ disease health alert issued for Sydney
Brussels, April 10 (IANS) The European Commission unveiled the AI Continent Action Plan, aimed at streamlining artificial intelligence (AI) regulations and accelerating the development of AI infrastructure, as part of… Continue reading EU unveils AI action plan to simplify regulations, boost innovation
Aden (Yemen), April 10 (IANS) Vice President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Tariq Saleh, urged the international community to bolster support for the Yemeni government in countering threats posed… Continue reading Yemen’s Vice Prez calls for international support against Houthi threats
Washington, April 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced that he has paused the implementation of most of his “reciprocal” tariffs because some people were getting “yippy” and “a little… Continue reading People were getting ‘yippy,’ says Trump on tariff pause
Washington, April 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a lower rate of 10 per cent for 90 days in reciprocal tariffs for trading partner countries that have… Continue reading Trump lowers levies on countries like India for not retaliating (Ld)
