Brussels, Aug 15 (IANS) European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has urged Israel to drop plans to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West… Continue reading EU urges Israel to drop West Bank building plan
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that European leaders may also be part of meeting he hopes to broker between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian… Continue reading Trump says potential Putin-Zelensky meeting may also involve European leaders
Sanaa, Aug 15 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi armed group has claimed responsibility for a fresh “hypersonic ballistic missile” strike on an airport in Israel. “The Yemeni armed forces (Houthi armed forces)… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis claim new missile attack on Israeli airport
Quetta, Aug 15 (IANS) Several Baloch human rights organisations, on Thursday, raised grave concern after two Baloch scholars were forcibly disappeared by Pakistan’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) amid an ongoing… Continue reading Pakistan: Two Baloch scholars latest victims of enforced disappearance in Balochistan
Seoul, Aug 14 (IANS) South Korea’s jailed former first lady Kim Keon Hee appeared at a special counsel’s office on Thursday to undergo questioning for the first time since her… Continue reading South Korea: Jailed ex-first lady appears for questioning by special counsel
Nairobi, Aug 14 (IANS) A two-day meeting began in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, with discussions underway to enhance youth participation in peace and security initiatives in the Intergovernmental Authority… Continue reading Experts meet in Kenya to enhance youth participation in peace, security within IGAD
Cairo, Aug 14 (IANS) Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has held separate phone calls with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi,… Continue reading Egypt intensifies efforts to restore Iranian nuclear negotiations
Karachi, Aug 14 (IANS) Three people, including a senior citizen and an eight-year-old girl, lost their lives during Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan’s Karachi due to “reckless” aerial firing, while… Continue reading Three dead, over 60 injured during aerial firing on Pak’s I-Day celebrations
United Nations, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in the high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and address it on September 26, according to… Continue reading PM Modi to visit US for high-level UNGA session in September
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce stated that US relations with India are “good” while defending Washington’s outreach to Pakistan, emphasising that having a president… Continue reading US spokesperson defends Trump’s outreach to Pakistan, says ties with India ‘good’
Baghdad, Aug 13 (IANS) Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani met with visiting Syrian energy chief Mohammed al-Bashir to discuss the bilateral cooperation in oil, gas and energy. Abdul Ghani… Continue reading Iraq, Syria discuss energy cooperation
Sanaa, Aug 13 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group said that it launched four drone attacks targeting the Israeli cities of Haifa, Negev, Eilat, and Be’er Sheva. Using six drones, the attacks… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis claim drone attacks on four Israeli cities
Jerusalem, Aug 13 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he believes the prospects for a partial ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas are no longer possible. In an… Continue reading Netanyahu says partial Gaza ceasefire deal no longer possible
Amman, Aug 13 (IANS) Jordan on Tuesday hosted a trilateral meeting with Syria and the United States to discuss the situation in Syria, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said in a… Continue reading Jordan, Syria, US hold trilateral talks on Sweida ceasefire
Cape Town, Aug 12 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for gender equality to be part of all policies and decisions, with Women’s Month underway in the country.… Continue reading South African president urges gender equality across policies during Women’s Month
