Category: World News

Kathmandu, Feb 28 (IANS) A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in the early hours of Friday, with tremors felt in Bihar, Siliguri, and other neighbouring areas in India, shaking homes… Continue reading 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal; tremors felt in Siliguri, Patna and other places in India

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) After US President Donald Trump’s threat to hit the European Union (EU), a 27-member bloc, with 25 per cent tariffs, a meeting between the top… Continue reading EU chief’s meetings in India to boost efforts to sign Free Trade Agreement amid Trump tariff threat

Cairo, Feb 28 (IANS) Israeli and Qatari delegations arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks, with the participation of US representatives, according to Egypt’s State Information… Continue reading Negotiations on Gaza truce deal begin in Egypt’s Cairo

Jerusalem, Feb 28 (IANS) Israel’s Attorney General has ordered a criminal investigation into the allegedly suspicious ties between officials with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and Qatar. Qatar has played… Continue reading Israel’s Attorney General orders criminal probe into ties between Netanyahu’s aides, Qatar

New York, Feb 27 (IANS) India has hit out at Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, calling it a failed state… Continue reading India slams Pakistan over Kashmir remarks at UN, calls it ‘failed state surviving on international aid’

Cairo, Feb 27 (IANS) Egypt has firmly dismissed any proposals suggesting it take over the temporary administration of the Gaza Strip, reiterating its unwavering commitment to a comprehensive and lasting… Continue reading Egypt rejects Israeli proposal for Cairo to take over Gaza administration

Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that his administration has made a decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on products from the European Union (EU),… Continue reading Trump to impose 25 pc tariffs on EU, claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’

Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Pakistan’s Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced the gas load-shedding schedule during Ramadan, media reported. According to the schedule, gas supply will remain suspended from… Continue reading Gas load shedding announced during Ramadan in Pakistan

Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said the US will be reversing “concessions” on “the oil transaction agreement” with Venezuela under the Biden administration, citing unmet electoral conditions… Continue reading Trump says US will be reversing “concessions” on oil agreement with Venezuela

Barcelona, Feb 26 (IANS) Spanish ports are closely monitoring the potential impact of tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump this month on international trade. The country’s three largest ports… Continue reading Spanish ports monitor Trump’s tariff threats

Damascus, Feb 26 (IANS) Protests broke out across southern Syria in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks rejecting the presence of Syria’s interim government forces in the… Continue reading Protests erupt after Netanyahu suggests demilitarising southern Syria

Cairo, Feb 26 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed the necessity of starting the early recovery and reconstruction plan in the Gaza Strip without displacing its population. Sisi made the… Continue reading Egypt urges for early reconstruction of Gaza without displacing its population

Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech billionaire, is running for Governor of Ohio State and he secured US President Donald Trump’s “complete and total endorsement” right away. “Today,… Continue reading Ramaswamy in fray for Ohio governor with Trump’s ‘total’ backing

Rome, Feb 25 (IANS) In a major development under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from the use of… Continue reading Now, companies to use data from genetic resources to contribute to biodiversity fund