Beirut, March 2 (IANS) The deputy head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) called for urgent international support for Lebanon to restore its security and revitalise its economy, according to… Continue reading UNDP official urges urgent int’l support for Lebanon’s stability, recovery
Jerusalem, March 2 (IANS) Hamas released a video of Israeli-Argentine hostage Eitan Horn, who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and has been held in the Gaza Strip ever since.… Continue reading Hamas issues new hostage video, Israel says ‘will not be deterred’
London, March 2 (IANS) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During their meeting at Downing Street, Starmer said Ukraine has “full backing across the… Continue reading UK PM Starmer meets Ukrainian President Zelensky
Phnom Penh, March 2 (IANS) Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said that the biennial Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) needed to continue to strive for peace, sustainable development and shared prosperity for… Continue reading Cambodian FM says ASEM needs to strive for peace, sustainable development, shared prosperity
Moscow, March 1 (IANS) Moscow and Washington have agreed on joint measures aimed at ensuring the uninterrupted financing of diplomatic missions in both countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Russian… Continue reading Moscow, Washington agree on joint steps to restore diplomatic missions
Washington, March 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has suggested that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “not a man that wanted to make peace,” while claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin… Continue reading Trump suggests Zelensky doesn’t want to make peace while Putin does
Washington, March 1 (IANS) Hours after the stormy exchange in the White House, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a defiant note, saying he had done nothing wrong that he needed… Continue reading Did nothing ‘bad’, says Zelensky of Oval Office exchange
New York, March 1 (IANS) Before it erupted volcanically at their Oval Office meeting, the hostility between Presidents Donald Trump of the US and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had been… Continue reading Hostility between Trump, Zelensky simmering since 2019 impeachment
New York, March 1 (IANS) At the heart of the meltdown between Presidents Donald Trump of the US and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is their personalities, a clash of showmanship… Continue reading Behind Trump-Zelensky meltdown, clash of personalities, styles of showmanship, bravado
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) The Pentagon has directed that service members and recruits with gender dysphoria be separated from the US military in accordance with an executive order issued a… Continue reading Pentagon sets 30-day deadline to remove transgender troops from US military
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’
