Category: World News

Jerusalem, Feb 12 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that if the Israeli hostages held in Gaza were not returned by Saturday, the ceasefire with Hamas will be… Continue reading Gaza ceasefire to end if hostages not returned by Saturday: Israeli PM

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) The administration of US President Donald Trump has secured the release of Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained by Russia. US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz… Continue reading Trump administration secures release of American teacher detained by Russia

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he believes the US “will have Gaza,” citing “US authority” to claim the enclave. “We’re going… Continue reading Trump claims ‘US authority’ to take Gaza as he hosts Jordan’s king

Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) The US said on Tuesday that Vice President J.D. Vance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the United States of America’s assistance to India to diversify… Continue reading Ahead of US visit, PM Modi and Vance discuss nuclear energy in Paris

Paris, Feb 11 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a friendly hug upon his arrival in Paris for a dinner at the Elysee Palace. Macron… Continue reading Macron’s Paris soiree brings together PM Modi, US V-P Vance

Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday said “all hell will break out” if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages by Saturday 12 o’clock. “Hamas will… Continue reading ‘All hell will break out’, Trump says if Israeli hostages not free by Saturday

Baghdad, Feb 11 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani pledged to continue support for Lebanon after the latter’s recent formation of a new government, Iraqi government spokesman Basim al-Awadi… Continue reading Iraqi PM reaffirms support for Lebanon

Sarajevo, Feb 11 (IANS) Railway services in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have fully resumed following a four-month suspension caused by severe flooding, the national railway operator said. Flooding in… Continue reading Flood-damaged railway services resume in Bosnia

Bratislava, Feb 11 (IANS) Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has unveiled a letter addressed to Elon Musk, head of the US Department of Government Efficiency, requesting details on US grants… Continue reading Slovak PM seeks information from Elon Musk on US grants to NGOs, media in Slovakia

Jerusalem, Feb 10 (IANS) Israel is discussing US President Donald Trump’s “revolutionary, creative vision” on the Gaza Strip, the one that Trump is “very determined to implement,” Israeli Prime Minister… Continue reading Trump ‘determined’ to implement ‘revolutionary’ Gaza takeover plan: Israeli PM

Beirut, Feb 10 (IANS) The Lebanese army announced that it had launched retaliatory strikes in response to artillery fire from Syria. In a statement posted on social media platform X,… Continue reading Lebanese army launches retaliatory strikes in response to attacks from Syria

Johannesburg, Feb 10 (IANS) Organisations representing Afrikaners in South Africa have said that they will not accept US President Donald Trump’s offer of resettlement in the United States. These Afrikaner… Continue reading Afrikaner groups in South Africa reject Trump’s resettlement offer

Gaza, Feb 10 (IANS) Israeli troops killed four Palestinians, including an elderly woman, in two separate incidents in the north and south of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza-based health authorities… Continue reading Israeli army kills four Palestinians in Gaza: Health authorities

Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck the Caribbean Sea, triggering tsunami warnings for multiple countries, US monitoring agencies reported. According to the US Geological Survey… Continue reading 7.6-magnitude quake strikes Caribbean, tsunami warnings issued