Brussels, Dec 5 (IANS) A specialized committee of the European Union (EU) gave a final pass for the UK’s rejoining the Horizon Europe program, the European Commission has said in… Continue reading UK gets final pass to rejoining Horizon Europe program
United Nations, Dec 5 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Palestinians after a short pause, his spokesman has said. The secretary-general… Continue reading UN chief alarmed by resumption of hostilities in Gaza: Spokesman
Moscow, Dec 5 (IANS) A more just multipolar world order will inevitably replace the old unipolar system, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a ceremony as he met with 21… Continue reading New multipolar world order to replace unipolar system: Putin
Gaza, Dec 5 (IANS) The Palestinian death toll has risen to 15,899 as a result of the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip since October 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry… Continue reading Palestinian death toll rises to 15,899: Gaza Health Ministry
Aden, Dec 4 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has claimed responsibility for attacking two “Israeli ships” off Yemen’s Red Sea coast near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. According to a… Continue reading Houthis claim responsibility for attacking 2 ‘Israeli ships’ in Red Sea
Jerusalem, Dec 4 (IANS) Israel’s military chief Herzi Halevi has said that the military has expanded the ground operation against Hamas to the southern Gaza Strip, an area previously considered… Continue reading Israel expands ground operation to south Gaza: IDF chief
Gaza, Dec 4 (IANS) Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas which controls Gaza, has announced a detonation by its fighters of an underground tunnel opening where Israeli soldiers in… Continue reading Hamas announces detonation of tunnel opening in Gaza
Gaza, Dec 4 (IANS) The Israeli military issued evacuation orders to new areas covering approximately 25 per cent of the Gaza Strip following the collapse of truce talks, according to… Continue reading Israel issues evacuation orders covering 25% of Gaza territory: UN
Tokyo, Dec 4 (IANS) Japan has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, local media reported. The Kagoshima prefectural… Continue reading Japan confirms season’s 4th bird flu outbreak
Paris, Dec 3 (IANS) A knife attack left one dead and two injured in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, a local report said. The assailant attacked a couple around 9:45… Continue reading 1 dead, 2 injured in knife attack in Paris
Manila, Dec 3 (IANS) An explosion occurred inside a gym of Mindanao State University in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, in the southern Philippines, killing at least three and… Continue reading 3 dead, 7 injured after explosion inside university gym in Philippines
Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) Two people, including a Bangladesh Bank officer, riding their motorbikes home after work sustained injuries, as unidentified miscreants exploded two crude bombs in the capital’s busy… Continue reading Bank officer among 2 injured in crude bomb blasts in Dhaka
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) At the Ocean Pavilion at COP28, Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patti Harris, US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the… Continue reading Initial pledge of $250mn for ocean resilience at COP28
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) GOP Republicans and former President Donald Trump eagerly await the court verdict on gag orders issued by judges on the election subversion in Washington D.C. and… Continue reading Republicans await court verdict on DOJ’s plea to reinforce gag orders on Trump
United Nations, Dec 2 (IANS) The UN Security Council adopted two separate resolutions to renew the sanctions regime on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab and to lift the arms embargo on the Somali… Continue reading UN Security Council renews sanctions regime on Al-Shabaab, lifts arms embargo on Somali govt
