Gaza, March 9 (IANS) Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has said that the situation in the… Continue reading Gaza’s situation unprecedented, indescribable: UNRWA
Aden (Yemen), March 9 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group has launched a missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, continuing their escalation of tension in the region,… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis strike Singapore-flagged ship in Gulf of Aden
Los Angeles, March 9 (IANS) More than 100 flu-associated pediatric deaths have been reported in the US so far this season, according to data released by the US Centers for… Continue reading US records over 100 pediatric deaths from flu this season
Gaza, March 9 (IANS) The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said in a statement that a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza are essential conditions… Continue reading Hamas demands ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal as prerequisites for prisoner exchange deal
Kiev, March 8 (IANS) The Ukrainian authorities will start a mandatory evacuation from 57 settlements in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional governor Oleg Synegubov has announced. “We decided to carry… Continue reading Ukraine to start ‘mandatory evacuation’ from 57 settlements in Kharkiv
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Women serve as heads of state and government in only 31 countries with less than one in four serving as cabinet ministers, and just 26.5… Continue reading Indian women beyond borders – a formidable force in world politics
Geneva, March 8 (IANS) A United Nations (UN) expert has condemned Israel’s “destruction” of the food system in Gaza and urged an end to the “starvation campaign” there. At a… Continue reading UN expert urges Israel to end ‘starvation campaign’ in Gaza
Kiev, March 8 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree to discharge conscripts of compulsory basic military service. The conscripted soldiers, whose term was extended due to martial… Continue reading Ukraine’s President Zelensky orders demobilization of conscripts
Washington, March 8 (IANS) US President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union address that the country’s military will build a temporary port in Gaza for the… Continue reading US to build ‘temporary port’ in Gaza for humanitarian aid
Gaza, March 7 (IANS) The Israeli military has announced that it killed the chief of the Hamas rocket unit in an operation in the central Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Forces… Continue reading Israeli forces kill Hamas rocket unit chief in Gaza: IDF
Seoul, March 7 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for intensifying “practical actual war drills” during a visit to a military training base, state media said on Thursday,… Continue reading N.Korea’s top leader calls for intensifying war drills
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips has announced that he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary, after making no progress in establishing himself as an alternative… Continue reading Biden challenger Dean Phillips drops out of US presidential race
Sanaa, March 7 (IANS) Three crew members were killed and four others injured in a Houthi missile strike on a Barbados-flagged commercial ship while it was crossing the Gulf of… Continue reading 3 killed in Houthi missile attack on cargo vessel: US military
Washington, March 7 (IANS) US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reiterated that the central bank is not ready to start cutting interest rates, noting that he needs to see… Continue reading Powell reiterates US Fed not ready to start cutting interest rates
Washington, March 6 (IANS) US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are leading in “Super Tuesday” wins in their respective party’s primaries for the 2024 presidential election. Biden,… Continue reading Biden, Trump lead in ‘Super Tuesday’ wins, edging closer to rematch
