United Nations, Nov 8 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres supports the views of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk that the US airstrikes in the Caribbean and… Continue reading UN chief supports views of US airstrikes in Caribbean, Pacific violating international humanitarian law
United Nations, Nov 8 (IANS) Hurricane Melissa has claimed at least 75 lives and impacted nearly 5 million people in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, one week after landfall in the… Continue reading Hurricane Melissa claims at least 75 lives, impacts nearly 5 million people in Caribbean
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced that no American government officials will attend this year’s Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa, accusing the host nation… Continue reading Trump announces US boycott of G20 Summit in South Africa
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS) Airlines across the United States cancelled hundreds of flights as the continuing government shutdown deepened strains on the nation’s air travel system. As of midday Friday,… Continue reading Over 700 flights cancelled in US as government shutdown drags on
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) The US Department of Labour (DOL) has launched at least 175 investigations into potential abuses within the H-1B visa programme, as part of a broader effort… Continue reading Trump administration launches over 100 investigations into H-1B visa programme
Ulsan, Nov 7 (IANS) One worker has died and four others were presumed dead after being discovered under a collapsed boiler tower at a thermal power plant in the southeastern… Continue reading South Korea: One killed, four feared dead, two unaccounted for in power plant collapse
Seoul, Nov 7 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, were set to appear in court Friday in their separate trials, the first… Continue reading South Korea: Ex-President Yoon, wife to appear in court on same day for 1st time
Cape Town Nov 7 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit is expected to take concrete steps to reform the global… Continue reading South African president expects G20 summit to boost global finance reform, address inequality
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra met Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur at the… Continue reading Indian Ambassador, US senior official hold second meeting in four days
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) A senior State Department official told IANS that the Trump administration remains committed to working closely with its Quad partners and such cooperation will continue in… Continue reading US continues to work with Quad partners, says State Department official (IANS Exclusive)
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) The United States government will reduce flight operations by 10 per cent at 40 major airports beginning Friday morning, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Wednesday,… Continue reading US to cut flight operations by 10 per cent as government shutdown hits air travel
Brussels, Nov 6 (IANS) The Council of the European Union (EU) announced that member states had reached an agreement on amending the European climate law and approved updated 2035 emission-reduction… Continue reading EU Council agrees position on amendment to European climate law
Jerusalem, Nov 6 (IANS) The Israeli military said, it had killed about 20 people in Lebanon over the past month, describing them all as militants, including a member of Hezbollah’s… Continue reading Israel says 20 militants killed in Lebanon over past month
New York, Nov 6 (IANS) Zohair Mamdani, newly elected as the city’s mayor, expressed excitement at being the first immigrant in generations to lead a city built by immigrants, emphasising… Continue reading Mamdani ‘excited’ to be immigrant mayor, but on tough road to affordability goal
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sceptical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs under an emergency authority, in a landmark case that could redefine… Continue reading Trump’s global tariffs face tough scrutiny at US Supreme Court
