Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) Israel received the bodies of four hostages after they were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas in Gaza. The bodies were transferred to Israeli… Continue reading Israel receives four more hostage bodies handed over by Hamas
United Nations, Oct 15 (IANS) Relief operations in Gaza are scaling up since the ceasefire, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, noting new Israeli capping of truckloads into the strip. The… Continue reading UN scales up Gaza relief operations
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The US military struck a vessel conducting narcotrafficking in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela, killing six men aboard, US President Donald Trump said… Continue reading Trump says US strike on vessel near Venezuelan coast kills six
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) The State Department has confirmed to IANS that Ashley Tellis, a long-time US government adviser and expert on India and South Asia, was arrested on October… Continue reading Ashley Tellis arrested on Oct 11, probe underway: US State Department (IANS exclusive)
United Nations, Oct 15 (IANS) India has been elected unopposed to the Human Rights Council (HRC) for the seventh time to a three-year term starting next year with a pledge… Continue reading Pledging to be bridge-builder, India elected unopposed to UN Human Rights Council
Sharm El-Sheikh, Oct 14 (IANS) A document to support the recently-reached Gaza ceasefire deal was signed by the deal’s four mediators, though without the attendance of either Israel or Hamas.… Continue reading Document to support Gaza ceasefire deal signed at summit in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh
United Nations, Oct 14 (IANS) India has called for declaring terrorism and sponsoring it crimes against humanity. “We emphasise that any definition of crimes against humanity must explicitly capture the… Continue reading Sponsoring terrorism must be declared crime against humanity: India
Ljubljana, Oct 14 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday called for higher defence spending to ensure security, as the alliance moves toward a goal of increasing collective defence… Continue reading NATO chief urges higher defence spending to strengthen security
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) As India and Canada agree to create a new roadmap for the relationship, a leading expert in Canadian foreign policy believes that a “reset” is underway… Continue reading ‘Reset’ in India-Canada ties, says expert as Foreign Minister Anand visits New Delhi (IANS exclusive)
United Nations, Oct 14 (IANS) Calling Pakistan “the fountainhead of terror, violence, bigotry, intolerance, and extremism”, India on Monday demanded that it end stop the “grave and ongoing human rights… Continue reading India calls Pakistan ‘fountainhead’ for terror, demands it end repression in part of Kashmir it occupies illegally
New York, Oct 13 (IANS) Declaring, “The war is over”, US President Donald Trump headed out to Egypt, where he will be joined on Monday by several international leaders for… Continue reading Trump declares ‘war is over’ as he heads to Gaza peace summit
Jerusalem, Oct 13 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country’s military campaign “is not over,” on the eve of the planned release of all living Israeli hostages… Continue reading Netanyahu says Israel’s military campaign ‘not over’ despite Gaza ceasefire
Kyiv, Oct 13 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had a second phone conversation in two days with US President Donald Trump. Zelensky described the discussion as “very… Continue reading Zelensky, Trump hold 2nd phone call in two days
United Nations, Oct 13 (IANS) The UN humanitarian scale-up in the Gaza Strip is well underway, with cooking gas entering Gaza for the first time since March, the United Nations… Continue reading UN says its humanitarian scale-up in Gaza underway
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh has arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to represent India at… Continue reading Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh arrives in Cairo to attend Gaza Peace Summit at Sharm El-Sheikh
