Jerusalem, Oct 6 (IANS) Houthi forces launched a drone at Israel’s Red Sea resort city of Eilat late on Sunday, the second attack in a day, the Israeli military said,… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis launch drone attack on Israel’s resort city Eilat: Israeli army
Cairo, Oct 6 (IANS) A delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Egypt on Sunday to prepare for negotiations with the Egyptian side on Monday in the… Continue reading Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt for negotiations over implementing Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan
Los Angeles, Oct 6 (IANS) California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the US State of California would sue the Trump administration for deploying National Guard from the state into Portland,… Continue reading California to sue over Trump sending National Guard to Portland
New York, Oct 6 (IANS) Two people were killed, and 12 others injured as rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown district in Montgomery, the capital city… Continue reading 2 dead, 12 injured in US Alabama shooting
Warsaw, Oct 5 (IANS) Poland has extended temporary border control measures with Germany and Lithuania for another six months, with the regulation taking effect on Sunday and remaining in force… Continue reading Poland enforces extended border controls with Germany, Lithuania
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) South Korea’s new top envoy to the United States vowed to mobilize “all embassy capacities” to help address trade and other bilateral issues with the US,… Continue reading New Korean envoy to US pledges best efforts to address trade, other bilateral issues
Seoul, Oct 5 (IANS) A court accepted a request from Lee Jin-sook, former head of the now-defunct Korea Communications Commission (KCC), to be released from detention. A judge at the… Continue reading South Korea: Court orders release of ex-KCC chief following legality review
Prague, Oct 5 (IANS) The Czech Republic’s opposition ANO party, led by former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, has won the country’s parliamentary election, according to official results from a near-complete… Continue reading Former PM Babis’ ANO party wins Czech election
Cairo, Oct 5 (IANS) Egypt will host Israeli and Hamas delegations on Monday to discuss “field conditions and details” for the exchange of “all Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners” under… Continue reading Israeli PM hopes to bring all hostages home within days as Egypt to host talks over US ceasefire proposal
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Israel has temporarily stopped the bombing in the Gaza Strip to give hostage release and the 20-point peace deal a chance to be completed, according to… Continue reading Trump discloses Israel’s halt of bombing in Gaza, urges Hamas to move quickly
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had reversed $187 million of cuts his administration attempted to make to homeland security and counterterrorism funding for… Continue reading Trump administration reverses homeland security funding cuts targeting New York
United Nations, Oct 4 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the statement issued by Hamas announcing its readiness to release hostages and to engage on the basis of the proposal… Continue reading UN chief welcomes Hamas’ statement on US Gaza proposal
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) The US government shutdown stretched into its third day, with Republicans and Democrats yet to reach a breakthrough. Another round of votes by Republican and Democrat… Continue reading Amid shutdown, Trump blocks funding for Democrat-run Chicago
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump welcomed Hamas’ decision to release all hostages from Gaza, saying it’s “a big day” and he looked “forward to having the hostages… Continue reading Trump hails Hamas’ promise to release all Gaza hostages
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) In the first major domestic legal challenge to the H-1B visa crackdown, a group of unions, education professionals and religious bodies sued the Trump administration. In… Continue reading Trump’s H-1B visa proclamation challenged in US court
