United Nations, February 21 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as "abhorrent and appalling" the parading in Gaza of coffins bearing the remains of four hostages during a transfer to Isra
Washington, February 20 (IANS): Kash Patel is set to make history Thursday when the Republican-led US Senate votes to confirm him to head the FBI, the country’s premier investigating agency.Patel will become
Tel Aviv, February 20 (IANS): Hamas's "ugly and brutal act" of parading bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday before handing them over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team in Khan Y
Paris, February 20 (IANS): French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the United States for discussions with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, focusing on the Ukraine issue and impending US tariffs, French
Kabul, February 20 (IANS): The frosty relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan is set to worsen in the wake of recent remarks by Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Durin
Taipei, February 20 (IANS): Asserting that democracy and academic independence are invaluable, Taiwan's President William Lai said on Thursday asked universities to be cautious about any exchanges with China. H
Seoul, February 20 (IANS): North Korea on Thursday expressed outrage over the move by the United States to bolster another nuclear alliance in the Asia-Pacific region.The US entered into a nuclear submarine dea
New Delhi, February 20 (IANS): In yet another sign of thawing ties between the two countries, a Chinese diplomat on Thursday hailed India's ascent in the Asia Power Index that was released last year."India has
New York, February 20 (IANS): President Donald Trump's administration is planning to cut $50 billion in various areas of the Pentagon budget and reallocate them to others considered priority areas like preventi
Mexico City, February 20 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said that she does not fear US President Donald Trump and his threats of mass deportations, steep trade tariffs, and military "interventio
New York, February 20 (IANS) As their war of words escalated, US President Donald Trump threatened Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky that there could be a deal with Russia to end the three-year Ukraine War
Gaza, February 19 (IANS): Hamas said on Wednesday that it had submitted a proposal to Israel, through mediators, for a comprehensive prisoner-for-hostage swap based on the principle of "all for all" as part of
Moscow, February 19 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was informed an hour ago that Russian forces had crossed the border with Ukraine from the Kursk region, the TASS news agency reported We
Kyiv, February 19 (IANS) Hours after US President Donald Trump alleged that Volodymyr Zelensky holds a "4 per cent approval rating", the Ukrainian President responded on Wednesday saying that Trump was living i
Manila, February 19 (IANS)LThe United States on Wednesday severely criticised the "dangerous maneuvers" by a Chinese Navy helicopter towards a Philippines aircraft on Tuesday."We condemn the dangerous maneuvers
Gaza, February 19 (IANS): Hamas reaffirmed its willingness to implement the second and third phases of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a statement that the group had agreed,
United Nations, February 19 (IANS): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that now is the time to develop “greater consensus” in the process of reforming the Security Council to strengthen “trust in
Seoul, February 19 (IANS): A total of 30 military service members, including 17 generals, have been under investigation over their alleged involvement in South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to imp
Quetta (Pakistan), February 19 (IANS): At least seven passengers, hailing from different areas of Pakistan’s Punjab province were offloaded from a passenger bus and gunned down by attackers post identity card
Tehran, February 19 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that US "foolish" plans for Gaza and Palestine "will lead nowhere.""Those who claimed that they would destroy resistance in a short period of t