Brussels, September 6 (IANS): August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above t
Paris, September 6 (IANS): Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov has hit out at France and said in a lengthy post that it was "surprising" he was being held responsible for other people's content on
Seoul, September 5 (IANS): Japan has provided South Korea with a part of the list of passengers in a controversial 1945 deadly explosion and sinking of a Japanese vessel known to have killed thousands of Korean
Tehran, September 5 (IANS): Western countries' accusations of Iran's alleged involvement in the Ukraine crisis are "baseless and misleading," Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said Wednesday.In a letter t
Vladivostok, September 5 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Ukraine's leaders seem to be like "aliens", who make ruthless decisions without regard for the people's suffering, while pr
Paris, September 5 (IANS): In a bid to break the deadlock over the new French government after the elections to the National Assembly threw up a fractured mandate, President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named ri
Vladivostok, September 5 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that he prefers Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the upcoming US presidential polls, and praised her "infect
Seoul, September 5 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday denounced a major military exercise between South Korea and the United States last month, warning the allies will have to pay a "dear price" for what it c
Jakarta, September 5 (IANS): The two-day International Sustainability Forum (ISF), gathering state leaders, decision-makers, CEOs and sustainability experts from 53 countries to build collaboration for a green
New York, September 5 (IANS): Former President Donald Trump has asserted that there was an imminent risk of World War III and global conflagration from nuclear proliferation which only he could prevent."We're h
Colombo, September 5 (IANS): The Maldives has signed the United Nations High Seas Treaty, also known as the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).Maldives Permanent Representative to the
Washington, September 5 (IANS): The US on Wednesday announced sweeping actions targeting Russian government-backed efforts to conduct a malign influence campaign in America, that included the sanctioning of 10
New Delhi, September 5 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a productive meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during which the two leaders agreed to elevate the ties to a 'Compr
Moscow, September 5 (IANS) Russia will consider the actions of the US and its allies such as their refusal to engage in dialogue, when revising its nuclear doctrine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.Speakin
Washington, September 5 (IANS) US Vice-President Kamala Harris on Wednesday unveiled an "ambitious" plan to boost small businesses through tax deductions, low and no interest loans, investments and fairer tax c
Bangkok, September 4 (IANS): Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed members of a new cabinet under the leadership of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a royal command said on Wednesday.According
Pyongyang, September 4 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered the execution of 30 officials for their alleged failure to prevent flooding and landslides that claimed 1,000 lives, local media report
Aden (Yemen), September 4 (IANS): The Yemeni government has condemned recent Houthi attacks on chemical and oil tankers in the Red Sea, describing them as "systematic terrorism" that threatens environmental, ec
Khartoum, September 4 (IANS): Three international aid organisations issued a dire warning about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, declaring that the country is experiencing a starvation crisis of unp
Kyiv, September 4 (IANS) At least 51 people were killed and more than 200 others injured in a Russian missile attack against a military educational facility in central Ukraine in one of the deadliest single att