Beirut, August 26 (IANS): Former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss died at the age of 94 after a long struggle with illness, according to a statement issued by Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati.Mikati de
Jakarta, August 25 (IANS): At least 13 people were killed, two others injured and several missing after flash floods and landslides damaged homes and infrastructure in Indonesia's North Maluku province on Sunda
San Francisco, August 25 (IANS): Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday came out in support of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov, saying Mark Zuckerberg should instead be arrested for "massive child exploitation"
Aden, August 25 (IANS): At least 13 people have died and 14 others remain missing after a migrant boat capsized off Yemen's coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Sunday.According
Jakarta, August 25 (IANS): At least seven people were killed, two others injured, and several more feared missing after flash floods and landslides struck Indonesia's North Maluku on Sunday, according to the lo
Paris, August 25 (IANS): Russian-born Pavel Durov, founder and owner of popular encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France over several charges related to his platform, and faces up to 20 yea
Tel Aviv, August 25 (IANS): Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant declared a 48-hour nationwide state of emergency on Sunday morning after the Israeli military launched pre-emptive strikes against Hezbollah in
Tel Aviv, August 25 (IANS): Even as the indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas are set to resume on Sunday at the behest of the US, Qatar and Egypt, there is speculation that Hezbollah may launch an atta
Gaza, August 25 (IANS): The Israeli army withdrew from northern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and urged residents in central Gaza to evacuate.Palestinian security sources on Saturday reported extensive
Paris, August 25 (IANS): Pavel Durov, billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Telegram, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening for alleged offences related to the popular me
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will participa
Seoul, August 24 (IANS): North Korea lashed out on Saturday at the nuclear strategy of the United States, vowing it will "resolutely cope with any type of nuclear threat posed by the US," the state media report
Moscow, August 24 (IANS): The Armed Forces of Ukraine have attacked over 30 settlements in Russia's border region of Belgorod over the past 24 hours, Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Saturday.The attac
Bamako (Mali), Auustg 24 (IANS): The Malian transitional government said in a statement on Friday that it has declared a "state of national disaster" following flooding caused by heavy rains in the country in r
Washington, August 24 (IANS): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that he has invited US defence companies to work with India and asserted that together they will co-develop and co-produce for the w
Kyiv, August 24 (IANS): During his historic visit to Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit India and the Ukrainian leader accepted the invitation.During his talks w
Seoul, August 24 (IANS): North Korea on Saturday strongly lashed out at a revised US nuclear strategy plan, vowing to further strengthen its nuclear capability.Earlier this week, The New York Times reported tha
Tel Aviv, August 24 (IANS): The indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas to bring about a ceasefire will commence in Cairo on Sunday.Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns and White House Ad
Washington, August 24 (IANS): Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced that he is suspending his campaign and is supporting former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump.K
Manila, August 23 (IANS): The Asia-Pacific region is crafting measures to reduce the risk of disasters, which are projected to increase by 40 per cent by 2030, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduct