Seoul, June 24 (IANS): North Korea has commissioned a new 5,000-ton destroyer with leader Kim Jong-un voicing expectations that the Navy's combat capabilities will be strengthened to a level "admirable beyond i
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and expressed his country's readiness to work with India to implement the important consensus reached between le
Washington, June 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has agreed never to acquire a nuclear weapon as part of what he described as a "historic peace agreement" that ended tensions in the Strait
Washington, June 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump used a visit to a Mack Trucks manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania to defend his tariff policies, promote his administration's economic record and claim progr
Geneva, June 23 (IANS): Ali Bahreini, Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Office at Geneva, announced on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vess
Moscow, June 23 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that Western countries are openly talking about preparing for war with Russia and continue to increase their military budgets, local medi
Tehran, June 23 (IANS): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that the success of ongoing negotiations with the US depends on full commitment to the agreed obligations and their precise implementa
Washington, June 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said any sanctions relief granted to Iran would be tied to purchases of American agricultural products, while insisting that Tehran would never be allowed to
Seoul, June 23 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for efforts to further increase his country's nuclear arsenal "with a goal of overtaking the world," Pyongyang's state media reported Tuesday.Acc
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The United States on Monday eased restrictions on Iranian oil exports through August, hours after Vice President J D Vance said negotiators had made "great progress" in Switzerland an
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on two Hezbollah-aligned Lebanese officials and a network of business associates accused of supporting the Iran-backed group, saying the
Jerusalem, June 22 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) fighters in southern Lebanon have full freedom of action to thwart any direct or em
Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 22 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that Iran has agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) back into the country, describing
Tehran, June 22 (IANS) Iran has halted its participation in a four-party talks involving the US, Qatar and Pakistan during ongoing negotiations in Switzerland after the US threats, Iranian Foreign Ministry has
London, June 22 (IANS) Keir Starmer on Monday announced that he is stepping down as the British Prime Minister and leader of the governing Labour Party.Making a statement outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer said
Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 22 (IANS) Negotiations between the United States and Iran continued late into the night in Switzerland on Sunday, with US officials saying discussions remained active and express
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The Trump administration is presenting its new diplomacy with Iran as more than an effort to end a four-month conflict, arguing that the talks could open the door to a broader transfo
Washington, June 21 (IANS): The Trump administration said on Sunday that Iran will once again be able to sell oil on international markets as part of the emerging diplomatic framework between Washington and Teh
Washington, June 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that the United States could launch tougher military action if Tehran does not rein in allied groups in Lebanon, as administration offi
Jerusalem, June 21 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that the Israeli army will not withdraw from the "security zone" it holds in southern Lebanon.Katz affirmed in a statement that the