New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) A record number of 26 Indian-origin MPs are set to enter the UK Parliament after Friday's General Election results, marking a significant increase from 15, five years ago.Conservative P
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Several top world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer as he gets ready to become the 58th Prime Minister of Britain following the Labou
Khartoum, July 5 (IANS): At least 25 people drowned while fleeing the ongoing military clashes in the Sinnar State in central Sudan after their wooden boat capsized, local resistance committees announced."As th
London, July 5 (IANS): Keir Starmer, who pulled the Labour Party back from the brink of radicalism and led it to victory ending the party's 14 years in the political wilderness, is now set to become Britain's 5
Yangon, July 4 (IANS) Myanmar authorities have arrested 15 suspects involved in an alleged smuggling of timber across the country in the past week, official daily The Mirror reported on Thursday.According to a
Gaza, July 4 (IANS) The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said that it has consulted with the Qatari and Egyptian mediators to end the war with Israel in the Gaza Strip.In a statement, Hamas said "We exchange
Seoul, July 3 (IANS) South Korea's top nuclear envoy discussed the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia in meetings on Korean Peninsula issues with foreign diplomats in Seoul, the forei
London, July 3 (IANS): UK's Labour Party is set to win the 2024 general election on Thursday grabbing 484 out of a total 650 seats in the Parliament, a pre-poll company Survation projected.According to the surv
Washington, July 3 (IANS): A Pentagon spokesperson criticised North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches as "irresponsible," and reiterated the US' calls for the recalcitrant regime to return to diplomacy.
Yangon, July 3 (IANS): Floods displaced more than 2,500 households in several towns of northern Myanmar following heavy rains and rising river levels, official daily Myanma Alinn reported on Wednesday.In Myitky
Jerusalem, July 2 (IANS) The electricity company in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday began works to reconnect power, aiming to boost a desalination plant's capacity to produce more water for the enclave's residents.Th
Yangon, July 1 (Xinhua) Nearly 2,000 households in northern Myanmar's Kachin State have been evacuated as the Ayeyarwady River overflowed above the danger mark due to heavy rains, according to the Kachin state
Seoul, July 1(IANS) North Korea fired two ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction on Monday, South Korea's military said, with one of the launches possibly failing and the missile falling inland within t
Gaza, June 30 (IANS) At least 40 Palestinians were killed and 224 others injured in Israeli attacks across the besieged Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to health authorities controlled by Hamas.The
Seoul, June 30 (IANS) North Korea vowed Sunday to take "offensive and overwhelming countermeasures" to protect its sovereignty as it condemned South Korea, the US and Japan for their recent joint military exerc
Gaza, June 30 (IANS) Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh discussed with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel the course of ongoing negotiations to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.During a phone call o
Beijing, June 29 (IANS) China on Saturday issued a red alert for rainstorms, the most severe in its four-tier weather warning system. It also warned about possible geological disasters occurring in some rain-hi
Washington, June 28 (IANS) US President Joe Biden said he did well at the Thursday debate with former President Donald Trump and dismissed the likelihood of him stepping aside, as being demanded by some Democra
Seoul, June 28 (IANS) Senior diplomats of South Korea and Japan on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to closely working together to deter North Korean threats amid the growing military cooperation between Russ
Washington, June 27 (IANS): Will the two men shake hands when they meet on the debate stage? They didn't when they met last for a debate in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic was at its peak then. On Thursday night,