Beirut, April 19 (IANS/DPA): At least 28 pro-government fighters were killed in suspected attacks by Islamic State militants in Syria, a war monitor said on Friday.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human
Capri, April 19 (IANS/DPA): The spring meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) economically strong democracies is set to end on Friday with discussions on the situation in the Indo-Pacific r
Gaza, April 18 (IANS): The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 33,970, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Thursday.During the past 24 hours
Jakarta, April 18 (IANS/DPA): Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami warning and raised the alert for Mount Ruang to the highest level after the volcano near Sulawesi Island had multiple large eruptions o
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS): One of the many adventures in the Pakistan-India series of conflicts 'Operation Koh Paima', also known as the Kargil operation -- that was hailed as a success story by its architect
Kabul, April 18 (IANS): An estimated 15.8 million people in war-ravaged Afghanistan will experience crisis and emergency levels of food insecurity in 2024, said a United Nations (UN) report released on Thursday
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS): Over 30 flights, including those operated by Air India Express, Air India, IndiGo, Emirates and SpiceJet airlines, to and from India have been cancelled due to severe flooding in Dub
Capri, Italy, April 17 (IANS/DPA): German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called on Iran and Israel to show "maximum restraint" amid fears that the conflict in the Middle East could expand into a major r
Bangkok, April 17 (IANS/DPA): Myanmar's ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to another location.Local media, citing military junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun, reported on Wednesday
Zagreb, April 17 (IANS/DPA): Croatia is set to hold parliamentary elections on Wednesday in a contest overshadowed by a bitter rivalry between President Zoran Milanovic, a Social Democrat friendly towards Mosco
Yangon, April 17 (IANS): Myanmar's State Administration Council granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday, the first day of the traditional Myanmar New Year.Among them were 3,303 Myanmar nationa
Brussels, April 17 (IANS/DPA): European Union (EU) leaders are in Brussels for a two-day summit starting from Wednesday to discuss the EU's economic future, the Ukraine war and major tensions between Israel and
Berlin, April 16 (IANS/DPA) Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has once again warned Israel against mounting a military counterattack following Iran's recent air assault on Israel.During a telephone call with Qatar
Tel Aviv, April 16 (IANS/DPA) Israel's foreign minister Israel Katz has launched what he called a "diplomatic offensive" against Iran following the major Iranian attack on Israel."This morning I sent letters to
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS/DPA) At least 50 people have been killed in the flooding caused by heavy rains in the past four days in Afghanistan, the country's National Disaster Management Authority reported on Tu
New York, April 16 (IANS) Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned, a report by the UN Women said on Tu
Washington, April 15 (IANS) The US does not want to go to war with Iran, a White House national security spokesman has said.Appearing on CNN's State of the Union news program one day after Iran launched attacks
Jerusalem, April 15 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early Monday that all restrictions it put in place shortly before Iran's overnight attack on Saturday have been lifted.The restrictions, including
Tel Aviv, April 14 (DPA/IANS) Iran's large-scale air attack on Israel has prompted fears of further escalation in the volatile Middle East, as leaders condemned the attack and rallied on Sunday to consider thei
Jerusalem, April 14 (IANS) The Israeli military said on Sunday that it intercepted about 99 per cent of more than 300 missiles and drones Iran launched in its first direct attack against Israel.Israeli Defense