Rome, October 22 (IANS) Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right populist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, has become Italy's first woman Prime Minister.
The official announcement on Friday came after she m
Ottawa, October 22 (IANS) Canada has confirmed 21,188 new Covid-19 cases for the week ending October 15, health authorities announced.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said on Friday that the number
Beijing, October 22 (IANS) China's President Xi Jinping has strengthened his power as leader and elevated his status within the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) history, with major political resolutions
Islamabad, October 21 (IANS): Global money laundering and terror financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), on Friday removed Pakistan from a list of countries under "increased monito
Islamabad, October 21 (IANS): Following the disqualification of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan from the Toshakhana reference, PTI activists took to the streets across the country to record their prot
Tehran, October 21 (IANS): The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has warned some foreign countries against "interfering" in Iran's internal affairs.
Hossein Sal
United Nations, October 21 (IANS): The international community should step up efforts to promote women's participation in conflict-prevention and peacebuilding, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina
Washington, October 20 (IANS) Nationwide demonstrations in Iran following the death of a young woman in police custody continued for 33rd consecutive day on Thursday, with overnight protests in Tehran, Sanandaj
London, October 20 (IANS) The ruling Conservatives will race to find a new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in a week, after Liz Truss dramatically, though not unexpectedly, resigned as head of government o
Taipei, October 20 (IANS) The Chinese Communist party is using social media influencers from troubled regions like Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia to whitewash human rights abuses through an increasingly sop
London, October 20 (IANS) UK's beleaguered Prime Minister Liz Truss, facing opposition from within the party over her handling of the economy and exit of key ministers, resigned on Thursday.
Addressing r
Tehran, October 20 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi rejected certain "unsubstantiated claims" about Tehran's stance toward the conflict in Ukraine, saying Iran is ready to play a role in end
Kiev, October 20 (IANS) Ukrenergo, the national energy company of Ukraine, has asked civilians to "charge everything" by Thursday morning because of expected electricity cuts as power plants were hit
Islamabad, October 20 (IANS) Pakistan witnessed a record 51 per cent increase in the number of terrorist attacks in a single year after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, according to new
Lhasa, October 19 (IANS) Chinese authorities in Tibet have sentenced six Tibetan writers and activists to prison terms from four to 14 years on charges of "inciting separatism" and "endangering s
Moscow, October 19 (IANS) Martial law has been imposed in the four regions that recently voted to become part of Russia amid the conflict with Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the decision
Moscow/Kiev, October 19 (IANS) Sergei Surovikin, the new unified Russian battlefield commander in Ukraine, has admitted that the situation in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is "tense".
Kher
Helsinki, October 19 (IANS) A proposal to build a fence along parts of Finland's border with Russia received wide support from parties in Parliament.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin convened a meeting on Tues
Islamabad, October 19 (IANS) Ignoring India's objections to Pakistans F-16 package, the US Congress cleared a proposed foreign military sale valued at $450 million for maintenance and sustainment services o
Islamabad, October 18 (IANS) Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, has reached Paris to attend a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), media reports said.
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