Seoul, May 11 (IANS) South Korea's main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday criticised the government for downplaying a strike on a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and refra
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Washington, May 10 (IANS): The US State Department in its recent two reports exposed the severity of Chinas repression in Tibet while also stressing the need for greater efforts to deal with this repression and
Moscow, May 10 (IANS): North Korean troops marched in Russia's Victory Day military parade held in Moscow, according to footage released by Russia's Tass news agency, in a show of the growing military ties betw
United Nations, May 10 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes a three-day ceasefire and a planned exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia, his spokesperson said."The Secretary-General re
Moscow, May 9 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that the country's soldiers are currently fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO in Ukraine. Putin made the remarks du
Tehran, May 9 (IANS): A senior Iranian lawmaker has said that a parliamentary bill on the legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz is ready and will be passed as a "deterrent law" once the legislative body resumes
New Delhi/Port of Spain, May 9 (IANS): External Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar held a series of high-level engagements in Trinidad and Tobago during his official visit, focussing on bilateral cooperation
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS): Large cache of previously classified files on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) has been released by the US Pentagon, which revealed decades of unexplained aerial sightings report
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he expects to receive a message from Iran tonight as questions persist over the pace of nuclear negotiations, while also expressing hope that a brief Russ
Mexico City, May 9 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has denied claims that Mexican consulates in the United States are interfering in local politics and should come under scrutiny."This idea that Mexi
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The US Southern Command said that US forces struck and sank an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor.In a post on social medi
Moscow, May 8 (IANS) Russian air defence forces shot down at least 37 drones flying toward Moscow on Friday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.Emergency services are working at sites where debris from the intercepted
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS): India-UAE ties are deepening across defence, trade, investment and emerging technologies, which reflects a broad-based strategic partnership that continues to expand beyond traditional
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS): Pakistan's role in fostering terrorism has, for decades, fuelled instability in the wider South Asian region. At the same time, preserving regional stability remains essential for US st
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS): Emphasising that confronting terrorism requires concerted action in a sustained and comprehensive manner, India and Singapore have renewed their commitment to strengthen multilateral co
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS): Pakistan's reliance on proxy militant networks, its heavy-handed handling of local grievances, and its failure to respond to emerging militant alliances have fuelled the current crisis
Dhaka, May 8 (IANS): Bangladesh continues to grapple with a disturbing rise in violence against women and children this year, following an alarming surge in 2025, amid growing public concern over safety, the Aw
Washington, May 8 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he urged US President Donald Trump to pursue dialogue with Iran and handed him a copy of a 2010 nuclear agreement brokered by Bra
Washington, May 8 (IANS) More than 100 bipartisan members of the US Congress have urged President Donald Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping for the release of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-demo
Tehran, May 7 (IANS) Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the country is ready to pursue diplomatic paths to end the war with the United States and Israel, while insisting on safeguarding the Iranian nat
