Taipei, February 20 (IANS): Asserting that democracy and academic independence are invaluable, Taiwan's President William Lai said on Thursday asked universities to be cautious about any exchanges with China. H
Seoul, February 20 (IANS): North Korea on Thursday expressed outrage over the move by the United States to bolster another nuclear alliance in the Asia-Pacific region.The US entered into a nuclear submarine dea
New Delhi, February 20 (IANS): In yet another sign of thawing ties between the two countries, a Chinese diplomat on Thursday hailed India's ascent in the Asia Power Index that was released last year."India has
New York, February 20 (IANS): President Donald Trump's administration is planning to cut $50 billion in various areas of the Pentagon budget and reallocate them to others considered priority areas like preventi
Mexico City, February 20 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said that she does not fear US President Donald Trump and his threats of mass deportations, steep trade tariffs, and military "interventio
New York, February 20 (IANS) As their war of words escalated, US President Donald Trump threatened Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky that there could be a deal with Russia to end the three-year Ukraine War
Gaza, February 19 (IANS): Hamas said on Wednesday that it had submitted a proposal to Israel, through mediators, for a comprehensive prisoner-for-hostage swap based on the principle of "all for all" as part of
Moscow, February 19 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was informed an hour ago that Russian forces had crossed the border with Ukraine from the Kursk region, the TASS news agency reported We
Kyiv, February 19 (IANS) Hours after US President Donald Trump alleged that Volodymyr Zelensky holds a "4 per cent approval rating", the Ukrainian President responded on Wednesday saying that Trump was living i
Manila, February 19 (IANS)LThe United States on Wednesday severely criticised the "dangerous maneuvers" by a Chinese Navy helicopter towards a Philippines aircraft on Tuesday."We condemn the dangerous maneuvers
Gaza, February 19 (IANS): Hamas reaffirmed its willingness to implement the second and third phases of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a statement that the group had agreed,
United Nations, February 19 (IANS): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that now is the time to develop “greater consensus” in the process of reforming the Security Council to strengthen “trust in
Seoul, February 19 (IANS): A total of 30 military service members, including 17 generals, have been under investigation over their alleged involvement in South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed bid to imp
Quetta (Pakistan), February 19 (IANS): At least seven passengers, hailing from different areas of Pakistan’s Punjab province were offloaded from a passenger bus and gunned down by attackers post identity card
Tehran, February 19 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that US "foolish" plans for Gaza and Palestine "will lead nowhere.""Those who claimed that they would destroy resistance in a short period of t
New Delhi, February 18 (IANS): The India-United Arab Emirates (UAE) comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) signed on 18th February 2022 completed three successful years on Tuesday which saw bilater
Seoul, February 18 (IANS): Chung Mong-Joon, founder and honorary chair of the Asian Institute for Policy Studies and former politician in South Korea, has advocated for an Asian NATO, also suggesting redeployin
New Delhi, February 18 (IANS): The ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh accused the Mohammed Yunus-led interim government of turning the nation into a hub of terrorism and lawlessness. She also vowed to return h
Toronto, February 18 (IANS) Eighty passengers had a miraculous escape when their jet crashed here and flipped while landing in heavy wind in a snowed-in airport.The Delta flight flying in from Minneapolis in th
Kyiv, February 17 (IANS): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Kyiv would not participate in the upcoming US-Russia negotiations set to take place in Saudi Arabia this week, the Interfax-Ukra