New York, February 24 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, on Tuesday accused the Iranian authorities of waging a brutal campaign to terrorise civilians through mass arbitrary detentions,
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Kabul, February 24 (IANS) At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed in Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktika, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNA
Washington, February 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday asserted that he does not require fresh approval from Congress to impose tariffs, even as India delayed sending a planned trade delegation to W
Washington, February 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is weighing military options against Iran as diplomacy enters what officials describe as a last-ditch phase, even as Tehrans closest partners — China a
Kathmandu, February 23 (IANS) At least 17 people died after a bus travelling from western Pokhara to the capital Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River in the central district of Dhading early Monday,
Islamabad, February 22 (IANS) A Pakistani Christian brick kiln worker's forced conversion into Islam, recorded in the country's national database has prevented his five children from listing Christianity as the
Washington, February 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump raised a newly imposed global tariff to 15 per cent, invoking Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 as reported by The Wall Street Journal, a move that es
Islamabad/Kabul, February 22 (IANS) Several Afghan civilians were killed and many others injured after Pakistan carried out airstrikes targeting civilian areas along the volatile border between the two countrie
Kathmandu, February 21 (IANS) The local administration in Nepal's southeastern border district of Rautahat imposed curfew in parts of headquarters Gaur on Saturday amid fears that clashes between two groups cou
Washington, February 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has mounted a forceful and combative defence of his trade agenda after the Supreme Court curtailed his use of a key tariff authority, accusing unnamed "f
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made clear that tariffs will remain a central tool of President Donald Trumps economic strategy, even after a Supreme Court ruling limited the admin
Washington, February 20 (IANS) In a major setback to President Donald Trumps economic agenda, the US Supreme Court on Friday struck down most of his sweeping tariffs, ruling that he lacked authority under a 197
United Nations, February 20 (IANS) Iran will respond "decisively and proportionately" to any military aggression, exercising its right to self-defence under the UN Charter, its UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani
South Korea: Ex-President Yoon apologises for suffering caused by martial law but defends his decreeSeoul, February 20 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday apologised for suffering caused by his short-lived imposition of martial law in late 2024 but defended that his decree was solely
Washington, February 20 (IANS) President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of disclosing classified information after Obama said in a recent podcast interview that aliens are real.Speaking to r
Cairo, February 20 (IANS) Naval forces of Iran and Russia held a joint drill in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, amid growing speculation about an impending US military strike against Iran.Specia
Washington, February 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is weighing a limited military strike on Iran to push Tehran into a nuclear deal, The Wall Street Journal reported.The newspaper said Trump is considerin
Washington, February 20 (IANS) Jasper Jeffers, the commander of the newly-created International Stabilization Force (ISF) under a Gaza peace deal, said that the ISF would ultimately comprise 20,000 soldiers wor
Washington, February 19 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Thursday launched what he called the , a new forum of world leaders meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and announced a $10 billion U.S. contribution
Seoul, February 19 (IANS) A court on Thursday sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for his failed bid to impose martial law in 2024.In the first ruling on the case, the Seoul
