Washington, December 25 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump slammed outgoing President Joe Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row."Joe Biden just commuted the Death
Bucharest, December 24 (IANS) Maia Sandu on Tuesday assumed office as president of the Republic of Moldova for a second term.The inauguration ceremony was held at the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau.After th
Jerusalem, December 24 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "there has been progress" in efforts to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Hamas, but cautioned that the timeline for rea
Gaza, December 23 (IANS) More than 50 Palestinians were killed or injured in an Israeli military operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-run media office on Mond
Seoul, December 23 (IANS) South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol prioritises his impeachment trial over the ongoing investigations into the brief martial law imposition, his lawyer said on Monday, dismissing cri
New Delhi, December 23 (IANS) NASAs Parker Solar Probe is expected to make its record flyby of the Sun -- just 6.1 million km -- on Christmas Eve.Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe aims to explore the mys
Jerusalem, December 23 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would "act with force" against the Houthi group in Yemen, a day after the group launched a missile toward the Tel Aviv ar
Moscow, December 23 (IANS) Russia has not lost the desire to improve its relations with the US, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview."Everything can be done if there is a desire. We have never
Seoul, December 22 (IANS) South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Sunday urged acting President Han Duck-soo to quickly promulgate special counsel bills against President Yoon Suk Yeol and First
Kuwait City, December 22 (IANS): Kuwait on Sunday bestowed its highest honour 'The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in appreciation of his distinguished achievements and the efforts
Vladivostok, December 22 (IANS) The missing An-2 light aircraft, which disappeared in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has been found with all three people aboard alive, local authorities said on Sunday.All three i
Moscow, December 22 (IANS) Russia's Tatarstan Republic declared a state of emergency for government bodies and emergency response units to manage the aftermath of Ukrainian drone attacks."The head of Tatarstan
Abu Dhabi, December 22 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, and Egypt strongly condemned the car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg, which resulted in hundreds
Islamabad, December 21 (IANS) As many as 16 Pakistani soldiers were killed and another eight critically injured after their security post came under attack, the heaviest in the last few months, in the Lita Sar
Seoul, December 21 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday lambasted a recent trilateral meeting between South Korea, the US and Japan that discussed peace in the Indo-Pacific region, deriding the talks as an "insult" t
New Delhi, December 21 (IANS) Over two consecutive days, miscreants targeted three Hindu temples in Bangladesh, vandalising eight idols in Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts, according to local media reports.Law
Riyadh, December 21 (IANS) Saudi Arabia condemned the tragic attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, which left two people dead, including a child, and injured at least 68 others. The incident
Gaza, December 21 (IANS) At least 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the central and northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources.Local sources and eyewitnesses reported that Israeli
Seoul, December 20 (IANS): Police have questioned the chief of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) as part of their investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched imposition of martial law earlier thi
Cairo, December 20 (IANS): Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held several bilateral talks with the leaders of the Middle East countries on the sidelines of the 11th Summit of the Developing Eight Organiza