SEOUL, DECEMBER 27 (IANS): North Korea has convened a key year-end meeting of the ruling Workers' Party with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance to discuss next year's policy direction, Pyongyang's state media sai
Seoul, December 27 (IANS): North Korea will continue to escalate its nuclear threats against the US and South Korea next year while seeking to improve its capabilities to strike back with a nuclear weapon if it
United Nations, December 27 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as the senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza.Kaag will facilitate, coo
Washington, December 26 (IANS) The US military forces aerially struck facilities in Iraq said to be used by Kataib Hezbollah -- an Iraqi paramilitary group better known as the Hezbollah Brigades -- and its affi
Tel Aviv, December 26 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Israel will pay a heavy price for killing Brig Gen Razi Mousavi of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in an airstrike in Syria.
Washington, December 26 (IANS) The US military has carried out strikes on three sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq after an attack wounded American personnel, including one critically, Defence Secretary L
Seoul, December 26 (IANS) South Korea is in talks with Poland to ensure the multiple arms contracts signed between Korean companies and the Polish government will be carried out as agreed despite the change of
Tel Aviv, December 25 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday said that it carried out strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after rockets -- allegedly fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon -- targete
Moscow, December 25 (IANS) The Russian Armed Forces on Monday said that it has successfully delivered high-precision strikes targeting foreign equipment and ammunition provided to Kiev by Washington and its NAT
Gaza, December 25 (IANS) At least 70 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, reported the state-run Palestine TV.Ashraf Al-Qedra, spokesman for
Brussels, December 25 (IANS) Amid the festive ambience of European cities adorned with lights and decorations, this Christmas season is underscored by heightened security measures.The recent university shooting
Washington, December 25 (IANS) Former President Donald Trump on Saturday made a plea before the appeals court in Washington DC to throw out the federal charges alleging he tried to steal the 2020 Presidential e
New York, December 25 (IANS) China feels that the US has been taking positive steps towards bettering relations starting with the meeting between President Joe Biden and his counterpart Xi Jingping in November
New York, December 25 (IANS) China feels that the US has been taking positive steps towards bettering relations starting with the meeting between President Joe Biden and his counterpart Xi Jingping in November
Colombo, December 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan police will provide extra security to churches and other places of worship on Sunday and Monday in view of Christmas, said a spokesman on Sunday.Speaking to reporters, pol
Tel Aviv, December 24 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is a sovereign nation and there was no pressure from the US in the ongoing war in Gaza strip.Netanyahu said this while
New Delhi, December 24 (IANS) Russia celebrated the 109th anniversary of its Long-Range Aviation which is often referred to as ‘The Switchers’, media reports said.Reports said that these long-range aircraft
Gaza, December 24 (IANS) The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has so far risen to 20,258 since October 7, with 53,688 others being injured, the Gaza-based Health Ministry has sa
Tel Aviv, December 23 (IANS) A mass exodus of Palestinians has begun in central Gaza after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the Palestinians to move to south Gaza’s Deir el-Balah area.“My wife was in
New Delhi, December 23 (IANS) Over 40,000 Chinese nationals associated with unlawful online scam groups in Myanmar’s northern Shan state were arrested and deported during a three-month period from early Septe