Washington, January 1 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has said that peace on earth was his New Years resolution as he addressed guests at a gathering at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, striking a brief note
Kyiv, January 1 (IANS): In his New Years Eve address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine wants the war to end but will not accept a weak peace agreement, stressing that any deal must not c
Moscow, Janunary 1 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told soldiers fighting on the front lines that Moscow remains confident of prevailing in Ukraine, even as the conflict stretches into yet
New Delhi, December 30 (IANS): The death of Bangladeshs First Lady Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, comes at a time when the country is gearing up for a very crucial election on February 12. Zia (80) died this morn
Dhaka, December 30 (IANS): Khaleda Zia's journey -- from being born in undivided India to becoming Bangladesh's first woman Prime Minister -- established her as a prominent figure in the South Asian nation's po
United Nations, December 30 (IANS): Warning that the world is surrounded by chaos and uncertainty, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his New Year message that was also issued in a Hindi version for the fir
Washington, December 30 (IANS): The Trump administration is moving to sharply restrict access to asylum by urging US immigration judges to dismiss cases without hearings and redirect migrants to third countries
Washington, December 30 (IANS): US President Donald Trump warned Hamas to disarm within a very short period of time, cautioned Iran against rebuilding military capabilities, and reaffirmed an exceptionally clos
Dhaka, December 30 (IANS): Bangladeshs former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia died early Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness at the age of 80, her party
Moscow, December 30 (IANS): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Kyiv launched an overnight drone attack targeting the presidential residence in Russia's northwestern region of Novgorod."On the nigh
Washington, December 30 (IANS): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that US President Donald Trump would receive Israels highest civilian honour, the Israel Prize, citing his tremendous contribu
Kathmandu, December 29 (IANS): Nepal and India have agreed to formulate and implement a biennial action plan within the next three months to translate bilateral agricultural cooperation agreements into concrete
Taipei, December 29 (IANS): Taiwans Ministry of Defence on Monday strongly condemned China's deployment of air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint military drills around the island, a move Beijing describe
Sanna, December 29 (IANS): Abdulmalik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen's Houthi group, warned that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be treated as a "military target," describing Israel's recognition of the br
Seoul, December 29 (IANS): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test launch of long-range strategic cruise missiles, calling for the "unlimited and sustained" development of state nuclear combat force
Canberra, December 29 (IANS): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced the terms for an independent review of the Bondi Beach terror attack, but he again resisted calls to launch a royal c
Los Angeles, December 29 (IANS): The Southern California News Group (SCNG) published an editorial titled "$12 billion payout to farmers is a tariff-based disaster," saying a bailout announced earlier this month
Washington, December 29 (IANS): US President Donald Trump said that both Russia and Ukraine want the war between them to end, as negotiations aimed at reaching a peace agreement moved closer to completion follo
Mexico City, December 29 (IANS): A passenger train carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members derailed on a bridge near Nizanda in southern Mexico on Sunday, leaving at least 13 people dead and 98 others inj
Dhaka, December 28 (IANS): Tarique Rahman, the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, returned to the country recently after 17 years in exile and is now expected to emerge as a crucial player in