Beijing, December 18 (IANS): National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, in Beijing on Wednesday.Han said that China and India, as ancient oriental civilizations and emergin
Tehran, December 18 (IANS): Iran's envoy to the United Nations (UN) has warned that if Europe "misuses" the snapback mechanism, it will receive the country's "decisive and proportionate" response, the official
Seoul, December 18 (IANS): The South Korea's Chief of the Defence Intelligence Command suspected of taking part in martial law operations has been formally arrested on Wednesday, an anti-corruption investigatio
Ottawa, December 18 (IANS): The Canadian federal government has announced a new plan to bolster border security and strengthen the immigration system.This is in response to US President-elect Donald Trump's thr
Houston, December 18 (IANS): US surgeons have completed the fifth gene-edited pig organ transplant for an Alabama woman who is now free from dialysis and in better health, New York University (NYU) Langone Heal
New York, December 18 (IANS): The panel set up by India to enquire into allegations about a murder-for-hire plot against a US-based Khalistani and US government agencies have been exchanging briefings, accordin
Seoul, December 18 (IANS): South Korea will make sure it has plans in place to engage with the incoming US administration under President-elect Donald Trump, should stalled nuclear talks with North Korea resume
Jerusalem, December 18 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that he would not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state, rejecting reports that Israel had agreed to a "path toward Pa
Moscow, December 17 (IANS): Russia’s Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defence Forces chief, Lt General Igor Kirillov, was killed in a bomb blast in southeastern Moscow early on Tuesday, with top Russian
Seoul, December 17 (IANS): South Korea's Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su, who served as the chief commander during President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law, was arrested on Tuesday, p
Toronto, December 17 (IANS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced fresh calls for resignation, hours after Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland quit in a surprise move after disagreeing with him over
Washington, December 17 (IANS) Donald Trump said on Monday that he would speak to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and that of Russia Vladimir Putin to end the "carnage" of nearly three years of war,
Moscow, December 17 (IANS) The West is pushing Russia towards its red line, leaving Moscow no choice but to respond, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Russian
Seoul, December 16 (IANS) The Ukrainian military has released photos and footage of what appear to be dozens of North Korean soldiers killed along with Russian troops in Russia's western Kursk border region, a
New Delhi, December 16 (IANS): Recognising shared security interests and challenges in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), India and Sri Lanka on Monday agreed to advance defence collaboration with New Delhi reitera
Seoul, December 16 (IANS): South Korean Constitutional Court is set to hold its first meeting of its justices Monday to review the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, kicking off preparations
Tel Aviv, December 16 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump about Israel's determination to continue acting against Iran and its armed proxies whenever they
Jerusalem, December 16 (IANS) The Israeli government has approved a plan to expand settlements in the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory currently occupied by Israel, according to a statement by Israeli Prime Mi
Jerusalem, December 15 (IANS): The Israeli government approved a plan on Sunday to expand settlements in the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory currently occupied by Israel, according to a statement by Israeli P
London, December 15 (IANS): The U.K. officially joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Sunday, becoming the first European nation to join the Asia-Pacific tr