Tripoli, December 15 (IANS): Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Sunday declared a state of force majeure at an oil refinery in the western city of Zawiya, some 45 km west of the capital Tripo
Ankara, December 15 (IANS): A total of 7,621 Syrian nationals voluntarily returned to their homeland between December 9 and December 13, following the downfall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's gover
Jerusalem, December 15 (IANS): Israel announced Sunday that it will close its embassy in Ireland, attributing the decision to the Irish government's "extreme anti-Israeli policies".In a press release, Israeli F
Seoul, December 15 (IANS) The leader of South Korea's main Opposition Democratic Party (DP), on Sunday, proposed forming a consultative body between the parliament and the government to stabilise state affairs,
Seoul, Decemeber 15 (IANS) South Korea's prosecutors on Sunday sought an arrest warrant for the head of the Army Special Warfare Command over his role in President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of mart
Damascus, December 15 (IANS) Israel intensified its airstrikes against Syrian military facilities, conducting 24 air raids in the countryside of Damascus, according to a war monitor.The strikes reportedly hit t
Seoul, December 14 (IANS) The South Korean foreign ministry sent diplomatic letters to all foreign missions in the country on Saturday, assuring that diplomacy will continue under the acting leadership of the P
Seoul, December 14 (IANS) The National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law, suspending him from his duties until the Constitutional Court dec
Seoul, December 14 (IANS) A crowd of citizens erupted in elation and tears on the streets nationwide on Saturday as the National Assembly voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his surprise martial law d
Seoul, December 14 (IANS) South Korea's main Opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Saturday welcomed the National Assembly's decision to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law,
Seoul, December 14 (IANS) The South Korea's National Assembly voted on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law.Yoon will be suspended from his duties as soon as th
New Delhi, December 13 (IANS) Italian Ambassador to India, Antonio Bartoli believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an "extraordinary political leader" who has an "extraordinary capacity" to connect with p
Ankara, December 13 (IANS) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a meeting on Friday on combating terrorism and achieving stability in Syria, calling for an immediat
Seoul, Dec 13 (IANS) The martial law turmoil has caused "serious damage" to South Korea's diplomacy, its top diplomat said on Friday, amid concerns over a foreign policy vacuum as President Yoon Suk Yeol faces
Ottawa, December 13 (IANS) A senior official in the government of Ontario, Canada, recently warned that the province might ban US-made alcohol and restrict electricity exports to several American states if Pres
Gaza, December 13 (IANS) At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli attacks at residential houses in the refugee camp of al-Nuseirat in central Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources
Jerusalem, December 13 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it has "severely damaged" Syria's air defences, destroying over 90 per cent of identified strategic surface-to-air missile systems.In
Washington, December 12 (IANS) President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 convicts of non-violent crimes, making it the largest grant of clemency in a single day i
Seoul, December 12 (IANS) South Korea's main Opposition Democratic Party (DP) introduced a new impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday over his failed bid to impose martial law, days afte
Washington, December 12 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has called the resignation announcement of FBI Director Christopher Wray "a great day for America." Wray, on Wednesday, informed FBI employee