Cairo, May 10 (IANS/DPA) Egypt and the US have called for flexibility to reach a hitherto elusive ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel after an inconclusive round… Continue reading US, Egypt eye flexibility to reach Gaza deal
Tel Aviv, May 10 (IANS/DPA) Hamas again mounted an attack on the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the far south of the Gaza Strip – the fourth such… Continue reading Hamas attacks Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Thursday (May 9) marks one year to the time when supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) expressed their anger… Continue reading One year after violent protests shook Pakistan, military and Imran’s PTI still at loggerheads
Seoul, May 9 (IANS/DPA) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has apologised for his wife’s decision to accept a luxury handbag as a gift, revelations of which have caused a… Continue reading South Korean president apologises over scandal involving gift to wife
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India on Thursday reminded Maldives that it has been a key provider of development assistance to the island nation and several projects funded by New… Continue reading It is in our common interest that we reach an understanding to take our relationship forward, EAM Jaishankar tells Maldives Foreign Minister
Rome, May 9 (IANS/DPA) A new dispute is brewing between Italy and private German aid organisations over the handling of boat refugees in the Mediterranean. Despite a ban by the… Continue reading New dispute looms between Rome and German NGOs helping migrants
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) The election commission of Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that it will hold the presidential election between September 17 and October 16. The election commission in… Continue reading Sri Lanka to hold presidential election between Sep 17 and Oct 16
Kiev, May 8 (IANS) The Ukrainian Parliament on Wednesday extended the current martial law and general mobilisation of troops for another 90 days, said parliamentarian Yaroslav Zheleznyak. The bills to… Continue reading Ukraine extends martial law, military mobilisation
Jerusalem, May 8 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visiting US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns met in Israel on Wednesday to discuss ongoing efforts to reach a… Continue reading Israeli PM, CIA chief meet to discuss Gaza truce deal
Seoul, May 8 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mother-in-law, who has been serving a one-year prison term for forgery, is fit for parole, a Justice Ministry panel determined… Continue reading S.Korean President’s jailed mother-in-law determined fit for parole
Berlin, May 8 (IANS/DPA) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Wednesday for decisive action to address attacks on politicians in Germany. Von der Leyen’s remarks, in a… Continue reading Von der Leyen warns of risk to democracy from attacks on politicians in Germany
Faizabad (Afghanistan), May 8 (IANS) Three police personnel were killed, and five others sustained injury as a blast rocked Faizabad city, the provincial capital of north Afghanistan’s Badakhashan province, on… Continue reading 3 police officers killed, 5 injured in blast in Afghanistan
