South China Sea: New tensions, with military exercises and foreign warships What happened? On 2 August, Germany’s Brandenburg-class frigate Bayern (Bavaria) warship was deployed to the South China Sea from Wilhelmshaven… Continue reading World This Week 31st August 2021
New York, Aug 6 US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have commemorated the ninth anniversary of the 2012 mass shooting at the gurdwara in Oak Creek that… Continue reading Biden, Harris commemorate 2012 gurdwara mass killing
Colombo, July 21 Breaking the archaic 1951 law, the Sri Lanka Cabinet has allowed Muslim women to get married under ordinary law – the Marriage Registration Ordinance in Sri Lanka,.… Continue reading SL Muslim women allowed to get married under regular law
Kathmandu, July 16 Authorities in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley have decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till July 25 to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, but with further relaxation of the prohibitory… Continue reading Lockdown extended in Kathmandu Valley till July 25
Baghdad, June 29 Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi condemned the US airstrikes on paramilitary Hashd Shaabi positions near the country’s border with Syria. A statement by his office on Monday… Continue reading Iraqi PM condemns US airstrikes near Syria border
Washington, June 28 The Pentagon announced that the US military has conducted airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the border region between Iraq and Syria. “The US… Continue reading US conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria
Nay Pyi Taw, June 10 At least 12 people have died after a military aircraft crashed in Myanmar, according to a fire brigade spokesperson on Thursday. The accident occurred near… Continue reading 12 dead in Myanmar military plane crash
Colombo, June 7 Sri Lankan government officials have said that bodies of more than 10 turtles, a dolphin, fish and birds have washed up on the country’s beaches after the… Continue reading Dead animals wash up ashore in SL after burning of cargo ship
Tehran, June 1 The spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the talks between Tehran and Saudi Arabia to settle issues continue in a “constructive” climate. The spokesman, Saeed… Continue reading ‘Iran-Saudi talks continue in constructive climate’
Paris, May 31 (IANS) The global economy could grow by “nearly 6 per cent” this year, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said on Monday, while warning that recovery… Continue reading World economy to grow at 6% this year: OECD
Cairo, May 31 Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his visiting Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi discussed solidifying the ongoing ceasefire in place between Israel and the Islamist Hamas in the… Continue reading Egypt, Israel FMs discuss Gaza ceasefire
United Nations, May 28 A UN envoy has called on the international community to look for a sustainable, long-term political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A cessation of hostilities is holding… Continue reading UN envoy urges sustainable political solution to Israel-Palestine conflict
