Taipei, Feb 22 (IANS) While speaking at the closing ceremony of Halifax International Security Forum 2025 in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim emphasised the nation’s commitment to defend… Continue reading Taiwan says committed to defending itself amid rising threats from China
Jerusalem, Feb 22 (IANS) Israel has confirmed that two hostages, Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu, have been handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas as part of a planned… Continue reading Israel confirms two hostages transferred by Hamas, prepares for more releases
Canberra, Feb 22 (IANS) The Australian government on Saturday confronted China as it failed to give a satisfactory answer for its inadequate notice ahead of its live-fire training exercise in… Continue reading Australia says China failed to inform of live-fire drills conducted off coastline
Bangkok, Feb 21 (IANS) Marking a milestone in the Indo-Thai bilateral relationship, the Indian Ambassador to Thailand and President of Silpakorn University in Bangkok renewed on Friday the Memorandum of… Continue reading India and Thailand focus on promoting Sanskrit, Hindi among Thai students
The images haunt us: a young mother, Shiri Bibas, ripped from the heart of ordinary life, clutching her two small red-haired children, four-year-old boy Ariel and nine-month-old baby Kfir, their… Continue reading To defend Hamas is to defend barbarism, its reign of terror must end
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Kash Patel is set to make history Thursday when the Republican-led US Senate votes to confirm him to head the FBI, the country’s premier investigating agency.… Continue reading Kash Patel set to make history on Thursday after confirmation to head FBI
Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) South Korea’s constitutional court will hold the 11th and final hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment trial on February 25. The court’s acting chief justice said… Continue reading South Korea’s court to hold final hearing of Yoon’s impeachment trial on Feb 25
Tel Aviv, Feb 20 (IANS) Hamas’s “ugly and brutal act” of parading bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday before handing them over to the International Committee of the Red… Continue reading Hamas’s brutal act of holding hostage coffin parade draws worldwide condemnation
Johannesburg, Feb 20 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met several foreign ministers, including Sergei Lavrov (Russia), Wang Yi (China), Penny Wong (Australia), on the sidelines of the G2O Foreign… Continue reading EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Russia and China during G20 meeting in Jo’burg
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) A group of 200 Chinese citizens suspected of involvement in fraud returned to China under the escort of Chinese police on Thursday after being repatriated from… Continue reading 200 fraud suspects repatriated from Myanmar to China
Dhaka, Feb 19 (IANS) The violent clashes at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) in Bangladesh since Tuesday has left more than 100 students injured, local media reported on… Continue reading Student unrest escalates in Bangladesh, over 100 injured
Tehran, Feb 19 (IANS) Iran unveiled new domestically-developed missiles, drones, artillery and air defence systems on Wednesday, the official news agency IRNA reported. The equipment was displayed during the second… Continue reading Iran unveils new domestically produced weapons during military drill
