Tokyo, April 9 (IANS) Japan is set to extend a semi-state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic to Tokyo and two other prefectures due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Friday. Tokyo, which will host the...
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India and China will hold 11th round of Corps Commander talks on Friday at Chushul to iron out differences for the next phase of disengagement in Eastern Ladakh. After nearly a two month gap, the Corps...
Moscow, April 6 (IANS) Russia has expressed concerns about plans by the US and the UK to deploy ground-based intermediate and shorter-range missiles. In a statement on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Pentagon officials in the US have...
Amman, April 5 (IANS) Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi said that a "malicious plot" to destabilise the country by former Crown Prince Hamzah, royal court chief Bassem Awadallah, and royal family member Sharif Hassan Ben Zeid, has been foiled....
Washington/Kiev, April 3 (IANS) In their first-ever phone call, US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the escalating conflict in the Donbas region. During the call on Friday, Biden affirmed the US' "unwavering support for Ukraine's...
Houston, April 2 (IANS) Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged the federal government to take action to end the humanitarian crisis at the country's southern border. During a press conference in Weslaco near the US-Mexico border, the Governor on Thursday...