Sanaa, Jan 15 : The US and the UK have conducted a new strike on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV has reported. The strike...

Helsinki, Jan 15 : The volcanic eruption in Iceland has taken a turn for the worse as a new fissure opened quite close to the town of Grindavik.Magma from the...

Jerusalem, Jan 15 : As the bloody Israel-Hamas conflict entered its 100th day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to continue the military campaign in the Gaza Strip until...

Copenhagen, Jan 15 : Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik has been formally proclaimed King by the country’s Prime Minister. Danish Queen Margrethe on Sunday signed a declaration of abdication and handed...

Tel Aviv, Jan 15 : Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has said that the families of the hostages are not alone and cannot be left alone. He was addressing the nation...

Washington, Jan 14 : President Joe Biden and other senior US officials are becoming increasingly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rejection of most of the administration’s...

Kathmandu, Jan 14 ( IANS) A day after anti-Beijing leader Lai Ching-te was elected the new President of Taiwan, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Sunday said that...

Islamabad, Jan 14 : Five Pakistani soldiers were killed and two others, including an officer, injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeted a security vehicle in the Buleda...

Islamabad, Jan 14 : Five Pakistani soldiers were killed and two others, including an officer, injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeted a security vehicle in the Buleda...

Seoul, Jan 14 : North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) into the East Sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, in Pyongyang’s first missile launch this year....

Baghdad, Jan 14 : Amid wrangling in political blocs, the Iraqi parliament on Sunday failed to elect a new speaker to replace the sacked speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi. The parliament session,...

Beijing, Jan 14 : The death toll in the coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, central China’s Henan Province has risen to 13, the owner of the mine...

Reykajavik, Jan 14 : A volcano erupted on Sunday in south-west Iceland near the fishing town of Grindavik, which has been evacuated, the media reported. It began erupting about 03.00...

Male, Jan 14 : Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its military personnel from the Indian Ocean archipelago nation by mid-March, officials said on Sunday afternoon. President...

Tel Aviv, Jan 14 : Thousands of people are participating in the ‘100 Days of Hell’ rally here in support of the hostages who are in the custody of Hamas...

Sydney, Jan 14 : Two people were killed in a light plane crash in Dugandan in Australia’s state of Queensland on Sunday, local media reported. Emergency services rushed to the...

New Delhi, Jan 14 : World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will convene under the theme ‘Rebuilding Trust’ to provide the crucial space to step back and focus on the fundamental...

Seoul, Jan 14 : Amid indications of growing military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui will visit Russia on January 15, the state media said...

Sydney, Jan 14 : Australia has slammed Elon Musk-owned X for failing to stem harmful content on its platform and not fully complying with a legal notice served to the...

Islamabad, Jan 14 : Ahead of the February 8 general elections, the Supreme Court in the country has upheld the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) , and...

New York, Jan 14 : With just a day to go for the Iowa caucuses, Indian-American voters in the state have said that they “feel abandoned” by 2024 Republican presidential...

Seoul, Jan 14 : After election of a US-friendly president, Lai Ching-te, South Korea hopes to see peace and stability maintained across the Taiwan Strait, government official said Sunday, Lai...

Islamabad, Jan 14 : Five soldiers were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, local media reported. The IED planted by the roadside in the...

New Delhi, Jan 14 : This conflict has left the world and societies divided, raised questions over the extent of “self-defence” and the definition of genocide, and brought into sharp...

New Delhi, Jan 14 : The International Court of Justice (ICJ) may take several years to reach a final verdict in the genocide case against Israel, which is why South...

New Delhi, Jan 14 : War claims a great price which is paid by those who did not choose it.The amount of destruction in the face of a relentless war...

New Delhi, Jan 14 : The ICJ is composed of 15 judges appointed for nine-year terms through separate, simultaneous elections at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the UN Security...

Washington, Jan 14 : A US-led coalition launched airstrikes against targets in parts of Yemen held by Iran-aligned Houthis, escalating tensions in a region that is already dealing with the...

New Delhi, Jan 14 : The only way the world would know about the catastrophe transpiring in the war-ravaged Gaza is through journalists.And that seems categorically an agenda for Israel...

United Nations, Jan 14 : The attacks on ships in the Red Sea region by Houthi rebels are acknowledged by all members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) as a...

Washington, Jan 14 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s last meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was tense, according to Israeli media.So much so that the Israeli leader...

Tokyo, Jan 14 : The death toll from the devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, increased to 220 on Sunday, while 20 people still unaccounted...

Tel Aviv, Jan 14 : Israel Prime Minister Benjamtin Netanyahu said that his country will continue its war against Hamas “to the end – until complete victory” He was addressing...

New York, Jan 14 : The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for additional 20,716 H-2B visas made...

Washington, Jan 14 : US climate envoy John Kerry is reportedly planning to step down from his role and work on President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. 80-year-old Kerry, President Biden’s...

Dar es Salaam, Jan 14 : At least 21 miners were killed and several others were missing after a gold mine collapsed following a heavy downpour in northern Tanzania’s Simiyu...

Aden, Jan 14 : A Houthi official has said that the US and UK forces flew spy drones “for hours” over the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, where conflicting reports...

Tehran, Jan 14 : A top Iranian military commander said Iran’s ground forces are deploying new drone and missile units to the country’s borders. Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground...

Taipei City, Jan 14 : Taiwanese voters have chosen William Lai as their President in a historic election, keeping the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in control for a third...

Aden, Jan 14 : The US-led coalition conducted an airstrike targeting a key Houthi-controlled naval base near the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Saturday evening, according to local...

London, Jan 13 : A domestic All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight in Japan has returned to its departure airport after a crack was reported on the cockpit window during the...

New Delhi, Jan 13 : Amid the ongoing row, Maldives President Mohamad Muizzu, fresh from his China visit, made another indirect jab at India, accusing it of “bullying” his “small”...

New Delhi, Jan 13 : The Chinese government has thrown open the door for tourists to Xinjiang, or at least those it deems worthy of an invite, the media reported....

Tokyo, Jan 13 : A recent research found the powerful January 1 earthquake that rocked central Japan has caused ground upheavals as high as about 4 meters, local media reported...

Houston, Jan 13 : Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned of “ultra cold temperatures” in the coming days as a result of a severe winter storm, while also expecting the state’s...

Geneva, Jan 13 : Public health risks resulting from the Covid-19 virus remain high globally, with the virus circulating in all countries, a senior expert from the World Health Organization...

Beirut, Jan 13 : Since the ongoing Gaza war erupted in October 2023, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group has launched a total of 692 attacks against Israel. In a statement,...

London, Jan 13 : With the Rwanda asylum bill set to return to the UK Parliament next week, sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she will vote against the legislation...

Cairo, Jan 13 : Egypt had denied reports of a temporary suspension of navigation in the Suez Canal as a result of the ongoing tension in the Red Sea’s strategic...

Chicago, Jan 13 : Wind-whipped snow blanketed Chicago, leaving thousands without power and cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights. As of Friday night, the western and southwestern suburbs of Chicago, the...

Washington, Jan 13 : The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will keep Boeing 737-9 MAX grounded for the safety of travellers until extensive inspection and maintenance are...

Sanaa, Jan 13 : Just a day after launching a coordinated multi-nation attack on nearly 30 Houthi positions in Yemen, the US on Saturday carried out fresh airstrikes against the...

Tel Aviv, Jan 13 : Even as the Israel Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a statement saying that Hamas has agreed to allow the delivery of medicines to the hostages...

Washington, Jan 13 : Former US President Donald Trump has cancelled three out of four rallies scheduled for this weeked due to icy weather caused by a major winter storm...

Taipei, Jan 13 : Some 19.5 eligible voters in Taiwan will cast their ballots on Saturday to elect a new President and Parliament amid growing warnings from China that Taipei’s...

Tel Aviv, Jan 13 : Idan Amedi, star of the popular Netflix web series ‘Fauda’, has been released from the ICU after he was admitted for grevious injuries he sustained...

United Nations, Jan 13 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all parties involved to adhere to UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2722 following the US-led airstrikes on the Houthis....

Houston, Jan 13 : Texas has blocked US Border Patrol agents from a section of the US-Mexico border, according to a court filing by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which...

Washington, Jan 13 : US President Joe Biden has said that there will be further retaliation against the Houthis if the group continue with its “outrageous behaviour”. Biden made the...

New York, Jan 13 : Asian-Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the US over roughly the past two decades and since 2020, says a new study...

Gaza, Jan 13 : The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,708, the Gaza-based Health Ministry has said. The ministry in a...

Kiev, Jan 13 : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have reportedly signed a security agreement. Zelensky said on Friday that the guarantees prescribed in...

Jerusalem, Jan 13 (UANS) Israel has reached an agreement with Qatar to allow the delivery of vital prescription drugs to Israeli hostages in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office...

Zhengzhou, Jan 13 : Sixty-one people are trapped and 14 missing after an accident occurred in a coal mine in the city of Pingdingshan, central China’s Henan Province, local authorities...

London, Jan 12 : Globally, 2023 was the warmest year in a series stretching back to 1850, according to figures released by the Met Office in the UK and the...

New York, Jan 12 : President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American judge Sunil R.Harjani for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois....

London, Jan 12 : London may get its first Indian-origin mayor with finance and property broker Shyam Batra announcing his intent to run as an independent in the May 2024...

Washington, Jan 12 : A brutal Arctic blast in the US is expected to plunge temperatures to as low as 20 to 30 degrees below zero in the northern Plains...

Wellington, Jan 12 : Many New Zealanders are facing water restrictions due to dry conditions and high summer demand, local authorities said on Friday. Residents in the capital Wellington, Picton...

Moscow, Jan 12 : During the 2023 New Year holidays, there was a surge of Russian tourists flocking to China and Europe, a local media outlet said in a report...

Islamabad, Jan 12 : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that its Executive Board has completed the first review of Pakistan’s economic reform program supported by the global lender’s Stand-By...

Jerusalem, Jan 12 : The Israeli government’s expenses for the conflict with Hamas amounted to 24.7 billion shekels ($6.59 billion) in 2023, the Finance Ministry said. The expenses were incurred...

Ankara, Jan 12 : Despite the economic revamp, inflation in Turkey remained stubbornly high, and many consumers said their living standards continue to decline. In December 2023, inflation in Turkey...

New Delhi, Jan 12 : Ahead of the 75th Republic Day, the outlawed Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced that it is going to start Khalistan referendum voter registration in...

Tel Aviv, Jan 12 : The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said excessive delays at Israeli checkpoints have affected deliveries of planned aid, including food, medicines,...

Canberra, Jan 12 : Australia on Friday confirmed its support to the US and UK airstrikes targeting sites belonging to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, in response to the Iran-backed...

Damascus, Jan 12 : Syria began the new year by witnessing a “significant escalation” of attacks by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, a war monitor said. In a fresh...

London, Jan 12 : An India-born investment banker, standing as an independent in the 2024 London Mayoral election, has said that he comes from a country where toxic air is...

Gaza, Jan 12 : Amid the unabated fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the death toll in the besieged enclave increased to 23,469 on Friday, the Palestinian...

Washington, Jan 12 : The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has formally notified Boeing in a letter that it is conducting an investigation into the American aircraft maker’s quality control...

Warsaw, Jan 12 : Polish President Andrzej Duda said he will pardon for a second time, the senior officials that were detailed and jailed earlier this week after they were...

Tehran, Jan 12 : The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced the arrest of 35 people from six provinces in the country in connection with the January 3 twin bombings in the...

Berlin, Jan 11 : The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in leading a survey conducted for the elections in three eastern German states in September. In Saxony, the AfD,...

New York, Jan 12 : The US has welcomed “increased cooperation” with India in defending freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden amid growing Houthi...

Tel Aviv, Jan 12 : Wrapping up a seven-day whirlwind tour of the Middle East, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that a pathway towards establishing a Palestinian state...

Tel Aviv, Jan 12( IANS) The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) has attacked the decision by South Africa to take Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague...

Beirut, Jan 12 : Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged an end to Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon during discussions with US envoy Amos Hochstein. “We want peace and...

Moscow, Jan 12 : Russia could resort to the use of nuclear weapons if its launchers are attacked by Western missiles, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev...

Washington, Jan 12 : President Joe Biden has said that he ordered the strikes “in direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea” as...

Washington, Jan 12 : President Joe Biden has said that he ordered the strikes “in direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea” as...

Washington, Jan 12 : The US and UK militaries launched strikes against several used by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a US official and a UK official told the media....

Sanaa, Jan 12 : Yemen’s Houthi group has launched a new attack on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, using a ballistic missile, the US Central Command wrote...

London, Jan 12 : The UK economy is nearly 140 billion British pounds ($178.7 billion), or six per cent, smaller than it would have been because of Brexit, Mayor of...

Mexico City, Jan 12 : Mexico has enough oil reserves to meet demand for the next 18 years thanks to the oil exploration work spearheaded by his administration, President Andres...

Paris, Jan 12 : French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated a list of ministers in the new government based on the proposition of the newly-appointed Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. According...

Ankara, Jan 12 : Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation (TUPRAS) has confirmed that the tanker seized in the Sea of Oman was carrying oil to Turkey. TUPRAS said on Thursday in...

Paris, Jan 12 : French President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal have worked to pull together a cabinet, a day after Macron appointed the 34-year-old media-savvy...

Dhaka, Jan 11 : Awami League president Sheikh Hasina on Thursday was sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fourth consecutive term after she led her party to...

New York, Jan 11 : Inflation in the US rose more than expected in December thanks to a jump in energy and housing costs, underscoring the challenge of taming price...

London, Jan 11 : An elderly former postmaster of Indian-origin has revealed that Princess Kate and the Middleton family stood by him when he was accused of stealing 16,000 pounds...

Seoul, Jan 11 : South Korea’s science ministry on Thursday said it aims to launch a full-fledged space agency in May, with the nation seeking to join the ranks of...

Kabul, Jan 11 : A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on Thursday, with tremors felt in parts of north India...

Wellington, Jan 11 : New Zealand’s Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) on Thursday criticised the government’s preparation to repeal new smoke-free measures that would rapidly save thousands of lives. In a...

Manila, Jan 11 : Philippine Senator Imee Marcos has demanded an explanation from the government and military for the shipment of millions of gallons of fuel by the US Navy...

Tokyo, Jan 11 : The death toll from the devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, increased to 213 on Thursday, with 52 people remaining unaccounted...

Wellington, Jan 11 : New Zealand saw 38,209 new homes consented in the year ending in November 2023, down 24 per cent year-on-year, the national statistics department Stats NZ said...

Canberra, Jan 11 : Record-high global temperatures in 2023 exacerbated droughts, floods and wildfires, a, international study led by Australian National University (ANU) researchers revealed on Thursday. The study, which...

Berlin, Jan 11 : Train drivers in Germany have commenced a three-day strike until Friday, severely restricting passenger transport across the country. Meanwhile, freight trains have been at a standstill...

Athens, Jan 11 (IAS) The Greek government has urged an increase in vaccination against Covid-19 and influenza amid a surge of fresh cases in recent weeks. The people “who lost...

Beijing, Jan 11 : The oceanic temperatures in 2023 have once again shattered records, and the warming trend will persist throughout this century, even if greenhouse gas emissions were to...

Ankara, Jan 11 : Sweden has fulfilled an important part of demands by Turkey for the Nordic country’s NATO bid, Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said. “We see that Sweden...

London, Jan 11 : The UK government will introduce new legislation to overturn the convictions of hundreds of post office managers who were wrongly convicted of theft and fraud, Prime...

Kiev, Jan 11 : Two Russian rockets hit a hotel in the second largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, partially damaging the structure, while also injuring 10 people, the country’s State...

Seoul, Jan 11 : South Korea’s air traffic recovered to over 80 per cent of pre- pandemic levels last year on unleashed pent-up demand for travel following years of Covid-19...

Singapore, Jan 11 : An Indian-origin minister in Singapore has said that the city state is considering hiring auxiliary police officers (APOs) from Asian nations like India, China, the Philippines...

United Nations, Jan 11 : The UN Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the attacks on ships by Houthi rebels and demanded that they immediately end the assaults in the Red...

Tel Aviv, Jan 11 : The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that two men identified as Al Jazeera journalists who were killed in a strike in southern Gaza’s Rafah area,...

Washington, Jan 11 : Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has exited the 2024 Republican race to the White House, with a parting shot at party rival Donald Trump. The...

Tel Aviv, Jan 11 : The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has said that 50,000 people participated at a mass prayer rally at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, on Wednesday for...

Jerusalem, Jan 11 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel “has no intention” of maintaining the occupation of Gaza or displacing civilians. Netanyahu made the remarks on...

Rome, Jan 11 : Italy’s Parliament has approved a resolution reaffirming the country’s support for Ukraine for another year in that country’s conflict with Russia. Both Houses of the Italian...

Geneva, Jan 11 : Holiday gatherings and the globally dominant JN.1 variant fueled the spread of Covid-19 across the world in December, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus head of the WHO, said....

Beirut, Jan 11 : German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has vowed to offer 15 million euros ($16.45 million) to support the Lebanese army amid growing fears of escalating tensions with...

Gaza, Jan 11 : The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,357, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said. The Ministry said on Wednesday...

Islamabad, Jan 11 : Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has called for enhanced international cooperation to guarantee global health security. “Our commitment towards health security should extend to establishing...

Gaza, Jan 11 : At least 40 people were killed or wounded in an Israeli bombing that targetted a house adjacent to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza,...

Amman, Jan 11 : Jordan, Egypt and Palestine have stressed their rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The rejection was...

Athens, Jan 11 : The Greek government has urged further increase in vaccination rates against Covid-19 and influenza, amid a surge of infections in recent weeks. The Greeks “who lost...

United Nations, Jan 11 : The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to condemn the attacks by the Houthi militia on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red...

Tokyo, Jan 11 : The Japanese government has begun ground improvement work for the relocation of a key US military base within Okinawa prefecture after overriding the local government’s objection,...

Gaza, Jan 11 : Israeli airstrikes killed more than 90 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian sources reported. The Gaza-based Health Ministry said 58 people died and dozens...

Jakarta, Jan 11 : Heavy rain has continued throughout Indonesia’s capital Jakarta as the rainy season remains in full force, bringing further risk of landslides in several areas, the city’s...

Juba, Jan 11 : The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), a UN migration agency, has said that it has stepped up cash-based assistance to more than 4,488 vulnerable returnees and...

Dhaka, Jan 11 : Bangladesh’s Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Hasina has invited some 25 party MPs to become Cabinet Ministers and 11 as State Ministers in her new ministry, while dropping...

Washington, Jan 10 : Indian American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s presidential campaign may be drawing to a close after bringing national and international attention to this — as he has said...

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 10 : Malaysia’s unemployment rate in November 2023 fell to 3.3 per cent and returned to the pre-Covid pandemic level, registering 569,200 unemployed people, official data showed...

Melbourne, Jan 11 : Authorities in Victoria on Wednesday confirmed that impact assessments were being conducted at several towns in the Australian state’s north, as floodwater has started to recede....

Colombo, Jan 10 : The World Bank forecasts the Sri Lankan economy to grow by 1.7 per cent in 2024 and by 2.4 per cent in 2025, according to its...

Wellington, Jan 10 : The past three years have been record setting years in New Zealand summer temperatures, with 2023 confirmed to be the second hottest year on record, scientists...

Canberra, Jan 10 : Australia’s rate of inflation has fallen to its lowest level in almost two years, official data revealed on Wednesday. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Tokyo, Jan 10 : Tokyo, Jan 9 : The death toll from the devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, increased to 203 on Wednesday, with...

Oslo, Jan 10 : The Norwegian Parliament has voted in favour of allowing mineral exploration and exploitation on the deep seabed, edging the Nordic nation closer to becoming the first...

Tel Aviv, Jan 10 : Balakirshnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, said on Wednesday that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) should consider the...

Madrid, Jan 10 : The Spanish government has imposed the mandatory use of facemasks in hospitals and health centres from Wednesday, following a sharp escalation of Covid-19 and flu cases...

Islamabad, Jan 10 : Ahead of the crucial February 8 general elections in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was not included in the national poll body’s...

Canberra, Jan 10 : The number of people aspiring to become Australian citizens who fail the country’s test has increased significantly since the country’s governing Labor Party came to power...

Berlin, Jan 10 : Natural disasters caused losses of around $250 billion across the globe in 2023, German reinsurer Munich Re said in its annual report. Thunderstorms in North America...

The Hague, Jan 10 : Negotiations among major Dutch parties over the formation of a new coalition government have again resumed after a break for Christmas and the year end...

Kathmandu, Jan 10 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Wednesday said that India has reservations over buying energy from the Himalayan nation produced by Chinese contractors. Addressing...

Seoul, Jan 10 : South Korea’s elderly population aged 70 and older outnumbered those in their 20s for the first time last year, as the society is rapidly aging amid...

Dhaka, Jan 10 : Following the ruling Awami League’s (AL) win in the January 7 Bangladesh general elections, incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took the oath of office on Wednesday...

Washington, Jan 10 : The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday said the Navy shot down a barrage of drone and missile attacks launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthi...

Washington, Jan 10 : Indian-American Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been named again to serve as the US’s representative on the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) by...

Tokyo, Jan 10 : A tsunami measuring about 3 meters high had reached the Shika nuclear power plant in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture after it was hit by a powerful earthquake...

Tel Aviv, Jan 10 : The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday announced the death of another in the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, taking the total number of...

Tel Aviv, Jan 10 : International non-profit, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said that it received assurances from the a prosecutor’s office at the International Criminal Court (ICC) that it...

Tel Aviv, Jan 10 : The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it has killed a senior commander of Hezbollah responsible for several drone attacks on Israel. The IDF...

Jerusalem, Jan 10 : The Israeli Health Ministry has reported the detection of new cases of monkeypox and measles in the country. The Ministry did not specify the exact number...

Gaza, Jan 10 : The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has urged protection for medical facilities and workers in the Gaza Strip, as they were facing a severe...

Washington, Jan 10 : US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, Walter Reed National Military Centre officials said in...

Ramallah, Jan 10 : Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has urged the Norwegian side and the international community to pressure Israel to release all unlawfully deducted amounts from the tax...

Jerusalem, Jan 10 : The exchange of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah escalated on the Israel-Lebanon border, with Israel claiming the killing of the Lebanese militant group’s two senior...

United Nations, Jan 10 : Reiterating its zero tolerance for terrorism, India has said that the widespread deaths of civilians caught in the Hamas-Israel conflict is “clearly unacceptable” and called...

United Nations, Jan 10 : The representatives of Israel and Palestine have traded charges about the scale of atrocities committed, while the US defended its veto of an amendment proposed...

Cairo, Jan 10 : Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has reiterated his country’s rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. In a televised press conference that...

Washington, Jan 9 : The World Bank has forecast a bleak outlook for the global economy with growth expected to slow down for a third year in a row in...

Washington, Jan 9 : With less a week to go for the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire to follow to decide the GOP nomination for the Republican candidate for the...

Washington, Jan 9 : Former US First Lady Michelle Obama admits she’s “terrified” about the potential outcome of the 2024 presidential election with ex-President Donald Trump outrunning incumbent Democrat Joe...

New York, Jan 9 : Neena Singh has become the first Sikh and Indian-American woman to be sworn in as Mayor of Montgomery Township in the US state of New...

Tel Aviv, Jan 9 : The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed that their Northern Command headquarter in Safed was hit by explosive-laden drones launched by the Hezbollah group. However...

London, Jan 9 : The European Commission on Tuesday announced to examine whether Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is reviewable under the EU merger regulation. The EU launched...

Tel Aviv, Jan 9 : The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced the death of five more of its soldiers killed in fighting against Hamas in Gaza. The IDF...

Tokyo, Jan 9 : An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck central Japan’s Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, more than a week after the massive 7.6-magnitude temblor jolted the...

Tel Aviv, Jan 9 : Sirens were sounded across parts of northern Israel on Tuesday over possible unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks. Air raid alarms were sounded in the northern...

Dhaka, Jan 9 : The newly-elected members of Bangladesh’s Parliament will take the oath of office on Wednesday, a top government official confirmed on Tuesday. K.M.Abdus Salam, senior secretary of...

Tokyo, Jan 9 : The death toll from a devastating 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on January 1, increased to 202 on Tuesday, local authorities said. According to...

Canberra, Jan 9 : The Australian government has put put on hold its plans to cut ties with the British monarchy by becoming a republic. Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for...

Manila, Jan 9 : The unemployment rate in the Philippines fell from 4.2 per cent in October 2023 to 3.6 per cent in November, the lowest since April 2005, the...

Seoul, Jan 9 : The South Korean National Assembly, or Parliament, on Tuesday passed a special bill banning dog meat consumption, paving the way for ending the practice that has...

La Paz, Jan 9 : The Bolivian government announced the reinstatement of strict health measures, including mandatory school mask use, in response to rising Covid-19 cases. The protocol includes the...

New York, Jan 9 : Mumbai-born Minita Sanghvi, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for the 44th State Senate District in New York’s Capital Region, currently held by Republican Jim...

Tel Aviv, Jan 9 : The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced the death of four more soldiers in the war against Hamas in Gaza, taking the total number...

Seoul, Jan 9 : Snow began blanketing parts of South Korea on Tuesday, with up to 3 cmof snow per hour forecast to hit the greater Seoul area during the...

New Delhi, Jan 9 : A blame game has been orchestrated by Iran to target Israel for allegedly playing a part in the terrorist attack in the city of Kerman,...

London, Jan 9 : Hundreds of post office managers across the UKin, wrongly accused of theft and fraud because of a computer hiccup, were thrown a lifeline by the government....

Berlin, Jan 9 : A new left-wing political party.named Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), has been launched in Germany, which is set to run in four polls this year, starting with...

Manila, Jan 9 : An offshore earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked Davao Occidental province in southern Philippines on Tuesday, authorities said. Accoding to the Philippine Institute of...

Thimphu, Jan 9 : Voting is currently underway for Bhutan’s final round of parliamentary elections, with people queuing up outside polling stations across the Himalayan country on Tuesday. At one...

Chicago, Jan 9 : Chicago-based United Airlines said that it found loose hardware, including bolts in need of “additional tightening”, on a number of their Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet...

Tel Aviv, Jan 9 : An Israeli delegation has reached Cairo for negotiations on a possible deal for the release of hostages currently under Hamas captivity in Gaza. Israeli government...

Dhaka, Jan 9 : Awami League (AL) President and newly-elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described her party’s win in the country’s parliamentary election as the “people’s victory” and said...

Washington, Jan 9 : A vehicle crashed into an exterior gate of the White House complex in Washington, the US Secret Service said. “Shortly before 6 p.m.ET (2300 GMT), a...

Abu Dhabi, Jan 9 : President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed here the importance of avoiding the expansion...

New York, Jan 9 : Atleast 21 people were left injured in an explosion at a hotel in downtown Fort Worth in Texas possibly caused by a gas leak on...

Gaza, Jan 9 : The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip exceeded 23,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said. The Ministry said on Monday in...

Tokyo, Jan 9 : The death toll has climbed to 168 in Japan’s Ishikawa after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the central prefecture and its...

New Delhi, Jan 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her for securing a historic fourth consecutive term in Sunday’s general elections...

Dhaka, Jan 9 : Awami League (AL) President and newly-elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described her party’s win in the country’s parliamentary election as the “people’s victory” and said...

Tel Aviv, Jan 9 : Idan Amedi, one of the popular stars of web series, ‘Fauda’, which is a big hit on the OTT platform Netflix, and a renowned singer...

Paris, Jan 8 : France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the second woman to hold the post, on Monday quit after less than a two-year stint. The resignation of Borne, who...