United Nations, Jan 29 : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on member states to make vaccine solidarity a top priority. “Our first priority for 2021 is to respond to...

United Nations, Jan 29 : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for immediate attention to three global emergencies after listing a long string of threats and challenges the world is...

Bishkek, Jan 29 : Sadyr Zhaparov officially took office as the new Kyrgyz president, becoming the sixth president of Kyrgyzstan. Zhaparov took the oath at an inauguration ceremony at the...

Tehran, Jan 29 : Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described the policy of Donald Trump’s administration on Iran as “maximum failure,” noting the United States blocked Iranians’ access to...

Riyadh, Jan 29 : Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud announced a strategy for capital Riyadh to be one of the largest city economies in the world,...

Seoul, Jan 28 : A high-profile North Korean defector-turned-activist has left for the US to attend a congressional hearing on a bill passed by South Korea to ban the sending...

Brisbane, Jan 28 : Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Thursday that the Australian state will welcome travellers from all other parts of the country from February as recent Covid-19...

Ramallah, Jan 28 : Palestine has extended an official invitation to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to observe the general elections scheduled for May 22, an official statement said....

Tokyo, Jan 28 : Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga spoke with new US President Joe Biden over the phone on Thursday, which was their first conversation since the American leader...

San Francisco, Jan 28 : A man from the US state of California, who was suspected of attacking “Democrats and places associated with Democrats”, has been arrested and charged over...

Ramallah, Jan 28 : A senior Palestinian official welcomed the announcement of the new US administration under President Joe Biden on restoring ties with the state. Sabri Seidam, deputy Secretary-General...

Cairo, Jan 28 : Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with visiting EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Susanna Terstal on reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process...

London, Jan 28 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the country will impose mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals returning from “red list” nations in an effort to...

Tel Aviv, Jan 28 : Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said that the country will close its border crossings with Egypt and Jordan in an effort to curb the entry...

Beijing, Jan 28 : Authorities in Beijing have tightened Covid-19 restrictions in the Chinese capital in the wake of the upcoming Spring Festival, including the requirement of more nucleic acid...

Tehran, Jan 28 : Israel’s “threats against Iran” are “psychological warfare” and the Iranian armed forces are fully prepared to protect the country, a top official said here. Israel has...

Tel Aviv, Jan 28 : The total amount of unpaid coronavirus fine tickets issued in Israel have reached about 297 million new shekels ($91 million), including interests for non-payment on...

London, Jan 28 : The UK government has unveiled a 1,000-pound ($1,374) cash boost scheme to help businesses with the cost of providing a traineeship aimed at helping young people...

Washington, Jan 28 : The US Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at the record-low level of near zero, as the country grapples with slowing economic recovery...

Washington, Jan 28 : The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 100.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.17 million, according to the Johns Hopkins...

Moscow, Jan 28 : The Russian parliament on Wednesday ratified President Vladimir Putin’s bill on a five-year extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). At a plenary...

Washington, Jan 28 : US President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday rescinded former President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” border policy, which had lead to the separations of thousands of undocumented...

Moscow, Jan 28 : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday underlined the significance of coordinating the interests of different nations and blocs to avoid conflicts. “It is obvious that the...

United Nations, Jan 28 : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that more must be done to thwart neo-Nazis and white supremacists who are using the Covid-19 pandemic...

United Nations, Jan 28 : United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for renewed approach to multilateralism and international cooperation through a new peacebuilding appeal. “An approach that...

Beirut, Jan 27 : Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Wednesday urged the citizens to stop destroying public properties and attacking the country’s army during their protests against the...

Seoul, Jan 27 : South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Wednesday said that the country is planning to help microbusiness owners, who were forced to stop or halt business...

Ottawa, Jan 27 : Canada is considering tightening its measures against Covid-19 pandemic as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged the public to cancel all the non-essential travel plans both...

United Nations, Jan 27 : United Nations special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, on Tuesday told the Security Council that the world body stands ready to...

Seoul, Jan 27 : Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his active support for Seoul’s initiative to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula, calling the efforts in line with the common interests...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 27 : “Withdrawn”.A single word on a thick bureaucratic file on the seventh day of the Biden administration delivered a huge win for spouses of...

Tunis, Jan 27 : As long as political stability is not guaranteed, Tunisia will not be able to get out of the crisis, Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said on...

By Arul LouisNew York, Jan 27 : Anthony Blinken has been confirmed as the Secretary of State to steer US diplomacy in a new direction of greater engagement with international...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 27 : “Withdrawn”.A single word on a thick bureaucratic file on the seventh day of the Biden administration delivered a huge win for spouses of...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 27 : US states wringing their hands at empty cupboards left by the Trump administration will be getting a 17 per cent boost in Covid-19...

Rome, Jan 26 : Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday confirmed to his Cabinet that he would tender his resignation following widespread criticism of his handling of the coronavirus...

Tel Aviv, Jan 26 : Israel on Tuesday closed its international airport to all flights as a one-week measure aimed at stopping the new coronavirus variants from entering the country....

Washington, Jan 26 : Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced her candidacy for the post of Arkansas state Governor in 2022. In an almost eight-minute announcement...

Beijing, Jan 26 : China and New Zealand on Tuesday signed a protocol on upgrading their 12-year-old free trade agreement (FTA), which is expected to bring more benefits to the...

Tripoli, Jan 26 : The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that more than 450 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in the past week. “In the...

Washington, Jan 26 : The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted to approve President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. On Monday, the panel approved Blinken’s...

Washington, Jan 26 : More than 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington, D.C.through mid-March amid security concerns, acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley said. “There are several...

San Francisco, Jan 26 : California, one of the hardest-hit states in the US by the raging Covid-19 pandemic, has lifted all regional stay-at-home orders, public health officials announced. Although...

Washington, Jan 26 : The US Senate has voted to approve President Joe Biden’s nomination of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next Treasury Secretary, making her...

Moscow, Jan 26 : Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, will embark on a visit to Moscow next month ahead of...

Madrid, Jan 26 : Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) first virtual Davos Forum that he intends to improve employment prospects in his country. On...

Ramallah, Jan 26 : Several factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) have intended to form a unified list to compete in the elections scheduled for May 22, a top...

Addis Ababa, Jan 26 : The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has disclosed its accelerating relocation of Ethiopian refugees from border camps to avoid fallout from...

Tehran, Jan 26 : Iran will stop inspections pertaining to the Additional Protocol of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if the parties to 2015 landmark nuclear deal do not...

London, Jan 26 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the government is mulling measures to require arrivals into the country to quarantine in hotels amid concerns over...

Washington, Jan 26 : The US Senate on Monday voted to approve President Joe Biden’s nomination of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next US Treasury Secretary,...

Washington, Jan 26 : US President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order seeking to repeal his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on most transgender people serving in the military....

Washington, Jan 26 : The ‘first dogs’ have entered the White House. US President Joe Biden’s two German shepherds, named Champ and Major, officially joined the first family in their...

Canberra, Jan 25 : The Australian government on Monday suspended the quarantine-free travel arrangement for travellers from New Zealand for a minimum of 72 hours in order to reduce the...

Canberra, Jan 25 : Australian Education Minister Alan Tudge said on Monday that a digital vaccine certification system could pave the way for the return of international students to the...

Sydney, Jan 25 : Protesters planning rallies against Australia Day risk breaching Covid-19 regulations and could result in fines and arrests, New South Wales (NSW) state officials warned on Monday....

Washington, Jan 25 : US President Joe Biden’s administration will on Monday impose a ban on most non-American citizens from entering the country if they had recently travelled to South...

United Nations, Jan 25 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to promote education for all. In a video message to mark the International Day of Education on...

Tel Aviv, Jan 25 : Israel has announced that it has opened an embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following a normalisation deal signed last year to establish diplomatic...

Geneva, Jan 25 : More than 2,000 business, government and civil society leaders and 25 heads of state or government are set to meet virtually for the World Economic Forum...

Tel Aviv, Jan 25 : The Israeli government has voted to approve the recently-announced normalisation deal with Morocco, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling it “a historic moment after four...

Ramallah, Jan 25 : Palestine has extended official invitations to the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament, calling them to observe the upcoming general elections, a poll official said...

Tehran, Jan 25 : Iran does not accept the “political mediation” of a third country regarding a South Korean oil tanker seized the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the...

Sanaa, Jan 25 : The Yemeni government and Houthi rebels have resumed a new round of negotiations in Jordan on exchanging prisoners of war, Martin Griffiths, the UN Special Envoy...

The Hague, Jan 25 : Some 3,600 people were fined and 25 others arrested for violating a curfew imposed in the Netherlands due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to police....

Riyadh, Jan 25 : Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unveiled a new five-year economic strategy aimed at achieving the Kingdom’s ‘Vision 2030’ goal to diversify the economy away...

Tel Aviv, Jan 25 : The Israeli cabinet has approved a ban on incoming and outgoing passenger flights to prevent the spread of new coronavirus variants. The shutdown will come...

Dubai, Jan 25 : The Council of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved the establishment of an embassy in Israel’s Tel Aviv city. In a tweet on...

Lisbon, Jan 25 : Incumbent Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been re-elected after securing a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, partial results have revealed. With 98.87...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 25 : A lawyer who helped clear Indian American Republican politician Nikki Haley of ethics charges nearly a decade ago is the man in charge...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 25 : Impeachment politics is moving fast.America’s political pundits are all over the map on whether US Vice President Kamala Harris should, should not or...

Canberra, Jan 24 : Leader of Australia’s opposition Labor Party Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he is preparing for a federal election, promising to release his signature economic policies...

Tripoli, Jan 24 : The International Follow-Up Committee for Libya Security Working Group has reiterated their full and continued commitment to the implementation of the war-torn country’s ceasefire agreement. “They...

Tehran, Jan 24 : A top Iranian official has said that the Islamic Republic has had no contact with the administration of new US President Joe Biden, stressing that any...

Madrid, Jan 24 : General Miguel Angel Villarroya, Spain’s Chief of Defence Staff, has resigned after it was claimed on that he and other high-ranking military officers had received a...

Sanaa, Jan 24 : Yemen’s Houthi militia announced the arrival of its delegation in Jordan’s capital Amman for UN-sponsored talks with the Yemeni government on exchange of prisoners. Houthi-run al-Masirah...

Tehran, Jan 24 : Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will embark on a five-nation tour starting from Monday for talks on bilateral as well as regional issues, Foreign Ministry...

Ramallah, Jan 24 : The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold a session to discuss the situation in the Middle East region including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s initiative to hold...

Tunis, Jan 24 : Several hundred demonstrators took to the streets of Tunisia’s capital Tunis to demand the release of the arrested protesters, leading to confrontations with security forces. At...

Tehran, Jan 24 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that vaccination against the novel coronavirus in the country will start in the next few days. In a statement on Saturday,...

Beijing, Jan 24 : China’s central bank will issue a commemorative coin on Friday to celebrate the upcoming Chinese zodiac Year of the Ox. The round, copper-alloy coin is 27...

London, Jan 24 : The organiser of a wedding attended by 400 guests in London is facing a fine of 10,000 pounds ($13,682) for a “shameful” breach of the ongoing...

London, Jan 24 : the UK government is considering the possibility of hotel quarantines for arrivals into the country amid concerns over new coronavirus variants found abroad. Ministers will discuss...

Riyadh, Jan 24 : The Saudi-led coalition involved in the ongoing conflict in Yemen said it destroyed an air target launched towards the Kingdom’s capital Riyadh. In a statement on...

Jakarta, Jan 24 : Indonesia remains committed to developing a new capital city in East Kalimantan province, which will start after the national Covid-19 vaccination program scheduled for completion in...

Moscow, Jan 24 : The Russian Foreign Ministry blamed the US Embassy in Moscow for interference in opposition rallies in Russia, which are the country’s domestic affairs. The US Embassy...

Canberra, Jan 23 : Western Australia (WA) authorities on Saturday announced that the state will reopen its border to New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland from Monday as they have...

Washington, Jan 23 : White House economic adviser Brian Deese said that the US risks falling into a “very serious economic hole” without decisive action, urging Congress to approve more...

Caracas, Jan 23 : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has kicked off the 2021 judicial year, highlighting the power and resistance of the country’s Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in the...

Rome, Jan 23 : Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said the coronavirus pandemic has illustrated the need for the world to strengthen agriculture...

Sao Paulo, Jan 23 : The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic, announced a return to the strictest phase of quarantine starting on Monday, with...

Washington, Jan 23 : American airplane giant Boeing has announced that the company is setting a target to advance the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation, committing that its commercial airplanes...

Brussels, Jan 23 : Belgium will start banning non-essential travel to and from the country starting from January 27, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced. “As of January 27, recreational...

Ramallah, Jan 23 : Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye and new UN envoy Tor Wennesland discussed reviving the stalled peace process. In a statement, Ishtaye said that he held a...

Tripoli, Jan 23 : The co-chairs of the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya’s Economic Working Group on Friday held a meeting to discuss the war-torn country’s economic issues, according to...

Cairo, Jan 23 : The Arab League has welcomed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty’s coming into force and urged...

London, Jan 23 : Business activity in the UK this month registered an eight-month low slump as the country introduced a new round of lockdown restrictions due to the coronavirus...

Berlin, Jan 23 : The total passenger numbers at German airports in December 2020 dropped by 87.9 per cent year-on-year to 2.03 million, according to authorities. In a statement on...

Moscow, Jan 23 : Russia has welcomed a proposal by the administration of new US President Joe Biden over the extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START),...

Baghdad, Jan 23 : In the wake of the twin suicide bombings in Baghdad earlier this week, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi pledged that a security breach in the capital...

London, Jan 23 : The UK’s retail sales fell by 1.9 per cent in 2020 when compared with 2019, the largest annual drop since records began in 1997, the Office...

Washington, Jan 23 : The US Senate Finance Committee on Friday unanimously approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next US Treasury...

United Nations, Jan 22 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty’s coming into...

Wellington, Jan 22 : New Zealand has begun a three-month firearms buy-back as part of the government’s ambitious firearms reform program, Police Minister Poto Williams said on Friday. The last...

Brussels, Jan 22 : Leaders of the European Union (EU) have agreed to consider further restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus by strongly discouraging non-essential travel between member...

Moscow, Jan 22 : Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who was detained earlier this week, has claimed that President Vladimir Putin owns a 1 billion euro palace which has a...

Canberra, Jan 22 : Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday declared that the country has successfully has beaten a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. His declaration came after...

Washington, Jan 22 : Mitch McConnell, the US Senate Republican leader, has proposed that former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial should be delayed until mid-February so as to give him...

Ottawa, Jan 22 : Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette has announced her resignation after the conclusion of a harassment investigation at the her office. “Everyone has a right to a...

Mexico City, Jan 22 : Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has expressed his support for his new American counterpart President Joe Biden’s proposed agenda for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Washington, Jan 22 : US President Joe Biden has planned to keep Christopher Wray, appointed by his predecessor in 2017 as the FBI Director, in the same position, allowing him...

Paris, Jan 22 : French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a five-year investment plan worth 1.8 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in quantum technologies, which he said would place his country...

Berlin, Jan 22 : German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she wants to speak to the administration of new US President Joe Biden about the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline...

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Jan 22 : Japan is stepping up its engagement with Myanmar, with Watanabe Hideo, chairman of the Japan-Myanmar Association (JMA) and a former member of the...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Jan 22 : Persisting with its muscular in-your-face diplomatic style China, Beijing has sanctioned 28 outgoing senior officials in the former Donald Trump administration, including Secretary...

United Nations, Jan 22 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed a three-person independent senior advisory panel on humanitarian deconfliction in Syria, his spokesman announced. The panel comprises Jan Egeland...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Jan 22 : Even as ‘vaccine diplomacy’ continues to strengthen India’s ties with its neighbours and key partner countries, the Narendra Modi government continues to make...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Jan 22 : History was made at the US presidential inauguration last night and it wasn’t just about an outgoing President not attending the ceremony for...

Tel Aviv, Jan 22 : Israel and Morocco have signed an agreement to launch direct flights between the two countries, almost a month after normalising their ties, officials said here....

Belfast, Jan 22 : Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster announced that coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the region will be extended until March 5 amid surging infections. It is believed...

United Nations, Jan 22 : The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that 357,450 South Sudanese refugees have returned home from other regional countries since November 2017. According to the UNHCR...

Rome, Jan 22 : Forty-eight people were arrested in Italy as part of a large anti-mafia operation that also involved a national political leader, according to prosecutors and local media...

Berlin, Jan 22 : The ongoing tough Covid-19 lockdown in Germany has begun to pay off as the country has witnessed a decline in the resurgence, Chancellor Angela Merkel said....

London, Jan 22 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that it was “too early to say when restrictions will be lifted” as coronavirus infections in the country continue to...

Moscow, Jan 22 : Russia is waiting for a response from the administration of new US President Joe Biden to a set of proposals aimed at overcoming differences between Moscow...

Washington, Jan 22 : US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that House committees will work on a new Covid-19 relief package from next week. “We’re getting ready for...

United Nations, Jan 22 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres looks forward to speaking to new US President Joe Biden, but understands that the latter currently “has a long to-do list”,...

Lima, Jan 22 : Despite an ongoing second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti has confirmed that the general elections scheduled to be held in April will...

New York, Jan 22 : US President Joe Biden’s nominee for defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, has said that he would continue to build on the “strong defence cooperation” with India...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 22 : Dr.Anthony Fauci is back.After months of being sidelined and attacked by Donald Trump, America’s top infectious diseases expert returned to the White House...

Brisbane, Jan 21 : People living in Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane will no longer need to wear a mask in indoor venues from Friday onwards as the state of...

Ramallah, Jan 21 : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulated Joe Biden for his inauguration as the new President of the US and Kamala Harris as the Vice President. On Wednesday,...

Tripoli, Jan 21 : The Constitutional Committee comprising Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives and the Tripoli-based High Council of State have agreed to hold a constitutional referendum ahead of the...

Lisbon, Jan 21 : Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has confirmed the holding of presidential elections on January 24, despite the ongoing lockdown imposed in the country in an...

Brussels, Jan 21 : Top officials of the European Union (EU) welcomes the inauguration of Joe Biden as the new US President and expressing their readiness to mend the broken...

Damascus, Jan 21 : The Syrian government has demanded the “immediate and unconditional withdrawal” of US forces from the war-torn country due to their “hostile practices”. In a statement issued...

Tel Aviv, Jan 21 : Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu havecongratulated Joe Biden as he was sworn in as the 46th president of the US. Taking...

Ramallah, Jan 21 : A senior Palestinian official has called on the newly sworn in US President Joe Biden to adopt a fair path towards resolving the Palestinian cause under...

Tehran, Jan 21 : The Tehran government has slammed the “blatant hostage-taking of Iranian national” by the US government for allegedly acting as an unregistered “foreign agent”. The remark was...

Tokyo, Jan 21 : The number of foreign visitors arriving in Japan in 2020 plummeted 87.1 per cent from a year earlier, marking the largest decline in 56 years when...

London, Jan 21 : The UK government has announced the funding of up to 23 million pounds ($31 million) to support seafood exporters that are most adversely affected by the...

By Arul LouisNew York, Jan 21 : Donald Trump in one of his last acts as president has pardoned Dinesh D’Souza, an Indian American writer, filmmaker and conservative political activist...

The Hague, Jan 21 : The caretaker government of the Netherlands has decided to ban flights from the UK, South Africa and the whole of South America and also planned...

Damascus, Jan 21 : UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock has voiced concern over the continuing economic crisis in Syria. Syrians are starting 2021 with a currency whose value...

By Arul LouisNew York, Jan 21 : Getting to work soon after the inauguration festivities, President Joe Biden has signed orders for the US to rejoin the Paris Climate Accord...

By Arul LouisNew York, Jan 21 : President Joe Biden as appointed Dev Jagadesan as the acting head of the US International Development Finance Corporation (USIDFC), the White House has...

United Nations, Jan 21 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement of the new US administration to re-enter the Paris Agreement on climate change. “I warmly welcome President...

Washington, Jan 21 : US President Joe Biden has reversed the US process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO). Hours after being sworn in as the 46th president...

Beijing, Jan 20 : Slamming the outgoing US President Donald Trump, state-run media outlet Global Times, citing Chinese experts, said on Wednesday that the changes that he has made to...

Berlin, Jan 20 : Thirty-two per cent of Europeans no longer believed that Americans can be trusted after electing Donald Trump as President in 2016, according to a pan-European survey...

Zhangjiakou, Jan 20 : Chinese President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has underlined that high-speed rail is a proof of China’s independent...

New York, Jan 20 : US President Trump on Wednesday granted clemency to more than 100 people in one of his final acts as commander-in-chief, including his former Chief Strategist...

Hong Kong, Jan 19 : Hong Kong’s unemployment rate hit a 16-year high in the period between October-December 2020 as the fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic further compounded the...

Washington, Jan 19 : Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has said that he will not be a part of the outgoing US President defence team during the impeachment trial...

United Nations, Jan 19 : The UN has continued to express concerns over the consequences of the US designation of the Houthi militia in Yemen as a terrorist organisation, a...

Washington, Jan 19 : US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokesperson has dismissed outgoing President Donald Trump’s plan to lift travel restrictions on much of Europe and Brazil starting from January 26....

Brussels, Jan 19 : The European Union (EU) has planned to start raising and allocating in the next few months the main part of the 750 billion euro ($906 billion)...

Tel Aviv, Jan 19 : The Israeli Foreign Ministry has announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended a visa-exemption deal with the Jewish state, citing coronavirus fears....

Sanaa, Jan 19 : At least 23 fighters from both Yemeni army and Houthi militia were killed in clashes in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a local government...

Cairo, Jan 19 : In a first since 2017, Egypt has resumed commercial flights to Qatar following a milestone agreement between the two Arab nations to resume bilateral ties. The...

Khartoum, Jan 19 : The death toll due to the bloody tribal violence which broke up in El Geneina, the capital city of Sudan’s West Darfur State, has increased to...

Rome, Jan 19 : Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has won the first of two confidence votes at the Lower House of Parliament by 321 in favour, 259 against and...

Tel Aviv, Jan 19 : Amid an ongoing complete lockdown imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of unemployed people in Israel has increased to more than 657,000, official...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 19 : At noon on January 20, 2021, almost a full year after the first coronavirus case was reported in the US, Covid-19 will no...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Jan 18 : When Kamala Harris takes oath as America’s Vice President, it will be a moment without equal in the country’s history.Harris will be the...

Tel Aviv, Jan 18 : The Israeli military said on Monday that its warplanes struck sites belonging to the Hamas in the Gaza Strip after two rockets were fired from...

Tokyo, Jan 18 : In his first-ever policy speech since taking office last September, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday outlined his determination to contain the ongoing coronavirus pandemic....

Seoul, Jan 18 : North Korea held the Supreme People’s Assembly to mainly discuss the country’s five-year economic and budget plans, state media reported on Monday. In a report, Pyongyang’s...

Canberra, Jan 18 : A poll published on Monday revealed that 76 per cent of Australians have called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to rebuke a lawmaker over disinformation regarding...

Tokyo, Jan 18 : Japan’s Diet or Parliament on Monday started a 150-day regular session, during which the government plans to submit bills including the revision of the special law...

Addis Ababa, Jan 18 : The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said that more than 58,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled into neighbouring Sudan amid military confrontation in east African country’s...

Canberra, Jan 18 : Brendan Murphy, Secretary of the Australian Department of Health, revealed on Monday that it was unlikely that the country’s borders will fully re-open in 2021. Murphy,...

Guatemala City, Jan 18 : Guatemalan security forces clashed with a US-bound caravan of some 8,000 Honduran migrants crossing the country, authorities said. The incident took place on Sunday in...

Lisbon, Jan 18 : Almost 250,000 people have taken part in the early voting for Portugal’s presidential election scheduled to be held on January 24, according to the Ministry of...

Khartoum, Jan 18 : At least 83 people were killed and 160 others injured in an attack that took place at El Geneina, capital city of Sudan’s West Darfur state,...

London, Jan 18 : New laws are likely be introduced in the UK to protect historic statues from campaigners aiming to censor the country’s past,the country’s Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick...

Tehran, Jan 18 : The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said that the European Union (EU)-initiated payment system did not work because its operation was under the influence of US...

Tel Aviv, Jan 18 : Israeli flag carrier, El Al has announced that it will resume domestic flights between the Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv and the Red...

Tehran, Jan 18 : Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the three European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal, namely the UK, France and Germany, have done “nothing”...

Baghdad, Jan 18 : The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has suggested to postpone the early parliamentary polls slated for June 6 to November 16, state media reported. On...

Aden, Jan 18 : A new round of UN-sponsored talks over a prisoner swap deal between the Yemen government and the Houthi militia has been postponed due to Washington’s designation...

Moscow, Jan 18 : Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained upon his arrival in Moscow from Germany, where he received medical treatment after he was allegedly poisoned last year....

Washington, Jan 18 : Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sunday expressed concern about possible attacks on the city’s residential area as President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration approached. “I’m not only...

Washington, Jan 17 : A woman from the US state of Missouri, who was seen with a fractured sign belonging to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the January...

Hong Kong, Jan 17 : Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong government, said here on Sunday that the unemployment rate in the city will climb further as businesses...

Geneva, Jan 17 : A senior UN official announced that the Libyan delegations reached an agreement on a recommended selection mechanism for a new temporary executive authority. Stephanie Williams, Acting...

Tehran, Jan 17 : Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh responded to the rumours on the possibility of releasing a South Korean oil tanker seized the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps...

Ankara, Jan 17 : Turkish police detained 220 suspects across 50 provinces as part of the country’s biggest operation against fuel-related tax evasion. In a statement on Saturday, the Interior...

United Nations, Jan 17 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned an attack against a convoy of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which resulted in the...

Tehran, Jan 17 : Iran has warned the US to stop “illegal actions” taken against its diplomats on American soil, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed. “Iran has officially...

Tunis, Jan 17 : Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has announced a cabinet reshuffle, the first since his government assumed office on September 2, 2020. “This decision came to fill...

Sanaa, Jan 17 : Intense clashes erupted between the joint pro-government Yemeni forces and the Houthi rebels in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official said....

Ramallah, Jan 17 : A European Union (EU) official announced the bloc’s support for the Palestinian legislative polls scheduled for May 22 and the presidential elections slated to take place...

Edinburgh, Jan 17 : New tighter Covid-19 restrictions came into force in Scotland with changes for takeaway outlets, and click and collect shopping. Under the new curbs which came into...

London, Jan 17 : The UK’s aviation sector needs urgent government support if it is to survive another lengthy period of travel restrictions to curb surging coronavirus infections in the...

Berlin, Jan 17 : Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) part has elected Armin Laschet as its Chairman after an online vote. The 59-year-old is the Minister-President of Germany’s most...

Riyadh, Jan 17 : Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud announced that the Kingdoa will reopen its embassy in Qatar in the coming days, state TV reported. Al-Saud made...

Seoul, Jan 16 : South Korea on Saturday announced its decision to extend the tightened social-distancing rules for two more weeks until the end of January amid an unabated Covid-19...

Washington, Jan 16 : US retail sales dropped by 0.7 per cent in December, marking the third monthly decline in a row, as the country struggles to cope with the...

New York, Jan 16 : The New York City government has unveiled a major local police discipline reform, a much-anticipated move to punish those cops who are found guilty of...