Washington, March 2 : The US Senate has voted to confirm Miguel Cardona, a former public school teacher, as the country’s new Secretary of Education. On Monday, Cordona was confirmed...

Brussels, March 2 : The European Commission’s Vice President Margaritis Schinas said that it is set to introduce a Digital Green Pass that will enable the continent’s safe opening “while...

Washington, March 2 : Sonceria “Ann” Berry, the first African-American and eighth woman to serve as Secretary of the US Senate, has been sworn in. “We begin this week on...

Mexico City, March 2 : Mexico’s economy is facing a “fragile and hesitant” recovery amid signs of weakness in the manufacturing and service sectors, it was revealed In its monthly...

Tel Aviv, March 2 : Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja, the first ever Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Israel, has arrived to begin his term, about six months...

Gaza, March 2 : The Islamic Hamas movement, ruling faction of the Gaza Strip, has welcomed a decree issued by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to form an electoral court ahead...

Washington, March 2 : The Pentagon has announced that US airstrikes in eastern Syria last week killed one militia member and injured two others. “We believe, right now, there was...

Dublin, March 2 : Bank of Ireland has confirmed that it will close 103 branches in Ireland and Northern Ireland starting from September onwards. The branches to be closed include...

Yerevan, March 2 : Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the ruling party is ready for snap elections if Parliament approves it. “Let’s hold another election and we will see...

Vienna, March 2 : The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that it was deeply concerned about unreported nuclear material in Iran. The presence of multiple uranium particles of anthropogenic...

Bangkok, March 2 : About 6,700 hotel rooms in five tourist hotspots of Thailand have been prepared for use as an area quarantine for inoculated foreigners in an aim to...

London, March 2 : The UK’s Prince Philip has been transferred to a different hospital for infection treatment and heart condition tests, a Buckingham Palace statement confirmed. According to the...

Helsinki, March 2 : The Finnish government has declared a state of emergency due to the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. The state of emergency took...

Tehran, March 2 : Iranian authorities have accused Israel of “inducing panic” in the Persian Gulf while rejecting the country’s claim that Tehran was involved in a blast aboard an...

Tel Aviv, March 2 : Israel’s natural gas and oil revenues hit a record high in 2020, totalling 1.09 billion new shekels ($330 million), according to an annual report issued...

United Nations, March 2 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the outcome of a high-level pledging conference for Yemen was disappointing. In a statement on Monday night, the UN chief...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, March 2 : Processing of non immigrant visas, including H1B cases are taking a backseat for now as the Joe Biden administration turns its attention to...

Moscow, March 2 : Russia will respond to the recent personal sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) over the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister...

Washington, March 2 : President Joe Biden’s administration will allow migrant families separated at the US-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump to reunite inside the United States, Homeland Security...

Brussels, March 2 : With the bilateral agreement on geographical indications (GIs) entering into force, the European Union (EU) and China will work on promoting the registered agri-food products as...

By Arul LouisNew York, March 2 : With the nomination of the Indian-American cabinet nominee, Neera Tandon, deadlocked, the focus is now on Vanita Gupta, who is soon to face...

United Nations, March 2 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres asked for generous donations for humanitarian operations in war-torn Yemen. Some $3.85 billion is needed for 2021 to support 16 million...

Istanbul, March 1 : The Turkish fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday demanded that Saudi Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud be “punished without...

Seoul, March 1 : South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that his government is ready to talk with Japan amid the prolongation of the frayed ties between Seoul...

Canberra, March 1 : The Australian government has established a “myth-busting unit” to address coronavirus vaccine misinformation, a Minister revealed on Monday. Greg Hunt, the Minister for Health, revealed that...

Johannesburg, March 1 : As Covid-19 cases decline, the South African cabinet has eased lockdown restrictions from alert level three to one, allowing political and religious gatherings, President Cyril Ramaphosa...

Washington, March 1 : The White House said that it was disappointed that Tehran had rejected an offer to hold informal talks with European countries and the US over the...

Tehran, March 1 : Iranian authorities have said that the time is “not appropriate” for the Islamic Republic to hold an informal meeting with the US and also Europe. “Considering...

Sanaa, March 1 : The Yemen government and the Houthi militia group swapped 36 prisoners in the country’s conflict-ridden northeastern province of Marib, a military official has confirmed. The official...

New York, March 1 : Hundreds of people from various races rallied in New York City’s Lower Manhattan area in protest against violence and crimes targeting Asian-Americans. Protesters on Sunday...

London, March 1 : Millions of train passengers in England and Wales will be hit by higher fares from Monday onwards as fares are expected to rise above inflation for...

Ramallah, March 1 : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party has agreed to ally with other five factions to contest in the upcoming general elections, according to a senior official....

Tel Aviv, March 1 : Israel has lifted a Covid-19 night curfew, which was imposed over the past three days to prevent the traditional mass gatherings during the Jewish holiday...

Hong Kong, March 1 : Police in Hong Kong have charged 47 activists, who were arrested in January, for “conspiring to subvert state power”. The defendants aged between 23 and...

Washington, March 1 : A non-partisan US watchdog group said that the House of Representatives-approved $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill includes measures not directly related to the pandemic, urging the...

Beijing, March 1 : The fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body, will open in Beijing...

London, March 1 : An additional tax will be added to outbound flights from London’s Heathrow Airport from April, adding pressure on many families who want to travel abroad after...

Tehran, March 1 : The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) will install new generations of IR2M and IR6 centrifuges at the Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities, official media reported....

United Nations, March 1 : The Unicef has urged all countries to repatriate and safely reintegrate their young nationals being held at Syria’s largest camp for refugees and internally-displaced, following...

Buenos Aires, March 1 : The Argentine government has ordered the extension of the Social, Preventive and Mandatory Distancing measures, in place to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic,...

By Arul LouisNew York, March 1 : Former US President Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of India’s environmental record in his first speech since leaving the White House in...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 28 : Myanmar’s military rulers said they have fired the country’s ambassador to the UN, a day after he called for help to remove the army...

Tehran, Feb 27 : Iran will keep supporting the Syrian government in fighting against terrorism, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a telephonic conversation with the Syrian Foreign Minister...

Kabul, Feb 27 : Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said the international community has kept the country’s citizens away from their fundamental rights of peace during the last four...

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 27 : Brazil recorded 13.5 per cent unemployment in 2020, equivalent to 13.4 million people and the highest level since 2012, the state-run Brazilian Institute of...

Beijing, Feb 27 : China’s top legislature on Saturday opened the 26th Standing Committee session of the 13th NPC, which is slated for March 5. It is a step towards...

Tehran, Feb 27 : Iran will keep supporting the Syrian government in the fight against terrorism, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a telephone conversation with the Syrian...

Yangon, Feb 27 : Myanmar military announced on Friday the extension of suspension period of its operation against armed groups to the end of March. The suspension of military activities...

Washington, Feb 27 : A declassified US intelligence report released on Friday assessed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved an operation to “capture or...

Damascus, Feb 26 : The Syrian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the US strikes that targeted positions in eastern Syria before Friday’s daybreak, state news agency SANA reported. The US strikes...

Addis Ababa, Feb 26 : China and Ethiopia have agreed to boost cooperation in the technology field, according to the Chinese embassy in Ethiopia. The agreement to boost cooperation in...

Washington, Feb 26 : The Pentagon confirmed that the US military had conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria. “At President (Joe) Biden’s direction, US...

By Arul LouisNew York, Feb 26 : President Joe Biden, who has ordered an end to his predecessor Donald Trump’s ban on issuing green cards and work visas, is committed...

Moscow, Feb 26 : Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that his country is faced with foreign pressure in the form of a continued “policy of containment” aimed at provoking...

Jerusalem, Feb 26 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has accepted an invitation by Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa to visit the...

By Arul LouisNew York, Feb 26 : The US has welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan reaffirming their commitment to a ceasefire along the Line of Control, President Joe...

Pyongyang, Feb 25 : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting to discuss the discipline among the military officials and stricter control over the...

Colombo, Feb 25 : Pakistan and Sri Lanka agreed to strengthen cooperation in several areas including agriculture. The agreement came as visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met here with...

Moscow, Feb 25 : Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that law enforcement forces have prevented 72 terrorist crimes in the country in 2020, up from 57 a year...

Lusaka, Feb 24 : The decision by the Zambian government to introduce a cybersecurity bill has received mixed reactions from the cross section of the society. Recently, the Cabinet approved...

Nairobi, Feb 24 : Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated his government’s commitment in advancing the Africa’s agenda at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), particularly on climate change and...

Riyadh, Feb 24 : Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General, Nayef Al-Hajraf has called for the participation of GCC countries in any talks on Iran’s nuclear deal, Al Arabiya News...

Phnom Penh, Feb 24 : Cambodia on Wednesday confirmed 40 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the country’s tally to 633, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The new...

Canberra, Feb 24 : Australia’s Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has expressed her “frustration” with the French company chosen to build the nation’s new fleet of submarines. Naval Group, then known...

By Arul LouisNew York, Feb 24 : US President Joe Biden has appointed Kiran Ahuja, a civil rights lawyer and an advocate for Asians, to head the Office of Personnel...

London, Feb 24 : The Duke of Edinburgh is being treated for an infection and is not expected to leave hospital for several days, Buckingham Palace has said. Prince Philip...

Kathmandu, Feb 23 : The Nepal Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar saw two back-to-back high level meetings on Tuesday. A meeting of the Nepal Cabinet was preceded by a...

Kathmandu, Feb 23 : Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s secretariat has refuted the rumours of Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel’s resignation as reported by some media early on Tuesday....

Kathmandu, Feb 23 : Former Prime Minister of Nepal Baburam Bhattarai, who is currently in the New Delhi seeking medical treatment, has begun consultation with doctors on Tuesday at Institute...

Kathmandu, Feb 23 : Co-chair of the Dahal-Nepal faction of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal, on Tuesday stated that Supreme Court of Nepal will rule in favour...

Seoul, Feb 23 : The World Food Programme (WFP) could suspend its operations in North Korea this year as restrictions on imports remain in place due the coronavirus pandemic, a...

Seoul, Feb 23 : The Seoul city government vowed on Tuesday to respond strictly to all illegal rallies held in downtown squares on March 1 Independence Movement Day. Conservative groups...

Kabul, Feb 23 : There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace negotiations in September, according to a report released by the...

Moscow, Feb 23 : The Russian Foreign Ministry said it is disappointing that the European Union (EU) foreign ministers had decided to prepare new sanctions against Russian citizens “under a...

London, Feb 23 : Queen Elizabeth II is set to address the UK on March 7, sharing a televised message, ahead of Commonwealth Day, a media report said. The Queen’s...

Moscow, Feb 23 : The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday it welcomes the agreement reached by Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday to continue “essential...

Washington, Feb 22 : In a major setback to former President Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court has allowed a New York prosecutor, who is investigating allegations that Trump paid...

Tokyo, Feb 22 : Tokyo stocks closed higher on Monday, bringing an end to a three-day losing streak, as investors picked up bargains following the market’s recent decline, with the...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Feb 22 : The Joe Biden and Kamala Harris White House is scrambling to find Republicans who can put Neera Tanden, the Indian American nominee for...

Male, Feb 22 : The Maldives received more than 5,100 tourists on Monday, the highest daily record yet in 2021, local media reported. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, around 5,000...

Suva, Feb 22 : Fiji and Japan signed an emergency loan agreement here on Monday, which will allow Fiji to get the 200 million Fijian dollars loan from Japan. According...

Tokyo, Feb 22 : Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has ordered domestic carriers to halt flights of Boeing 777s after an incident involving the aircraft sparked concern,...

Seoul, Feb 22 : South Korea’s Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki on Monday instructed its officials to thoroughly prepare to submit an extra budget proposal next week in a bid to...

Tehran, Feb 22 : The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said Iran has agreed to extend UN inspectors’ access to its nuclear sites for three months. But the...

Washington, Feb 21 : Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb 28, according to a source familiar with the...

Yangon, Feb 20 : Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar’s two largest cities on Saturday paid tribute to the young woman who died a day earlier after being shot at by police...

Washington, Feb 20 : Former US President Donald Trump and the Grand Old Party (GOP) are at a crossroads after he was acquitted in his second impeachment. The impeachment came...

Los Angeles/London, Feb 20 : The Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Sussex’ — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, will not be returning to royal duties, and Harry...

Mogadishu, Feb 20 : The UN said on Friday that it was concerned by armed clashes in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, and called for calm and restraint by all parties...

Washington, Feb 20 : US President Joe Biden has said the US is returning to the transatlantic partnership and will address global challenges like climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic....

Paris, Feb 20 : The “best possible involvement” of Europe within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is to be “more in charge of its own security and its strategic...

United Nations, Feb 20 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has hailed the re-entry of the US into the Paris Agreement on climate change and called for global action to achieve...

Berlin, Feb 20 : German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told the special virtual edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) that multilateralism provided the basis for all political activities and...

Islamabad, Feb 19 : Russian President’s special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov arrived in Pakistan on Friday on a day-long visit for talks on the Afghan peace process, the Foreign...

Jerusalem, Feb 19 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced late on Thursday that an Israeli citizen who crossed the border into Syria has been repatriated under a Russia-brokered...

United Nations, Feb 19 : A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for efforts to advance the political process and alleviate the humanitarian situation in Yemen. Since its return to Aden,...

Canberra, Feb 19 : Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for curbing Facebook’s influence, after the technology giant banned Australians from accessing some news content on the social media...

United Nations, Feb 19 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that the world is heading toward “a post-enlightenment era” of racism, xenophobia and discrimination. “The values of the...

Washington, Feb 19 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from Britain, Germany, and France (E3) discussed the Iran nuclear issue on Thursday, calling on Tehran not...

By Arul LouisNew York, Feb 19 : China figured in the Quad ministerial meeting with the four leaders concurring that its “forceful attempts” to change situation on the seas in...

By Arul LouisNew York, Feb 19 : Democrats introduced on Thursday a comprehensive immigration reform bill that wants to allow more permanent immigrant status or green cards for professional Indians,...

Tbilisi, Feb 18 : Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced his resignation on Thursday. Gakharia said in a statement that he decided to step down because he could not reach...

Beijing, Feb 18 : A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday refuted rumours about China on the situation in Myanmar, saying that Internet rumours are nothing but that, aiming at...

Washington, Feb 18 : US Federal Reserve officials broadly agreed that the Fed’s easy monetary policy will remain in place for some time, according to the minutes of the Fed’s...

Washington, Feb 18 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States intends to pay over $200 million in assessed and current obligations to the World Health...

Tehran, Feb 18 : Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that the Islamic Republic’s “definite” determination not to produce or store weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), including nuclear weapons, official news...

London, Feb 17 : Prince Philip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a London hospital “as a precautionary measure” after feeling unwell for the last few...

Kigali, Feb 17 : The Rwandan Parliament has called on the European Parliament to retract a resolution condemning the arrest of Paul Rusesabagina in the country. Rusesabagina, who was portrayed...

Phnom Penh, Feb 17 : Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has signed a sub-decree on establishing the National Internet Gateway (NIG) with the aim of facilitating and managing...

Moscow, Feb 17 : Russia is prepared to foster constructive cooperation with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the newly-appointed director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said. “We...

Seoul, Feb 17 : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife Ri Sol-ju has made her appearance in public for the first time in more than a year as she attended...

Wellington, Feb 17 : New Zealand will conclude its deployment of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to Afghanistan by May 2021, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday. “After...

Washington, Feb 17 : Former US President Donald Trump attacked Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, days after seven Republican senators joined all 50 Democrats in voting to convict him of...

United Nations, Feb 17 : The top UN envoy for Iraq warned about the fragility of Iraq’s economy despite recent increases in oil revenues. Iraq continues to experience acute financial...

United Nations, Feb 17 : The top UN envoy for Iraq called for a free and safe environment for elections in Iraq scheduled for October 2021. For credible elections to...

Ankara, Feb 17 : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to expand Turkey’s cross-border operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) after 13 Turks abducted by the group were...

Paris, Feb 17 : President Emmanuel Macron told a press conference here that French military’s presence in Africa’s Sahel region will not change in the coming months. “Significant changes will...

Brussels, Feb 17 : China became the main trade partner of the European Union (EU) in 2020, with exports and imports both increasing despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Eurostat said. According...

Nairobi, Feb 17 : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it would soon disburse 262.69 billion shillings (about US $2.4 billion) to Kenya after reaching an agreement on a 38-month...

Canberra, Feb 16 : Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised to a former political adviser who has alleged that she was raped by a senior colleague in a minister’s...

Bangui, Feb 16 : Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, the former head of the Central African Republic (CAR) football federation is set to go on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal...

Abuja, Feb 16 : Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In a statement, Buhari voiced confidence...

Geneva, Feb 16 : New World Trade Organization (WTO)chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has vowed to tackle her top priorities of fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic and promoting the free flow of...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 16 : Internet access has been restored by Myanmar’s new military rulers after it was blocked for the second night in a row. The blackout —...

Washington, Feb 16 : US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said the Congress will establish an “outside, independent” commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by...

Geneva, Feb 16 : New World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has vowed to tackle her top priorities of fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic and promoting the free flow...

Belgrade, Feb 16 : On the occasion of Serbia’s Statehood Day, President Aleksandar Vucic decorated nine Chinese physicians and Chinese biotech company BGI Group for assisting in the country’s battle...

Geneva, Feb 16 : Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed by consensus to appoint Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance minister of Nigeria, as the next director-general, said the...

Jerusalem, Feb 15 : The Covid pandemic crisis has led to a spike in Israel’s unemployment count to around 805,000, said the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Israeli Employment...

London, Feb 15 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said that his government will be “very prudent” in easing coronavirus restrictions to ensure a “cautious but irreversible” progress....

Jerusalem, Feb 15 : Israel and Cyprus have inked a deal to allow Israelis and Cypriots who have received Covid vaccine shots to travel between the two countries without quarantine....

Baghdad, Feb 15 : During the Covid pandemic, food delivery service surged in Iraq. Wisam, 39, sniffed the package and drools as soon as he received the meal brought by...

Jerusalem, Feb 15 : Israel’s Air Force has launched a surprise exercise simulating combat in the country’s northern borders with Syria and Lebanon, officials said on Monday. A military spokesperson...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 15 : Myanmar’s military has warned anti-coup protesters across the country that they could face up to 20 years in prison if they obstruct the armed...

Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 15 : Internet access in Myanmar is returning to normal after a full-blown connection snap amid ongoing protests in the country against the military takeover, traffic...

Moscow, Feb 15 : Internet access in Myanmar is returning to normal after a full-blown connection snap amid ongoing protests in the country against the military takeover, traffic tracker NetBlocks...

London, Feb 14 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a virtual meeting of the G7 leaders on Friday to discuss efforts to ensure an equal distribution of Covid-19...

Hong Kong, Feb 14 : Law Chi-kwong, Secretary for Labour and Welfare of the Hong Kong government, predicted on Sunday that the upcoming jobless rate for the past three months...

Hong Kong, Feb 14 : The Hong Kong government will invest over HK$100 billion ($12.9 billion) annually in infrastructure projects during the next several years, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said...

Addis Ababa, Feb 14 : The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said that it only received 7 per cent of the $323.1 million it requires to meet the needs of...

Hong Kong, Feb 14 : Hong Kong is considering easing some social distancing measures to allow people’s lives return to normalcy after the Lunar New Year holiday on condition that...

Houston, Feb 14 : Texas is deploying thousands of Department of Public Safety (DPS) workers for welfare checks as a severe winter storm is fast approaching the US state, Governor...

Ramallah, Feb 14 : Palestinian factions have agreed to form a unity coalition government after the upcoming general elections, according to a senior official of the ruling Fatah party. Jibril...

Baghdad, Feb 14 : Iraqi authorities have approved a package of health restrictions, including reimposing partial and full curfew starting from later this week due to a resurgence of new...

Tripoli, Feb 14 : Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, Libya’s newly appointed Prime Minister, confirmed that he has started working on forming a new unity government. “We are still working hard on...

Tehran, Feb 14 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for stricter Covid-19 border controls, noting that another wave of the pandemic may be on the way in the country....

London, Feb 14 : UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that he believes new treatments and vaccines will turn the novel coronavirus into a disease which “we can live with...

Sanaa, Feb 14 : More than 80 people were killed due to continued intense armed confrontations between pro-government Yemeni forces and the Houthi militia over the past 24 hours in...

Tel Aviv, Feb 14 : Israel’s Ministry of Finance has announced a new program to support the disabled people amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The total amount of the program...

United Nations, Feb 14 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned an attack against the peacekeeping mission in Mali. Through a statement attributable to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric issued on...

Mexico City, Feb 14 : Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador welcomed the decision by his US counterpart Joe Biden to cancel the construction of a border wall separating the...

By Arul LouisNew York, Feb 14 : The Senate on Sunday acquitted former President Donald Trump for a second time blocking the Democrat’s attempt to punish him for the storming...

Rome, Feb 14 : The Italian government formed by newly-appointed Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who was also the former chief of the European Central Bank (ECB), was officially sworn in....

Washington, Feb 13 : Former US President Donald Trump’s insurrection incitement charge is a “monstrous lie”, his defence lawyers said as they presented evidence in the US Senate. Lawyer Michael...

Rome, Feb 13 : Former head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi has formally accepted the role of Italy’s next Prime Minister and will be sworn in on Saturday....

Washington, Feb 13 : A White House spokesman, T.J.Ducklo, has been suspended for a week without pay after he allegedly threatened to “destroy” a female reporter who was asking questions...

London, Feb 13 : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday sent his greetings in a video to people celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year this weekend, wishing them “a...

Washington, Feb 12 : In a first phone call after the US rejoined the Paris Climate Accords and the World Health Organization (WHO), Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to...

Riyadh, Feb 12 : The Saudi Arabia-led coalition involved in the war in Yemen announced that it intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi militia towards the border city...

Athens, Feb 12 : A new initiative aiming to deepen cooperation between Europe and the Arab world in various important fields was launched in Athens. The Ministers for Foreign Affairs...

Johannesburg, Feb 12 : South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent actions to restore the country’s pandemic-battered economy In his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, Ramaphosa...

Canberra, Feb 12 : Australia’s Treasury on Friday revealed that it expects additional job losses when the government ends its coronavirus wage subsidy scheme in March. The A$90 billion ($69...

Seoul, Feb 12 : North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon has been elected as a member of the politburo of the ruling Workers’ Party, an official media report said...

Lisbon, Feb 12 : Portugal’s Parliament has approved the renewal of the state of emergency in the country until March 1, allowing the government to keep all lockdown and anti-Covid9...

Brasilia, Feb 12 : The Brazilian tourism sector lost 261.3 billion reals ($48 billion) last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities announced. In a report issued on Thursday, the...

Ramallah, Feb 12 : A Palestinian cabinet minister met an imprisoned senior leader of President Mahmoud Abbas-led Fatah party to discuss the upcoming general elections. The meeting took place on...

Brussels, Feb 12 : The European Union (EU) has lowered its growth forecast for 2021 as Europe is still under the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, however, it expects a...

Gaza, Feb 12 : The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that it appealed to the international community to contribute $1.5 billion...

Berlin, Feb 12 : In an address to the German Bundestag (Parliament), Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted that her government did not act fast enough and was “too hesitant” in its...

Juba, Feb 12 : South Sudan said that it has sought support from the European Union (EU) to help lift the arms embargo and sanctions imposed by the US following...

Sanaa, Feb 12 : Escalation of fighting between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthi militia in the oil-rich province of Marib has displaced nearly 400 families in just three days,...

Washington, Feb 12 : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan discussed an attack on an airport in the Kingdom carried out by...

United Nations, Feb 12 : The President of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, on Thursday wished a happy Lunar New Year to the Chinese...

Beijing, Feb 11 : China’s broadcasting regulator on Thursday made an announcement on pulling BBC World News off the air in the country for serious content violation. The National Radio...

Washington, Feb 11 : US President Joe Biden raised the issue of human rights in Xinjiang, the crackdown in Hong Kong and the trade disputes in his first discussion with...

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 11 : Malaysia’s GDP contracted 3.4 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of last year, rendering a 5.6 per cent drop for 2020, the biggest decline...

Seoul, Feb 11 : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on the legislation sector to strengthen legal supervision and control over the establishment and executive process of the national economic...

Washington, Feb 11 : US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that it’s important for the central bank to maintain a “patiently accommodative monetary policy stance” to boost the labour...

Quito, Feb 11 : Election officials in Ecuador have had to review more than 1,000 poll records with irregularities, delaying the announcement of a runner-up who will compete in an...

Helsinki, Feb 11 : The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has confirmed that an automatic emergency shutdown of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant on December 10, 2020, was...

Ramallah, Feb 11 : The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (PCEC) announced that 2.3 million voters have already been registered to cast their ballots in the upcoming general elections. The PCEC...

Brussels, Feb 11 : European Union (EU) member states have agreed to revise the rules on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communications services. The...

Geneva, Feb 11 : The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has urged the European Union (EU) and its member states to stop “pushbacks, collective expulsions and the use of violence”...

Lisbon, Feb 11 : Portugal’s annual unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in 2020, an increase of 0.3 percentage point compared to 2019, according to official data. In a statement...

Baghdad, Feb 11 : Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has sent invitations to embassies of 52 countries to monitor the country’s elections slated to take place on October 10,...

Ankara, Feb 11 : Turkey’s Defence Ministry has confirmed that the country’s Navy along its US counterparts conducted a maritime exercise in the Black Sea. “The frigates TCG TURGUTREIS and...

Bamako, Feb 11 : At least 20 UN peacekeepers were injured in an attack which targeted their camp in Mali, a top official said here. “Around 7 a.m.this morning, a...

Tehran, Feb 11 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the Islamic Republic will re-embrace its nuclear commitments if the other parties do so. “The day when we witness...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Feb 10 : Former US President Donald Trump is said to be “yelling” at the TV and fuming at the rambling presentation of lawyers representing him...

Washington, Feb 10 : In his first official domestic trip since taking office last month, US President Joe Biden is slated to travel to the state of Wisconsin on February...

Seoul, Feb 10 : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un specified policy direction related to this year’s economic development plan at a meeting of the ruling party, a state-media report said...

Seoul, Feb 10 : South Korea’s employment dropped 982,000 in January from a year earlier, marking the highest fall in over 22 years since December 1998, statistical data revealed on...

United Nations, Feb 10 : The UN has sought full and regular access to the almost 62,000 people in the al-Hol refugee camp in northeast Syria, the world body’s humanitarian...

Brussels, Feb 10 : The European Commission has launched a new plan for the Mediterranean as it seeks to strengthen the strategic partnership between the European Union (EU) and its...

Cairo, Feb 10 : Leaders of a dozen Palestinian factions, including the two main rivals Fatah and Hamas, have concluded a two-day reconciliation dialogue in Egypt and agreed to cooperate...

Stockholm, Feb 10 : Swedish authorities have announced restrictions on the number of passengers on trains and buses, out of fear that the Covid-19 pandemic might worsen after a slow...

Madrid, Feb 10 : Spain and Portugal have announced the extention of the restrictions along the countries’ internal land border until March 1 in a bid to control the spread...

Tehran, Feb 10 : Iran will unveil 50 new “nuclear achievements” on April 9 when the Islamic Republic will mark its National Day of Nuclear Technology, a top official announced...

London, Feb 10 : UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced tough fines and jail terms up to 10 years for breaching quarantine rules imposed in an effort to prevent...

United Nations, Feb 10 : The UN Security Council (UNSC) has welcomed a major achievement in Libya and called the development a milestone in the war-torn country’s political process. Through...