US President May Use OPCON Transfer to Reduce US Troops in Korea
US President Donald Trump reportedly views the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea as a possible way to reduce or withdraw American troops from the Korean...
MEA Secretary Meets Somali President, Conveys Greetings from PM Modi
MEA Secretary Sripriya Ranganathan met Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, conveying greetings from President...
China Tightens Internet Censorship as Universities Intensify Student Surveillance Measures
China is tightening internet censorship as universities intensify surveillance of students using VPNs to...
Tibetan Leader Accuses China of Interfering in Dalai Lama Succession
Tibetan leader Penpa Tsering has accused China of attempting to control the selection of...
Microsoft Apologises After Major Global Outage Disrupts Outlook and Teams
Microsoft apologised for a major global outage that disrupted services including Outlook, Teams and...
Killings of journalists up 50 per cent in 2022: UNESCO
New York: The number of journalists killed worldwide significantly increased in 2022, following a decline over the previous three years, according to the United...
Recommit to Libya ceasefire, urges senior UN representative
New York: Following the latest meeting of rival military leaders in Sirte, Libya, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNSMIL) has...
Irans detention of Belgian aid worker a ‘flagrant violation of international law’: UN rights experts
A group of UN Special Rapporteurs condemned Irans arbitrary detention of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele on Tuesday, and demanded his immediate release, after...
Bangladesh turns back Russian ship banned by US
Dhaka/UNI: Russian vessel Ursa Major, bringing in material for Rooppur nuclear power plant, was turned away by Bangladesh due to a US embargo on...
Pilot couple killed in Nepal air crashes 16 years apart
Kathmandu/IBNS: In a heartbreaking incident, Anju Khatiwada, who joined Nepals Yeti Airlines in 2010 and was the co-pilot of the ill-destined flight that crashed...
UNSC lists Pakistan-based Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Daesh)...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit China next month
Washington: US State Secretary Antony Blinken will visit China on February 5-6, Politico reported.
Blinkens agenda is expected to include Russias special military operation in...
PM Shehbaz Sharif offers ‘sincere’ talks with Narendra Modi to resolve disputes including Jammu and Kashmir
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has offered to hold serious and sincere talks with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi with issues even ranging to Jammu...
Ukraine: Civilian attacks must end immediately says UN, as search for Dnipro survivors continues
New York: The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned Russias attack on a large residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro at the weekend...
China opposes Dalai Lama’s likely visit to Sri Lanka; warns of negative impact on bilateral ties
Colombo: China on Tuesday expressed its disapproval over a suggested visit of the Dalai Lama to Sri Lanka as it warned the island nation...
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman orders extradition of arms deal middleman Sanjay Bhandari to India
London: British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has ordered the extradition of Sanjay Bhandari, an accused middleman and consultant in arms deals, for trial in...
Twitter’s verified checkmarks bought by Taliban leaders appear to have been removed: Reports
Kabul: Twitter account verifications bought by the Taliban appear to have been removed after several netizens expressed anger following the micro-blogging sites decision to...
China-Bhutan officials meet on boundary issues
Kunming: The 11th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Bhutan-China Boundary Issues was held in Kunming city, China from Jan 10 to 13.
The Bhutanese...
A Promise of Hope
On January 8, 2023, Mohammad Salim, deputy leader of Block B, Rohingya Camp-8 West, in the Ukhiya Sub-District of Coxs Bazar District, was killed...
