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...
Italy’s Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily
Sicily: Italys most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was 30 years on the run, has been arrested in Sicily, media reports said on...
Russia bans British foreign secretarys entry
Moscow: A total of 36 British citizens, including Britains Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly, have been recently banned...
At least 40 people killed in Nepal plane crash near Pokhara: Report
Kathmandu: At least 40 of the 72 people onboard Yeti Airlines operated ATR 72 aircraft have been killed after the aircraft crashed in Nepals...
Economic crisis: India extends aid worth USD 3.9 billion to help Sri Lanka
Colombo/New Delhi: India has extended aid worth USD 3.9 billion to help Sri Lanka sustain itself in face of the acute economic and financial...
MoS V Muraleedharan conducts series of industrial visits in Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
During his two-day visit to the UAE, Minister of State V Muraleedharan conducted a series of industrial visits in the Emirate of Ras Al...
Lotus Tower vandalized, authority says strict action will be taken against those involved
Colombo: Sri Lankas Lotus Tower management has said strict action will be taken against people who vandalized the structure.
The Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company...
Unknown men attack Pakistani journalist’s residence with grenade
Peshawar: Unknown men attacked the house of a Parachinar-based journalist Mohammad Ali Turi in Pakistan with a hand grenade, media reports said on Friday.
The...
Pakistan: PoK residents protest over shortage of wheat
Muzaffarabad: A large section of people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) recently demonstrated over shortage of wheat and even hold Islamabad and the PoK government...
Afghanistan: Former minister’s house catches fire, no casualty
Kabul: Residence of former Afghanistan Minister of Justice Fazal Ahmad Manavi in Rukha district has been set on fire, media reports said on Saturday.
Mawlana...
Women Education issue: OIC to send Team of Ulama to Afghanistan to discuss with Taliban
Kabul: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is planning to send a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss the issues ranging from womens rights to...
Japanese PM Funio Kishida to visit UK amid 5 nation tour
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom on Wednesday as part of a tour to allied Western countries.
Kishida...
IAEA to send monitoring missions to Ukraine’s nuclear plants
Kyiv: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will send monitoring missions to nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Ukraine, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency...
Japan secures top spot in Henley Passport Index ranking, Singapore, South Korea follow
London/IBNS: Japan has secured the first rank as the worlds most powerful passport, allowing visa-free entry to 193 global destinations, according to the latest...
Iran court pronounces ex-official guilty of ‘spying for Britain’; sentences to death
Tehran: Irans judiciary handed down a death sentence to a former Iranian Defense Ministry official on the charge of espionage against the country.
The former...
