Warning Germany of dire consequences should it supply Kyiv with Taurus long-range cruise missiles, Russian ambassador Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council said that if Germany gets directly involved in the conflict, it will give Russia the right to “consider all options” to “properly” respond to such a...
Space and technology billionaire Elon Musk announced that his term as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has come to an end. He thanked US President Donald Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.
Musk said that the DOGE mission will strengthen over time to become...
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri led the Indian delegation along with Deputy NSA Pavan Kapoor for the inter-agency discussions on the India-US COMPACT (Catalysing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) for the 21st century. The discussions at the White House in Washington focused on implementing the TRUST initiative,...
US President Donald Trump’s administration said that it will aggressively revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the move would include those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields. He...
All party delegations Thursday met global leaders and nearly two dozen ambassadors who strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and echoed the urgent need for united global efforts to counter this menace.
In an extraordinary gesture, the Sierra Leone Parliament on Thursday observed a moment of silence in honour...
Russian forces have taken four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, a local official said Tuesday, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had issued an order to establish a buffer zone along the border.
Meanwhile, a Russian bombing campaign that had escalated in recent days slowed...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to arrive in Berlin on Wednesday for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the German government said, part of a diplomatic drive to end the war in Ukraine.
Merz will receive Zelenskiy with military honours at the federal chancellery at noon (1000 GMT), a...
Several cases of the new COVID-19 variant-- which has been linked to a large surge of viral infection in China-- have been detected at US airports, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cases linked to the NB.1.8.1 variant of COVID-19 were detected through the CDC's airport...
Russia launched 60 drones at Ukraine overnight, injuring several people, officials in Kyiv said on Tuesday, indicating a sharp decrease in the intensity of Moscow’s attacks after it conducted three nights of massive aerial bombardment.
The earlier attacks – which the Ukrainian Air Force said included a record barrage of...
Israeli strikes killed at least 40 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 25 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local health officials. The military said it targeted militants operating from the school.
Israel renewed its offensive in March after ending...
