UK Home Secy approves Julian Assange's extradition to the US

London (IANS) UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the US, noting that the courts found that the measure would not be "incompatible with his human rights", reports said on Friday.

Aus states introduce extra year of early education

Sydney (IANS) Children in Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) will get an extra year of early education as part of major generational reform in both states.

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews and NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet…

First summit of 'West Asia Quad' with India, Israel and UAE next month: US

Washington (IANS) The United States has said that the first summit of the leaders of a new group of four nations -- the US, India, Israel, and the UAE -- will be held virtually during President Joe Biden's visit next month to West Asia.

The…

Qualcomm wins battle against EU regulator's $1 bn anti-trust fine

London (IANS) Europe's second-highest court on Wednesday sided with chip-maker Qualcomm that had appealed 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) anti-trust fine from the European Union (EU) regulators over payments made to Apple to use its chips.

US Senate foreign panel head praises India's role, asks Quad to help Sri Lanka

New York (IANS) US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez has asked the Quad to help Sri Lanka to avoid "an economic implosion".

In a letter to India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, he acknowledged India's…

5 soldiers killed in Yemen despite truce

Sanaa (IANS) The government in Yemen announced that five soldiers were killed and 15 others injured by the Houthi militia despite the ongoing UN-brokered truce in the war-torn nation.

According to a statement released by the Defence Ministry,…

US Senators reach narrow deal on gun safety

Washington (IANS) A group of bipartisan US Senators announced a narrow gun safety deal amid public disappointment about political inaction against the rising gun violence.

The plan, endorsed by 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans, includes measures…

Mongolia to build 'green wall' to combat desertification

Ulan Bator (IANS) Mongolia will build a "green wall" along its borders by planting at least 16 million trees by 2030 to combat desertification, the presidential office said in a statement on Monday.

To achieve the goal, professional agronomists…

Kim Jong-un extends full support to Putin amid Ukraine war

Seoul (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday expressed full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite international condemnation for Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian people have "achieved great successes…

'Asian water tower' faces worsening supply imbalance, 2 bn people at risk

Beijing (IANS) Rapid global warming has worsened the water imbalance for almost 2 billion people in the Third Pole region -- including India, Bangladesh and Nepal -- where about 90 per cent of water is used for irrigation, a new study has warned.