Brussels (IANS) Starting from Saturday, Belarusian air carriers' will be banned from flying over the European Union (EU) airspace and also using runways in response to the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight and detention of a dissident journalist…
Washington (IANS) The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called on countries anticipating excess Covid-19 vaccine supplies in the coming months to release their surplus doses as soon as possible to developing nations.
…Washington (IANS) Expanding a Donald Trump-era ban on Chinese surveillance companies with alleged ties to the military, US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that increases the number of restricted Chinese firms from 48 to 59.
The…
Singapore (IANS) The Singapore government on Friday said that the finalisation of an air transport and travel deal between the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) is "a historic achievement".
The ASEAN-EU…
Singapore (IANS) Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) on Thursday announced that it aims to launch a probe into the burnt X Press Pearl container in the waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, as it threatens of a environmental disaster.
…Toronto (IANS) Canadians fear there could be more graves of indigenous children after the discovery of the remains of 215 kids from the grounds of a former native school.
The discovery of the remains at the former Indian residential school…
Tehran (IANS) Iran's large navy ship Kharg caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.
Following the spread of the fire on the vessel, the crew safely disembarked, the…
Moscow (IANS) Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said that the country's national security strategy is being renewed aimed at addressing new threats.
"Political and economic pressure is being used to contain Russia,…
Brussels (IANS) The Foreign and Defence Ministers of the 30 NATO countries will hold two video conferences on Tuesday ahead of a summit later this month, with work to draw up a leaders' communique already under way.
Set to dominate the…
United Nations (IANS) The UN has slammed the closure of three TV stations belonging to the pro-Russian opposition in Ukraine.
The decision was unjustified, disproportionate and contrary to international human rights standards, the UN mission…