Stockholm (IANS) Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg has said that the world needs to learn the lessons of coronavirus and treat climate change with similar urgency.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Thunberg said: "People are starting…
Washington/New Delhi (IANS) The US called the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) a "rogue actor" and held it responsible for the violent face-off along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh where 20 Indian soldiers were killed and dozens injured earlier…
Kabul/Washington (IANS) A top US General said the Washington has reduced its troop level to 8,600 in Afghanistan, fulfilling the first phase of the planned withdrawal as per the deal it signed with the Taliban in February.
The withdrawal of…
New Delhi (IANS) The US on Friday made it clear that it stood by India in the stand-off with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh where Chinese aggression led to the killing of 20 Indian soldiers.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Manila (IANS) Asia's developing economies are set to grow just 0.1 per cent in 2020, their lowest growth rate since 1961, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, although growth is set to recover to 6.2 per cent in 2021, the Asian Development…
Beijing (IANS) A total of 1,255 inbound and outbound flights to Beijing were cancelled until this Wednesday morning since the municipal government increased the emergency level by COVID-19 on Tuesday night.
Specifically, 615 outbound and 640…
New Delhi/Beijing (IANS) China on Wednesday continued to send mixed signals with its support for peaceful resolution of the stand-off in Ladakh on the one hand, and laying claim in the Galwan valley on the other.
The Foreign Ministry spokesman…
Washington (IANS) Supporters of US President Donald Trump will get their temperature checked and receive masks and hand sanitizers before entering his campaign rally venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, an official said.
There will be precautions…
Ramallah (IANS) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of misleading the world regarding his government's plan to annex the Palestinian lands.
"Netanyahu is trying to mislead the world's…
Brasilia, June 15 (IANS) Protests for and against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took place for a third consecutive Sunday in several cities of the country, in the midst of the uncontrolled coronavirus pandemic.
This Sunday's demonstrations…