16 children sue world on climate crisis

New York (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative, 16 child petitioners, including Sweden's Greta Thunberg and American Alexandria Villase, from 12 countries presented a landmark official complaint to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child…

Hasina honoured with 'Vaccine Hero Award' in NY

New York (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is here to attend the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), was conferred with the Vaccine Hero Award at the UN headquarters.

Hasina was applauded for the success in immunisation…

India, US to conclude several new defence deals: Trump

Houston (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that the US and India are forging an "even stronger security partnership", with both sides set to conclude "several new defence deals very soon".

Speaking before a packed 50,000…

Israeli-Arab bloc backs Netanyahu's rival Gantz

Jerusalem (IANS) Joint List, an Israeli-Arab bloc, has backed former Army chief Benny Gantz to become the country's new Prime Minister and said that it wants to oust incumbent leader Benjamin Netanyahu who has been in power since 2009.

The…

US to send troops to Saudi Arabia after attacks on oil sites

Washington (IANS) The US has announced plans to send military forces to Saudi Arabia in the wake of attacks against the country's oil infrastructure.

Secretary of Defence Mark Esper told reporters the deployment would be "defensive…

Khalilzad briefs US Congress of US-Taliban talks

Washington (IANS) Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington's Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, briefed members of the Congress about the US-Taliban negotiations, and the circumstances that led to the scuttling of the deal by American…

US calls for credible elections in Afghanistan

Washington/Kabul (IANS) The US said that it hopes the Afghan government and electoral institutions make all necessary arrangements and preparations for transparency during the presidential election in the war-torn country on September 28.

"Along…

15 dead in Afghan blast claimed by Taliban

Kabul (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and 70 others injured in a truck blast claimed by the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan's Zabul province on Thursday, authorities said.

The attack occurred at around 6 a.m. in the city of…

Biden leads Democratic presidential race in new poll

Washington (IANS) Former US Vice President Joe Biden is leading the Democratic primary of the 2020 presidential election, trailed by Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts in the second place, according to a national NBC News/Wall Street Journal…

US-Japan reach initial trade deal, says Trump

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his administration has reached an "initial" trade deal regarding tariff barriers with Japan, indicating that the agreement doesn't need to be approved by Congress.