Pakistan crisis deep enough for military takeover, warns former PM

Islamabad (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that the country's current economic and political crisis has all the makings of attracting a military takeover, noting that the army intervened in the past in much…

SL can benefit from India's fast-tracked industrialisation: Prez Wickermesinghe

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickermesinghe has said that in the backdrop of India becoming the world's most populated country while having industrialisation which is on fast track, Sri Lanka can reap the benefits, and plan to become…

Italy grants water rationing powers to 40 mayors to tackle summer drought

Rome (IANS) Italy has authorised 40 northern towns to ration water supplies as Europe prepares for a second consecutive year of severe drought.

The European Drought Observatory has reported dangerously dry conditions this month across most…

Denmark, Netherlands to donate Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Copenhagen (IANS) The Defence Ministers of Denmark and the Netherlands announced the donation of 14 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Ukraine.

A joint statement issued by the Ministers said the two countries intend to jointly acquire, refurbish…

Trump storms into Florida to oust rival DeSantis from 2024 race

Washington (IANS) Even as the Republican Party is still weighing in options between former US President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Trump is wasting no time to oust his rival DeSantis from the race in the 2024 primaries drumming…

Pakistan raises bogey of all-out war with India to justify delaying polls

Islamabad (IANS) Cross-border terrorism, instability in the country, threats from the TTP, IS fighters returning to Pakistan from several countries, and even an all-out war with India -- these are the points mentioned in the Pakistan Defence Ministry…

Bilawal Bhutto to visit India for SCO FMs meeting in May

Islamabad (IANS) In a crucial decision that may be the first step towards normalisation of ties between the two nuclear-powered neighbours, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has decided to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…

UN protests US spying on Guterres

United Nations (IANS) The UN has protested to the US against the spying on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other officials calling it an "interference" by Washington, according to spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.

"The UN officially expressed…

Worst April heatwave in Asian history

Bangkok (IANS) A severe heatwave has swept across much of Asia, causing deaths and school closures in India and record-breaking temperatures in China, media reports said on Tuesday.

Maximiliano Herrera, a climatologist and weather historian,…

Muslim pupils tell Hindu classmates in UK to convert: Report

London (IANS) Hindu students in the UK are targets of bullying and racial discrimination in classrooms with Muslim pupils telling them to change their religion to make their lives easier, according to a London-based think tank.

The Telegraph…