PM Modi meets Jamaican counterpart Holness, discusses bilateral ties

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness on Tuesday at Hyderabad House, where the two leaders discussed the state of bilateral relations between India and Jamaica. 

Holness'…

Lower House choses Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's new Prime Minister

New Delhi (IANS) Shigeru Ishiba, 67, leader of Japan's ruling party, was elected as the Prime Minister by the House of Representatives on Tuesday after securing a hard-fought victory in the earlier Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential…

IDF launches 'localised' ground raids on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Beirut/Jerusalem (IANS) In the early hours of Tuesday, massive Israeli strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut following the initiation of "limited" and "localised" ground operations in the Lebanese capital, according to local media reports. 

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Washington, to hold bilateral talks with Blinken

Washington (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar is set to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, where a range of bilateral and global issues will be on the agenda. 

Among the key topics expected to be discussed…

Jamaican PM arrives in Delhi for four-day historic visit

New Delhi (IANS) Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a historic four-day visit, marking the first-ever bilateral visit by a leader from the island nation to India. 

He was warmly received at the airport…

Three Iranian border security guards killed as fresh violence erupts on Pak-Iran border

Islamabad (IANS) At least three Iranian border security guards have been killed and several others injured in fresh violence that has erupted in Iran's southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan area, bordering Pakistan's Balochistan province. 

Four…

Japan's incoming PM Ishiba plans to call general election on October 27

Tokyo (IANS) Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he plans to call a general election on October 27 as he prepares to take office. 

The lower house of the parliament will be dissolved on October 9, Ishiba told reporters,…

'There is no place in Iran or the Middle East that the long arm of Israel will not reach', says Netanyahu

Tel Aviv (IANS) Following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a precision strike by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Iran's Ayatollah regime and asserted that those who target Israel…

Russia downs 125 Ukrainian drones

Moscow (IANS) Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian drones overnight in seven regions and over the Sea of Azov, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. 

According to the ministry, 67 drones were shot down…

Yemen's Houthis claim attacks on 3 US warships in Red Sea

Sanaa (IANS) Yemen's Houthi group claimed that it had fired "23 ballistic and winged missiles and a drone" at "three US warships" in the Red Sea. "We carried out a qualitative military operation targeting three hostile American warships in the…