India, China hold crucial meet to resolve issues along LAC

New Delhi (IANS) The 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs was held in Beijing to discuss and resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

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Israel withdraws negotiators from Qatar after Hamas rejects truce deal

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel has recalled its negotiating team from Qatar after Hamas rejected its latest offer on a hostage deal and truce, an Israeli official said.

The delegation led by the Mossad chief, David Barnea, had been in Doha for eight…

Six people presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse

Washington (IANS) Six people, who went missing due to a bridge collapse in the US city of Baltimore, are presumed dead.

Addressing a press conference, Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said due to the cold water temperatures and harsh sea conditions,…

EAM Jaishankar lauds Malaysian PM's 'vision' for stronger bilateral ties

Kuala Lumpur (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Wednesday met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and said that his vision would help craft a "more ambitious agenda" for the India-Malaysia relationship.

Jaishankar, who…

BLA claims killing more than 30 Pakistani soldiers, issues stern warning to China

Islamabad (IANS) The Baloch Liberation Army claimed killing more than 30 Pakistani soldiers as it targeted PNS Siddique, the country's second-largest naval air station located in Turbat and warned China on its "illegal" settlements and projects…

4 insurgents killed in attack at navy station in Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) At least four insurgents were reportedly killed by security forces after they attacked a station of the Pakistan Navy on Monday night in the Turbat city of Balochistan.

Four "terrorists" armed with automatic weapons and hand…

Troops discover weapons cache at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital: IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that its troops in Gaza have found a cache of weapons at Al-Shifa Hospital's maternity ward and MRI centre.

The IDF in a statement on Monday night said that its troops seized Kalashnikov…

China demands probe after 5 Chinese nationals killed in Pakistan suicide attack

Islamabad (IANS) China has demanded a thorough investigation after five of its nationals and one Pakistani citizen were killed in an attack on a convoy in Besham city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Shangla district, media reported.

China's…

'Mass casualties' feared as Baltimore bridge collapses after being struck by ship

New Delhi (IANS) In a tragic incident, parts of a bridge in the US state of Maryland collapsed early on Tuesday morning, after being hit by a container ship, sending several vehicles into the water as quoted by media reports.

Mass fatalities…

India comes out in support of Manila after Beijing's action in South China Sea

Manila (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India firmly supports the Philippines for upholding its national sovereignty after the latter lodged "strongest protest" against Chinese action in the disputed South China…