Hezbollah targets Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv suburbs

Beirut (IANS) Hezbollah, for the first time, launched a medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile from Lebanon on Wednesday at the headquarters of Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, the group said in a statement. 

"In support…

Zelensky calls for collective action, invites India to 2nd Peace Summit

United Nations (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has extended an invitation to several nations, including India, to join efforts in organising a second Peace Summit aimed at ending the ongoing conflict with Russia. 

Speaking at…

EAM Jaishankar meets Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor in New York amid frosty ties

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, marking the first high-level engagement…

Israel prepares for 'next phases' of attack on Lebanon after airstrikes killing 356

Jerusalem/Beirut (IANS) Israel launched its largest airstrikes in Lebanon since the onset of the Israel-Palestine conflict, killing at least 356 people and injuring over 1,246 others, the Lebanese Health Ministry has said.  

The death toll…

Clean economy deal among Indo-Pacific partners to come into force in Oct

Seoul (IANS) Clean economy and anti-corruption deals, two of four pillars under the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), will come into force in October, officials here said on Tuesday. 

Of the four pillars of the IPEF, the supply…

Saudi Arabia issues stern warning to Pakistan for sending beggars under Umrah and Hajj visas

Islamabad (IANS) Saudi Arabia has warned Pakistan to take serious and urgent notice of beggars flooding the kingdom under Umrah and Hajj visas, calling on Islamabad's Ministry of Religious Affairs to prevent such people from getting visas and…

28 injured in 5.2-magnitude quake in Iran

Tehran (IANS) At least 28 people were injured in a 5.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted Bojnurd County in the Iranian province of North Khorasan.  

According to the Iranian Seismology Centre, the quake occurred on Sunday at 16:13 local time…

Anura Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka's 9th President

Colombo (IANS) Anura Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party, was sworn in on Monday as the ninth President of Sri Lanka, marking a historic moment as the country's first leftist head of state.  

The…

Japanese PM reiterates India's call for expansion of UN Security Council

New York (IANS) Reiterating India's longstanding stance on expansion of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in both permanent and non-permanent categories, as well as reform in its working methods, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…

Bangladesh reverses export ban on Hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja

New Delhi (IANS) The interim government of Bangladesh has reversed the export ban on the much popular and prized Hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja, an important festival of Hindu Bengalis, officials said on Saturday, adding that export of 3,000…