Israel completes airstrike on Iranian targets, Tehran reports 'limited damage'

Tehran/Jerusalem (IANS) Israel has said that it had completed waves of pre-dawn airstrikes on military targets in Iran in what it called a retaliatory move to recent months of attacks from Iran, with Iran reporting that it had successfully countered…

Bloodbath in Pakistan: 15 security personnel killed in 48 hours

Islamabad (IANS) At least 15 security personnel have been killed in attacks spread across Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the past 48 hours, sending the law enforcement agencies into a tizzy in a region plagued by unrest. 

The…

Israeli military launches strikes on military targets in Iran

Dubai (IANS) Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday targeting what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault on October 1, officials said. 

There was no immediate information on damage in Iran.

BRICS leaders commit to building democratic, multipolar world order: Putin

Moscow (IANS) BRICS countries are committed to fostering a more democratic and multipolar world order, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, during his press conference on the last day of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. 

Putin noted on Thursday…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to New Delhi for intergovernmental consultations

New Delhi (IANS) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will arrive in New Delhi Thursday night for the 7th Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) that will take place on Friday under the motto 'Growing Together with Innovation, Mobility and Sustainability'.

Bangladesh interim govt bans student wing of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's party

Dhaka (IANS) The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party Awami League, after a demand by a student group that led the July-August uprising under…

Mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity key to future of India-China ties, PM Modi tells Xi Jinping

Kazan (Russia) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conveyed it to the Chinese President Xi Jinping that India-China ties have to be based on three mutuals - mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity - if they have to return…

More than 30 countries willing to join BRICS as process for forming multipolar world underway: Putin

Kazan (Russia) (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that more than 30 countries have expressed a desire to join the BRICS alliance, an intergovernmental organisation comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa which…

Israel unlikely to take major action against Iran: Senior commander

Tehran (IANS) A senior Iranian commander said that Israel would not take a "major and significant" military action against Iran, according to local media. 

Mohammad-Ali Jafari, Commander of the Baghiyatallah Cultural and Social Headquarters,…

Sudan: 31 killed in airstrike on mosque

Khartoum (IANS) At least 31 people were killed in an airstrike targeting a mosque in Wad Madani, the capital city of Gezira State in Sudan, a local non-governmental group announced. 

On Sunday, "warplanes bombarded after the evening prayer…