Iran launches barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel

Jerusalem (IANS) The Iranian military launched a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting "military and security establishments" in Israel on Tuesday night.  

Media reports, citing a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),…

Willing to work with India to advance bilateral relations on stable track, says China

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong on Wednesday said that Beijing is willing to work with the Indian side to advance bilateral relations on a "healthy and stable track". 

The diplomat was responding to President Droupadi…

Italian PM Meloni to host G7 leaders' call on escalating tension in Middle East

Rome (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will on Wednesday evening, India time, host a call of Group of Seven (G7) leaders on the worsening of the crisis in the Middle East following Iran's attack on Israel on Tuesday night. 

Meloni…

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,…