IDF takes control of key Gaza-Egypt border road, discovers 20 tunnels

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israeli military has said that it has taken operational control of the entire route along the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi area, and discovered 20 tunnels that were used for cross-border smuggling. 

This was…

Pakistan grants India consular access to two alleged spies

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan has granted India consular access to two Indian nationals who were arrested from Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and charged with espionage in 2020. 

The meeting between Indian diplomats and the Indian nationals took place on…

US says Houthi-fired missiles hit Greek-owned ship in Red Sea

Washington (IANS/DPA) Houthi rebels have attacked a Greek carrier ship in the Red Sea, the US military said on Tuesday. 

Houthi militants launched five missiles, with the Greek-owned MV Laax reporting it had been struck by three of the missiles,…

Thousands evacuated from still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea

Sydney (IANS) Thousands of residents are being evacuated from the still-active massive landslide in Papua New Guinea's remote Enga province on Tuesday after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying over 2,000 people.

Nearly 8,000 people have…

North Korea voices complaint against China via rebukes on trilateral summit: Seoul

Seoul (IANS) North Korea appears to have indirectly expressed its complaint against Beijing when it slammed a joint declaration issued after the latest trilateral summit among leaders of South Korea, China and Japan, Seoul's Unification Ministry…

India announces US$ 1 million relief assistance for landslide-devastated Papua New Guinea

New Delhi (IANS) India on Tuesday announced an immediate relief assistance of US$ 1 million to support relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Papua New Guinea which was devastated by a massive landslide on May 24. 

The landslide…

Severe weather with tennis ball-sized hailstones, tornadoes in parts US leave 15 dead

Washington (IANS/DPA) Powerful storms have caused extensive damage in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States, with at least 15 lives lost.

Rescue workers and police searched for victims in the rubble and treated dozens…

Death toll rises to 11 in Russian attack on Kharkiv's DIY store

Kyiv (IANS/DPA) The death toll from a Russian airstrike on a DIY store in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has risen to 11, Kharkiv region Governor Oleh Syniehubov announced on Sunday. 

Russia attacked the store with at least one glide…

Hamas steps up attack on Israel, fires barrage of missiles; first in past few months

New Delhi (IANS) Palestine-based militant outfit Hamas on Sunday launched a fresh missile attack on Israel, prompting the latter to blare warning sirens across Tel Aviv, the first such incident in the past few months. 

Hamas armed wing Al-Qassam…

Over 300 people buried after huge landslide hits Papua New Guinea

Sydney (IANS) More than 300 people were buried after a massive landslide hit a remote region in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG), local media reported. 

Aimos Akem, a member of parliament for the Lagaip open electorate in Enga province, confirmed…