S.Korea, US, Japan hold 1st trilateral 'Freedom Edge' exercise

Seoul (IANS) South Korea, the US and Japan began their first trilateral multi-domain exercise on Thursday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, amid efforts to deepen security cooperation against threats from North Korea, recently emboldened by its…

South Korea warns Russia after Moscow's warning against potential arms supply to Ukraine

Seoul (IANS) Russia should not make a mistake that could hurt its relations with South Korea in an "irreversible" way, a Seoul official warned on Thursday, in a tit-for-tat exchange of words after Moscow warned against Seoul hinting at potential arms…

India dismisses Pakistan’s attempt to raise Kashmir issue as ‘baseless, deceitful’

United Nations (IANS) India has dismissed Pakistan’s attempt to inject Kashmir into a discussion of the workings of the Security Council as an undignified misuse of the General Assembly forum. 

Pratik Mathur, a minister at India’s UN mission,…

After the Indo-Pacific, India, US to focus on cooperation in the Indian Ocean

Washington (IANS) India and the United States are now turning towards the Indian Ocean as their next frontier of cooperation across a wide suite of issues from trade to security, drawing upon the "trust and confidence" they have developed working…

17 Chinese nationals feared dead in South Korea battery plant blaze

Seoul (IANS) South Korean fire department officials have said that around 17 Chinese nationals were killed in the massive fire at a battery plant in Hwaseong, city south of Seoul, but the exact figures still need to be further confirmed. 

South…

Terror attack on places of worship in Russia's Dagestan; priest, security personnel killed

Moscow (IANS) Two Orthodox churches, a synagogue, and a traffic police station in Russia's Dagestan region were attacked on Sunday, leaving a priest and around 10 security personnel, including local policemen, dead, and over two dozen injured,…

6.3-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu

Suva (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 51 km NNE of Port Olry of Vanuatu local time on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

There were no immediate reports of casualty or damage due to the quake at 19:03 local time,…

North Korea to hold key meeting after signing partnership treaty with Russia

Seoul (IANS) North Korea is to hold a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) this week to review policy performances in the first half, amid attention over whether it would discuss follow-up measures to implement a new partnership…

Russia could amend 'defensive' nuclear doctrine, indicates Duma defence panel chief

Moscow (IANS) Russia could change its nuclear doctrine, which provides for the use of nuclear weapons only in retaliation if the country is attacked with weapons of mass destruction or faces an existential threat from conventional warfare, if the…

Death toll from heavy rain in Central America rises to 30

Mexico City (IANS) At least 30 people have died from heavy rain this season in the three Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, according to authorities of these three countries. 

Luis Alonso Amaya, director of El…