Israel carries out air strikes on rocket launching site in Gaza Strip

Tel Aviv (IANS/DPA) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday it carried out an airstrike on a rocket launch site in the southern Gaza Strip.

Fighter jets hit the militant site near the city of Khan Younis after a rocket was fired from…

UN spokesperson declines to react to Biden's claim that India's economy stalling due to 'xenophobia'

United Nations (IANS) A UN spokesperson has declined to react to an assertion by US President Joe Biden that India was "stalling so badly economically" because it was "xenophobic" and not taking in immigrants.

"I wouldn't comment on what…

Indian sailors still on stranded ship off US port city after 35 days

Washington (IANS) They would have been in Colombo in Sri Lanka, their destination, a couple of days ago, and would have been on their way home. But they remain on a cargo ship off the coast of the US port city of Baltimore.

The 20 Indian members…

Ukraine attacks Crimea with long-range missiles: Russia

Kyiv (IANS/DPA) Russian air defence systems destroyed four US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles fired at the Crimean Peninsula by Ukrainian forces, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday morning.

The scope and impact of the attack…

6.0-magnitude quake hits Philippines

Manila  (IANS) A 6.0 magnitude offshore earthquake rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The institute said the quake, which occurred at 6:16 p.m. local time…

North Korean economic delegation returns from Iran amid suspected military ties

Seoul (IANS) A North Korean economic delegation has returned home from Iran, Pyongyang's state media said Friday, ending a rare trip that raised suspicions of possible weapons cooperation between the two nations.

The delegation, headed…

Death toll in China road collapse mounts to 48

Guangzhou (IANS) The death toll from the collapse of a portion of a road in China's Guangdong province has risen to 48, authorities said.

Thirty injured people are receiving hospital treatment, and none are in life-threatening condition,…

Hamas not for temporary ceasefire, wants permanent end to war

Tel Aviv (IANS) As the indirect mediatory talks between Hamas and Israel are progressing in Cairo, Hamas has expressed concern at temporary ceasefire and have informed the mediators that it wants a permanent end to the war.

According to Egyptian…

Israel ready to make far-reaching concessions for Gaza deal: Reports

Cairo/Tel Aviv (IANS/DPA) During the ongoing negotiations in Cairo on a ceasefire in the Gaza war, details have emerged about a proposal for an agreement submitted by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

The Wall Street Journal reported on…

Palestinian factions hold talks in Beijing, achieve positive progress: China

Beijing (IANS) Representatives of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) recently came to Beijing for in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation, and achieved positive…