In a turn-around, India votes for UNGA resolution for Gaza ceasefire

United Nations (IANS) Faced with the "challenge" to "strike the right balance", India has joined the General Assembly's call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, reversing its earlier position of abstaining.

Major Russian missile attack in Kiev injures 53 people

Kiev (IANS) At least 53 people were injured in a major Russian missile attack on Kiev on Wednesday, the Ukrainian capitKiev (IANS) At least 53 people were injured in a major Russian missile attack on Kiev on Wednesday, the Ukrainian capital's…

Statement on Nijjar's killing meant to deter India, says Trudeau

Toronto (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that his statement linking Indian agents to the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar was meant to deter India from repeating a similar action in the country.

In an…

COP28: Nearly 200 nations agree to triple renewables, double energy efficiency by 2030

Dubai (IANS) The two-week 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) concluded on Wednesday after few hours of overrun with a historic agreement by 198 parties (197 countries plus the European Union) to deliver a new era of climate action.

Deep divisions at final phase of UN climate talks over fossil fuels

Dubai (IANS) As the 2023 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 28th session of the Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP28) comes to a close, some of the major topics are still being discussed behind closed doors, such as the Global Goal on Adaptation…

23 Pak soldiers killed in attack on army checkpost

Islamabad (IANS) Twenty-three Pakistan Army soldiers were killed in an attack on a checkpost in Dera Ismail Khan's Daraban area on Tuesday.

Six terrorists attacked the security post in the early hours of December 12, Pakistani media outlet…

Netanyahu, Putin speak for 1st time since Israel-Hamas war

Jerusalem/Moscow (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the raging war in Gaza broke out on October 7.

During the call on Sunday, Netanyahu appreciated…

Israeli missile attack targets military sites in Damascus

Damascus (IANS) An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of the capital Damascu, the latest in a string of attacks targeting army installations in Syria, state media reported on Monday.

According to Syria's SANA news…

Blow to Biden as poll shows Trump in lead for US presidential election

New York (IANS) Donald Trump has nudged ahead of Joe Biden in national polling for the 2024 presidential election, a survey revealed, a day after the US president branded his predecessor as "despicable" at an event in California, the media reported.

Huge fire erupts at mini-refinery in Iran

Tehran (IANS) A huge fire broke out on Sunday morning at an oil refinery in Iran's South Khorasan province, leading to the simultaneous explosion of several gas condensate reservoirs, the media reported.

According to semi-official Tasnim…