Nauru severs 'diplomatic relations' with Taiwan in favour of China

Yaren (IANS) The Oceanic island nation of Nauru on Monday announced to sever "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan and that it will recognisze the one-China principle after Taiwanese voters elected a new President despite warnings from Beijing.

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Houthi official says US, UK fly spy drones over Hodeidah 'for hours'

Aden (IANS) A Houthi official has said that the US and UK forces flew spy drones "for hours" over the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, where conflicting reports of a new airstrike emerged.

Ali Ahmed Kashar, the Houthi Deputy Governor of Hodeidah,…

Israel‘s war against Hamas will not end until complete victory: Netanyahu

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel Prime Minister Benjamtin Netanyahu said that his country will continue its war against Hamas “to the end - until complete victory"

He was addressing reporters at the Israel Defense Forces( IDF) headquarters Saturday late…

Withdraw troops by mid-March, Maldives tells India

Male (IANS) Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its military personnel from the Indian Ocean archipelago nation by mid-March, officials said on Sunday afternoon.

President Muizzu has formally asked India to withdraw…

Biden warns Houthis of further retaliation if they continue attacks

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden has said that there will be further retaliation against the Houthis if the group continue with its "outrageous behaviour".

Biden made the remark on Friday after the US and the UK launched dozens of airstrikes…

4-meter ground upheaval observed after Jan 1 quake in Japan: Research

Tokyo (IANS) A recent research found the powerful January 1 earthquake that rocked central Japan has caused ground upheavals as high as about 4 meters, local media reported on Saturday.

A group of researchers made the announcement after surveying…

Australia confirms support to US-UK airstrikes against Houthi sites in Yemen

Canberra (IANS) Australia on Friday confirmed its support to the US and UK airstrikes targeting sites belonging to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, in response to the Iran-backed militia's continued attacks against commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

Brutal Arctic blast to drop temperatures in US to minus 30s

Washington (IANS) A brutal Arctic blast in the US is expected to plunge temperatures to as low as 20 to 30 degrees below zero in the northern Plains on Friday and Saturday night.

As a result, more than 15 million people in the central US are…

Russian rockets strike hotel in Ukraine's 2nd largest city, 10 people injured

Kiev (IANS) Two Russian rockets hit a hotel in the second largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, partially damaging the structure, while also injuring 10 people, the country's State Emergency Service (SES) said on Thursday.

In a social post,…

Pannun case: US says will not provide 'discovery material' to Nikhil Gupta

New York (IANS) The US government has refused to provide "discovery material" after it was asked by a New York court to respond to a motion filed by lawyers of Indian national Nikhil Gupta, named in an alleged plot to assassinate Sikh radical Gurpatwant…