Bangladesh's dengue cases soar past 300,000 with 1,549 deaths

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh reported 1,291 new dengue cases and six more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to 301,225 and the death toll to 1,549 since January this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.

This…

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on key principles for peace treaty

Yerevan (IANS) Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Yerevan and Azerbaijan have agreed on the key principles for a peace treaty which include mutual recognition of territorial integrity and sovereignty.

At the Organization…

Biden rejects ceasefire calls, threatens Jewish extremists in West Bank

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden has rejected the growing demands at home and abroad for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying it will be used by Hamas to regroup and rearm itself and perpetuate its dominance.

At the same time, he called for…

US lawmakers ask Biden administration to withhold assistance to Pakistan

Washington (IANS) Eleven members of the US Congress, in a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have urged the Biden administration to withhold future US assistance to Pakistan, until the country restores constitutional order and holds free…

5.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan

Tokyo (IANS) A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked southeast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The quake that hit the region at 0635 GMT, was epicentred at 30.71 degrees north latitude and 142.10 degrees…

Israel rejects US suggestion of post-war Gaza control to Palestinian Authority

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israeli government has rejected a suggestion by the US for handing over the control of Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority (PA) after the end of the war.

According to sources in the Israeli Prime Minister's office,…

Complete victory in Gaza will push away future wars: Israel Defence Minister

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that a complete win for Israel in Gaza will push away future wars for a long time.

He also said that the fight in Gaza is a local one, but it has an impact on the whole of the Middle…

IDF denies ordering evacuation of Al-Shifa Hospital

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israeli military on Saturday denied that it ordered an evacuation of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza after Palestinian media reports said the army had asked everyone to leave the medical complex within an hour's time.

In…

Huge cache of arms found in Gaza school, claims IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday claimed to have found a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a school in Gaza.

The IDF said that its elite Dovdevan unit conducted the raids at a high school and found military equipment…

Israeli forces continue to comb Gaza's largest hospital, expand raids

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli forces have continued to comb Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, expanding their searches for hostages and militant activity to other hospitals in the area, while all communications have collapsed across the besieged enclave…