Japan detects above-limit radioactive cesium in locally grown mushroom

Tokyo (IANS) Excessive levels of radioactive cesium were detected in mushroom locally grown in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture, a government report revealed on Tuesday.

The sample of Cortinarius caperatus, a type of edible mushroom, in the…

IDF strikes 450 Hamas targets in Gaza, key militant killed

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday announced that fighter jets struck 450 Hamas targets overnight in Gaza during which a key member of the militant group was killed.

In a statement, the military said that Jamal Musa,…

Australian PM meets China's Xi in Beijing

Beijing (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Monday.

The announcement was made by China's state-run Xinhua news agency.

Albanese, who arrived in Shanghai on November 5, became…

Israel's Defence Minister vows to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will reach Hamas terror leader Yahiya Sinwar and kill him, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed on Saturday.

Gallant, who is a retired General of the Israel army, announced this during a briefing…

Afghanistan's opium poppy cultivation down 95% following drug ban

Kabul (IANS) The opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has dropped by an estimated 95 per cent since the country's caretaker government imposed a drug ban in April 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said on Sunday.

According…

Will take full responsibility of Gaza: Mahmoud Abbas tells Blinken

Tel Aviv (IANS) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has assured U.S State Secretary Antony Blinken that Palestinian Authority will take full responsibility of Gaza if a political situation arises.

During their meeting in Ramallah…

Earthquake kills at least 69 in Nepal

Kathmandu (IANS) At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured on midnight Friday when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Nepal, officials said.

The earthquake jolted the western Jajarkot district at around 2:02 a.m. local time…

IDF claims of killing 10 Hamas commanders since Gaza ground offensive

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that since it lauched the ground offensive in Gaza on October 27, the military has so far killed 10 brigade and batallion commanders of the Hamas militant group.

This revelation was made…

9 militants killed after terror attack on Pakistan Air Force base foiled

Islamabad (IANS) At least nine militants were killed on Saturday after a terror attack at a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) training base in Mianwali was foiled earlier in the day, the military’s media wing said.

In an update, the Inter-Services Public…

IDF destroys several Hamas tunnels, neutralises terrorists

Tel Aviv ( IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Saturday said that it has destroyed several underground tunnels of the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip and neutralised many militants.

The military said that the IDF Division Command 460…