Sudanese army chief's latest move fuels speculation of forming war govt

Khartoum (IANS) General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has started running state affairs in his other capacity as chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council from Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea…

Ukraine's allies won't back military move into Russia: Zelensky

Kiev (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the coalition aiding Kiev's fight against Moscow would not support the war-torn nation if it were to move the hostilities into Russian territory.

"I believe that this is a big…

Bangladesh preps to start voluntary Rohingya repatriation later this year

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh is preparing to start safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland Myanmar later this year, initially with around 1,000 people, a senior government official said here.

"As part of confidence-building…

Shooter among 4 killed in racially motivated shooting in Florida

New York (IANS) At least four people, including a shooter, were killed in a racially motivated shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, the US state of Florida, police said.

Addressing a press conference, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K.…

US military aircraft crashes off Australia's coast

Canberra (IANS) A US military aircraft crashed off the coast of Australia's Northern Territory on Sunday when it was participating in a training exercise.

The Boeing V-22 Osprey was participating in a training exercise at 9:43 a.m. local…

Wildfires burn 60,000 hectares in Italy this year: Industry Association

Rome (IANS) Wildfires have so far burned more than 600 square km. (60,000 hectares) of land in Italy, more than in all of 2022, Coldiretti, the country's main agricultural association said.

It said on Friday that the past two unusually…

PM Modi meets Iranian Prez, several African leaders on sidelines of BRICS summit

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg.

The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields, including…

Trump arrested, released for the fourth time; poses for mugshot

Washington (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump surrendered at a county jail in Georgia in an alleged case of racketeering to overturn the outcome of the state's vote count in the 2020 presidential election.

Trump was arrested and released…

China activates emergency response to flooding in 13 regions

Beijing (IANS) China's Ministry of Water Resources on Friday activated a level-IV emergency response to flooding in 13 provincial-level regions.

The regions are Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou,…

Sri Lanka's economy expected to recover in second half of 2023

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's domestic economic activity is expected to recover in the second half of this year, Central Bank of Sri Lanka said in a statement on Thursday.

As per the central bank, in the overall context, leading indicators…