World leaders at UN to focus on development, climate change under Ukraine War’s shadow

United Nations (IANS) Presidents, prime ministers, princes and monarchs begin their annual gathering in New York on Monday focusing on development and climate change, while the harrowing Ukraine War which the world body is powerless to stop hovers…

Turkey may part ways with EU if necessary: Erdogan

Istanbul (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey may "part ways with the EU," suggesting that his country may end the bid to join the European bloc.

"The European Union is trying to break away from Turkey," Erdogan…

Historical sites in Ukraine in danger due to war: Unesco

Kiev (IANS) The Unesco has said that historical sites in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and the city of Lviv are in danger of destruction due to Russia's ongoing war.

According to UN cultural body, the sites include the iconic Saint Sophia…

As nations grapple with BRI fallout, Italy’s withdrawal deals another blow

New Delhi (IANS) Italy’s withdrawal would deal another blow to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which has already been scaled back as recipient countries grapple with debt distress, Chinese banks seek to reduce their exposure to risky loans, and…

Pak ISI chief Nadeem Anjum granted extension

Islamabad (IANS) Director General (DG) of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, has been granted extension in service, media reports said.

A summary in this respect was approved late on Thursday, The News reported.

Tharman Shanmugaratnam sworn in as Singapore's president

Singapore (IANS) Tharman Shanmugaratnam took the oath as Singapore's ninth president at Istana, the country's presidential palace.

In the inauguration speech, Tharman said on Thursday evening that he was honoured and humbled to have…

US judge blocks order halting right to carry guns in Albuquerque

Washington (IANS) A US federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against an executive order by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, who suspended the right to carry firearms in public in and around the state's largest city,…

40 killed in South Darfur airstrikes

Khartoum (IANS) At least 40 civilians were killed in Nyala, the capital city of southwestern Sudan's South Darfur State, in airstrikes that targeted a market and civilian neighbourhoods, according to witnesses and medical sources.

"Warplanes…

Violent clashes in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camp kills 7

Beirut (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 24 others injured after violent armed clashes broke out in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, state media reported on Thursday.

The Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near…

Dozens dead, over 50 injured in Hanoi apartment fire

Hanoi (IANS) At least a dozen people were dead and more than 50 others injured due to a fire that erupted at a nine-storey apartment building in Hanoi, officials in the Vietnamese capital said on Wednesday.

According to preliminary statistics,…