US slams China for 'unsafe' manoeuvres in Taiwan Strait

Washington (IANS) The US has accused Beijing of "unsafe" manoeuvres after a Chinese warship allegedly cut in front of an American vessel that was taking part in a joint exercise with the Canadian navy in the Taiwan Strait.

The Chinese warship's…

Russia's Pacific Fleet starts exercises in Sea of Japan, Okhotsk

Moscow (IANS) Russia's Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that its Pacific Fleet had commenced exercises in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.

"As part of the Pacific Fleet's 2023 training plan, operational exercises involving…

Had thought-provoking fireside chat with leading NY thinkers: Rahul

New York (IANS) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi interacted with leading thinkers of New York at the iconic Roosevelt House here and said "it was thought-provoking fireside chat".

The Congress leader, who is on a six-day visit to three…

Turkey's Erdogan takes oath of office for 3rd term as president

Ankara (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years.

After Erdogan took the oath at the parliament, a lavish inauguration ceremony was held at…

5.4-magnitude earthquake jolts off Indonesia

Jakarta (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 hit Indonesia's eastern province Papua on Sunday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

The earthquake occurred at 12:52 Jakarta time, with its epicenter…

Israel's firefighters put out 220 fires amid extreme heatwave

Jerusalem (IANS) Fire crews overcame 220 fire incidents in open areas across Israel due to an extreme heatwave that hit the country, with no serious casualties reported, according to the country's National Fire and Rescue Authority.

In…

World leaders mourn loss of lives in Odisha train accident

New Delhi (IANS) After the most horrific train accident in over two decades left 261 people dead and over 900 injured in Odisha's Balasore on Friday, world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…

Ukraine activates nationwide air raid alerts

Kiev (IANS) Air raid sirens rang out across Ukraine on Friday as authorities reported major explosions in the capital Kiev.

In a statement, the capital city's Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that "another wave of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles)…

BRICS an established feature of global landscape, says Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday that the BRICS forum is no longer an "alternative", but an established feature of the global landscape.

In his address at the "Friends of BRICS Foreign Ministers" meeting in…

Nepal Prime Minister urges India to resolve border issue bilaterally

New Delhi (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday urged India to bilaterally resolve the lingering border issues between the nations.

He made these comments in a joint statement along with Prime Minister…