US consistent with asking Pak to disband terror groups: State Dept

Washington, (IANS) Less than a week after the US and India issued a joint statement in which the two nations vowed to stand together to counter global terrorism, the Department of State said that Washington has been consistent on the importance of…

Greek conservatives win election, pledge more reforms

Athens (IANS) Greek conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised more reforms at a faster pace after his New Democracy party (ND) won the second general election in five weeks and an outright majority in Parliament.

With 95 per cent…

Russia lifts counter-terrorist operation regime in Moscow

Moscow (IANS) The legal regime of the counter-terrorist operation against the Wagner mercenary group has been canceled in Moscow and the capital region due to the normalisation of the current situation, the Russian government announced on Monday.

Wagner boss will leave Russia, charges will be dropped: Kremlin

Moscow (IANS) The criminal case, launched this weekend, against Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) founder Evgeniy Prigozhin will be dropped and he will leave Russia, the Kremlin has announced, a media report said.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

N.Korea's food prices rise, suggesting supply shortages

Seoul (IANS) Food prices in North Korea have increase to higher than the pre-pandemic levels, suggesting supply shortages, a US website monitoring the country has said.

The report by 38 North released on Friday added to recent concerns of food…

Wagner mercenary group seizes military facilities in 2 Russian cities

Moscow (IANS) Amid an alleged rebellion, the Russian Wagner mercenary group on Saturday claimed to have seized military facilities in the cities of Rostov and Voronezh, despite President Vladimir Putin's order to neutralise the mercenaries.

Those dividing Russia will be punished: Putin on alleged Wagner mutiny

Moscow (IANS) Describing the action of mutineers who want to topple Russia's military leadership as a "stab in the back", President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warned of inevitable punishment for those dividing the country, media reports said.

Simmering conflict between Moscow's military leadership and Yevgeny Prigozhin has exploded

London (IANS) The simmering conflict between Moscow's military leadership and Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of private mercenary group Wagner, has exploded into an open insurrection that plunges Russia into renewed uncertainty and the…

Violent clashes continue between warring parties in Khartoum

Khartoum (IANS) Violent clashes between the warring Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have continued in various areas of the capital Khartoum.

The clashes mainly took place in eastern Khartoum, north…

Search underway for missing boat in Indonesia

Jakarta (IANS) A search is underway for a boat with eight crew members on board that went missing in Indonesia's eastern region, a search and rescue agency official said on Friday.

The official said that the search began on Thursday after…