Abolish veto rights or give them to new permanent members in reformed UNSC: India

United Nations (IANS) Pressing its case for reforming the UN Security Council, India has said that either the veto rights should be abolished or be given also to new permanent members in a reformed Council.

"Either all nations are treated equally…

Google's content removal policy applies universally: Top executive

Seoul (IANS) Google's policy to respect local laws and culture when removing harmful, illegal content from its platforms, like YouTube, applies universally to creators and uploaders across the world, including in South Korea, a senior executive…

Taliban killed mastermind behind 2021 Kabul airport attack: US

Washington (IANS) US officials have said that the Islamic State (IS) terror group mastermind thought to have planned the devastating 2021 bombing at the Kabul airport has been killed by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government.

According…

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon indigenous lands jumps 129% in 2013-2021

Brasilia (IANS) Illegal deforestation on indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon jumped 129 per cent between 2013 and 2021, a study released by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation revealed.

This generated 96 million tonnes of carbon dioxide…

9 European nations set to turn North Sea into green power plant

Brussels (IANS) Nine European countries have signed a declaration aimed at transforming the North Sea into a green power plant.

The declaration, signed on Monday at the second North Sea Summit in Ostend, Belgium, sets ambitious targets including…

Global prospects continue to be uncertain, Indian growth positive: Monthly economic review

New Delhi (IANS) Global economic prospects continue to be uncertain and the latest developments in the financial markets, especially in the advanced economies, have added to this uncertainty, according to the monthly economic review for March released…

US military evacuates diplomats from Sudan: Biden

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden announced that the American military conducted an operation to extract the country's government personnel from Khartoum as the violence in Sudan continues to rage.

In his announcement on Saturday,…

Pakistan crisis deep enough for military takeover, warns former PM

Islamabad (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that the country's current economic and political crisis has all the makings of attracting a military takeover, noting that the army intervened in the past in much…

SL can benefit from India's fast-tracked industrialisation: Prez Wickermesinghe

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickermesinghe has said that in the backdrop of India becoming the world's most populated country while having industrialisation which is on fast track, Sri Lanka can reap the benefits, and plan to become…

Italy grants water rationing powers to 40 mayors to tackle summer drought

Rome (IANS) Italy has authorised 40 northern towns to ration water supplies as Europe prepares for a second consecutive year of severe drought.

The European Drought Observatory has reported dangerously dry conditions this month across most…