Death toll in Colombia coal mine blast rises to 21

Bogota (IANS) The death toll from a coal mine blast earlier this week in Colombia's Cundinamarca has increased to 21 after the bodies of 10 trapped miners were found, President Gustavo Petro announced.

"I have just been informed by the…

Judge ready to halt arrest attempts if Imran surrenders in court

Islamabad (IANS) A Pakistani judge on Thursday said that he would stop the Islamabad police from arresting former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case if the latter surrendered in court.

Additional District and Sessions (ADSJ) Judge…

India invites Pak Defence Minister to SCO

Islamabad (IANS) In an important development, India has extended an invitation to Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), slated to take place in New Delhi next month.

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Russia agrees to extend Black Sea Grain Initiative by 60 days

Geneva (IANS) Russia has agreed to extend a Ukraine grain export deal by 60 days after talks with UN representatives in Geneva.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin announced the decision in a statement after leading a delegation…

Russian Defence Ministry eliminating Wagner on battlefields in Bakhmut

Moscow (IANS) The conflict between Russian Ministry of Defence and Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin has likely reached a climax as thousands of fighters have died fighting in Ukraine's Bakhmut city.

According to the Institute for…

N.Korea fired 2 'strategic cruise missiles' from submarine

Seoul (IANS) North Korea fired two "strategic cruise missiles" from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, the country's state media said on Monday.

The North's first known firing of cruise missiles from a submarine…

US regulators shut Signature Bank, 3rd big collapse in a week

Washington (IANS) Signature Bank, one of the two significant banks for the crypto industry, has also been shut down by the New York regulators -- the third US bank failure within a week.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Board…

'Banking system is safe': Biden reassures markets, people

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Monday attempted to reassure Americans that the banking system will hold up, media reports said.

"Thanks to the quick action in my administration over the past few days, Americans can have confidence…

Despite nationwide protest, French Senate passes pension reform bill

Paris (IANS) The French Senate has approved the country's pension reform plan, despite the hundreds of thousands of people who have taken to the streets to protest a significant policy change that could define President Emmanuel Macron's second…

Bilawal admits Pakistan unable to get Kashmir attention at UN

United Nations (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has admitted that Islamabad has been unable to get Kashmir to the "centre" of the UN agenda and India's diplomacy is able to scuttle its efforts.

"We face a particularly…