Death toll in Sudan clashes rises to 528: Health ministry

Khartoum (IANS) The deadly clashes between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed at least 528 people and wounded 4,599, the Sudanese Health Ministry said in a report.

The report said on Saturday that the…

2024 polls Trump-Biden rematch but majority of Americans prefer new candidates

Washington (IANS) The 2024 Presidential race to the White House appears to be clearly a 2020 rematch between the GOP favourite Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden as current trends indicate that 70 per cent of Republicans back Trump despite his…

Pakistan asks US to restore military financing

Washington (IANS) Pakistan has asked the US to restore military financing and sales suspended by the administration of former President Donald Trump as a senior American official acknowledged the importance of this bilateral relationship in a key…

Fix accountability on those who aid, fund terror activities: Rajnath at SCO meet

New Delhi (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states to collectively work towards eliminating terrorism in all its forms and fix accountability on those who aid or fund such…

Yoon warns of 'overwhelming' response to N.Korea's nuclear weapons use

Seoul (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned that North Korea will be met with an "overwhelming" nuclear response in the event it tries to use nuclear weapons.

Yoon issued the warning during a meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd…

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…