Fierce clashes continue in Sudan despite 7-day truce

Khartoum (IANS) Khartoum and several other areas in Sudan witnessed continued violent clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) despite a seven-day truce agreed by the two warring factions.

The violent clashes…

Top intelligence official responsible for assassination attempts, says Imran Khan

Lahore (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan alleged on Thursday that a "top intelligence official" was behind the assassination attempts against him and would be responsible if something happened to him in the future, media reports…

Drone attack causes fire at Russian oil refinery

Moscow (IANS) Just hours after the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, an oil refinery in Krasnodar region was attacked by a drone, prompting a fire at the facility, state media reported on Thursday.

Russia warns of retaliation for Ukrainian attack on Kremlin

Moscow (IANS) Russia reserves the right to retaliate "anywhere and anytime it deems necessary" in response to the drone attack on President Vladimir Putins residence, the Kremlin has said, according to a media report.

Officials said two Ukrainian…

India thinks big on military exports to Africa, Tejas jets, Akash missiles, combat helicopters on radar

New Delhi: India has introduced a holistic approach to push military exports to Africa, combining pitch for weapon sales with finance, training, infra development and soft-power.

The new initiative also calls for synergy between India's…

Sudan's rival factions agree to 7-day ceasefire

Juba/Khartoum (IANS) Sudan's two warring military leaders -- Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo -- have agreed on a seven-day ceasefire mediated by neighbouring…

Evidence of US high-level snooping revealed in leak of Doval-Patrushev talks

New York (IANS) The US snooping on India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has been revealed in the leak of a Washington document on talks between him and Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

It was not clear…

Evacuation orders lifted for parts of village near Japan's Fukushima nuke plant

Tokyo (IANS) The Japanese government on Monday lifted an evacuation order for parts of Iitate village near the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The move means there are no entry restrictions currently in place for any designated…

Sudan's warring parties agree to 72-hr truce extension

Khartoum (IANS) The Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced their commitments to a new 72-hour humanitarian truce, effective as of midnight Sunday.

"Based on the endeavours and request of the Saudi-American…

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…