West was arming Ukraine since many years, says Russia's Lavrov

New Delhi (IANS) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that the country's war with Ukraine has been termed as an "invasion" by the West, because it was the Western bloc which was preparing for a war since many years, and…

Blinken meets Russian FM Lavrov, urges engagement with Ukraine: Reports

New Delhi (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov briefly during which he is learnt to have "pressurised" the Russian minister on Ukraine, according to reports.

Both the leaders met…

Erdogan confirms Turkey to hold elections on May 14

Ankara (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his government plans to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, as the country is still recovering from two devastating earthquakes that struck the country and…

Sweden's largest n-reactor to be taken off-grid due to damage

Stockholm (IANS) The largest nuclear reactor in Sweden will be taken off the grid for eight days due to a damaged fuel rod.

Unit 3 at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in the southeast of the country will be disconnected from the grid on March…

32 dead, over 80 injured in Greece train collision

Athens (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in a horrific head-on collision between two trains in central Greece, authorities said on Wednesday.

The accident took place late Tuesday night in Tempi, near the…

Cambodia creates safe zones for rare Mekong River dolphins

Phnom Penh (IANS) Cambodia has created Irrawaddy dolphin conservation and protection zones covering a 120-km-long stretch of the Mekong River in the Stung Treng and Kratie provinces, according to a sub-decree.

Signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen,…

China peddles fake news, says running freight train to Kathmandu

Kathmandu: Ji Rong, Counsellor at the Department of Asian Affairs of Chinese foreign ministry on Wednesday tweeted that the first South Asia-bound freight train from Chinese city Lanzhou departed for Kathmandu. In her tweet, the Chinese official further…

First Israeli flight flies over Saudi-Omani airspace

Jerusalem (IANS) Israel's national air carrier El Al began operating a new time-saving route via the airspace of Oman and Saudi Arabia, the company has said.

El Al Flight 083 departed from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday evening…

Iran's IRGC developing hypersonic cruise missiles: Chief Commander

Tehran (IANS) A top Iranian military commander has said that the country's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is developing hypersonic cruise missiles.

IRGC's Chief Commander Hossein Salami made the remarks in an address to the…

6.1-magnitude quake jolts Japann's Hokkaido island

Tokyo (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off coast Kushiro of Hokkaido, the northern main island of Japan, the country's weather agency said here on Saturday.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA),…