Biden to consult leaders on reforming Security Council: US official

United Nations (IANS) Giving a new impetus to the movement for UN Security Council reforms, US President Joe Biden will consult with other leaders during the General Assembly's upcoming high-level session to "forge a consensus" on expanding the…

Russian airstrikes in Syria kill 120 rebels

Damascus (IANS) Russian airstrikes on positions of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in northwestern Syria has reportedly killed 120 rebels.

The Russian warplanes attacked a Nusra Front training camp in the Sheikh Youssef area of Idlib province…

Pak Army expresses shock at Imran's anti-military statement

Rawalpindi (IANS) Pakistan Army on Monday expressed shock at PTI Chairman Imran Khans "anti-military statements" issued during his partys political gathering in Faisalabad on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement,…

Close ally of Russia, Belarus begins military exercise on Poland border

Minsk (IANS) Belarus has started military exercises by the city of Brest near the Polish border, its capital Minsk and the northeast region of Vitebsk, the defence ministry said on Thursday, Daily Mail reported.

Belarus, a close ally of Russia,…

IAEA calls for safety zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuke plant

Vienna (IANS) The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for establishing a "nuclear safety and security protection zone" around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose safety has raised international concerns…

India calls for 'mutual restraint' around embattled Ukrainian nuke plant

United Nations (IANS) Amid widespread warnings of a potential "catastrophe" at Europe's largest nuclear power plant trapped in the middle of the Ukraine war, India has called on both Moscow and Kiev to show "mutual restraint".

"With a view…

WFP warns against rising hunger levels in SL

Colombo (IANS) Amid skyrocketing food prices and inflation in Sri Lanka, the latest report by the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) revealed that hunger levels were rising sharply as four out of five households were limiting portion sizes and skipping…

China quake toll increases to 65

Beijing (IANS) A total of 65 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding county in China's Sichuan province, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Thirty-seven people were killed in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,…

Sri Lanka issues red alert for heavy rain

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's Meteorological Department on Monday issued a red alert for several districts as heavy rain were expected to lash the island nation in the coming days.

The Department warned that some areas could experience rains…

More than 70 Chinese cities under Covid lockdown impacting over 300 mn people

Hong Kong (IANS) More than 70 Chinese cities have been placed under full or partial Covid lockdowns since late August, impacting more than 300 million people, as local authorities rush to stamp out infections at all cost in the final countdown to…