India gifts 75 ambulances, 17 school buses to Nepali organisations

Kathmandu (IANS) India on Sunday gifted 75 ambulances and 17 school buses to various governmental and non-governmental, not-for-profit organisations working in the fields of health and education, spread across various districts of Nepal.

The…

Typhoon Chaba makes landfall in China

Beijing (IANS) Chaba, the third typhoon of the year, made landfall in the coastal area of Maoming city in China's Guangdong province on Saturday.

According to the provincial meteorological department, Chaba will move northwest at a speed…

Pakistan complains to Twitter about India's move

Islamabad (IANS) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) took up the blocking of official accounts of Pakistani missions by India with Twitter management and demanded their restoration.

Also, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned…

NATO declares China as a security threat for the first time

Madrid (IANS) NATO, the world's most powerful military alliance, has declared China as a security threat for the first time, warning that Beijing's ambitions and coercive behaviour is a major challenge to the groups interests, putting its…

Controversial Confucius Institutes reopening in US under new name

Washington (IANS) Confucius Institutes, the controversial Beijing-backed language and cultural learning centers -- most of which were closed throughout the US after being designated as foreign mission by the State Department -- are rebranding and…

G7 leaders launch plan to rival China's BRI

Berlin (IANS) G7 leaders have launched a detailed plan to mobilise hundreds of billions of dollars and deliver quality, sustainable infrastructure in a move deemed to counter Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Canada sends 2 ships to enhance NATO readiness in Baltic region

Ottawa (IANS) Two Canadian ships departed for a four-month deployment in the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic region on Operation Reassurance to enhance NATO readiness, the Defence Ministry said.

In a statement, the Ministry said HMCS Kingston…

26/11 attacks' handler, once claimed to be dead, arrested in Pak

New Delhi (IANS) Years after denying his presence and even claiming he was dead, Pakistan has reportedly arrested Sajid Mir, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative and the main handler of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Mir, involved in the November…

US one step away from historic gun law reforms

Washington (IANS) The US House of Representatives has passed a gun control legislation approved earlier by the Senate, breaking a congressional logjam that prevented reforms for 30 years.

The bill is now headed for President Joe Biden's…

IMF chief sees 'narrowing path' to avoiding US recession

Washington (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that there is "a narrowing path" to avoiding a US recession, highlighting "significant downside risks" this year and especially in 2023.

"Based…