Calls for probe into Braverman's return to UK Home Office

London (IANS) The Liberal Democrats have called for a Cabinet Office probe into Suella Braverman's re-appointment as the UK Home Secretary after being forced to resign for breaching the ministerial code last week.

Liberal Democrats home…

Cyclone Sitrang kills 15 in B'desh

Dhaka (IANS) At least 15 people were killed as cyclone Sitrang slammed the Bangladesh coasts and weakened to a tropical depression in the early hours of Tuesday.

With high winds and heavy rains, the cyclone erased houses, crops and infrastructure…

Xi announces straight third term as China's leader

Beijing (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday announced his straight third term in power.

Xi was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee's first plenary session,…

Protests erupt across Pakistan following Imran's disqualification

Islamabad (IANS) Following the disqualification of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan from the Toshakhana reference, PTI activists took to the streets across the country to record their protest against the verdict issued by the Election Commission…

Pakistan hopeful to exit FATF's 'grey list'

Islamabad (IANS) The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, is set to take up removal of Pakistan from a list of countries under "increased monitoring" when its plenary session will conclude…

Truss resigns; MP Baker says Sunak would make a good PM

London (IANS) With UK's beleaguered Prime Minister Liz Truss resigning, Conservative MP and Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker has said that former British Chancellor of Indian-origin Rishi Sunak will make a good Prime Minister.

"I feel…

Japan logs record trade deficit

Tokyo (IANS) Japan logged a record trade deficit in the six months to September, owing to soaring prices for energy and raw material imports being further inflated by the yen's steep decline against the US dollar, the government said in a report…

In a snub to India, US Congress clears Pak's F-16 package

Islamabad (IANS) Ignoring India's objections to Pakistans F-16 package, the US Congress cleared a proposed foreign military sale valued at $450 million for maintenance and sustainment services of the fighter jet, a media report said Wednesday.

Death toll rises to 13 in Russian fighter jet crash

Moscow (IANS) The death toll due to the crash of a Russian Su-34 fighter jet in the Krasnodar region has increased to 13, local media reported on Tuesday.

Citing the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the state-run TASS News Agency said that…

Kiev attacked by kamakaze drones: Official

Kiev (IANS) A top Ukrainian official on Monday claimed that Russia used kamakaze drones to attack Kiev, the latest in a series of recent strikes targeting the capital city.

Taking to Twitter on Monday morning, Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian…