Forest fire rages in Berlin amid blasts at munitions facility

Berlin (IANS) Firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out in Berlin's Grunewald forest followed by numerous explosions at a police munitions storage facility.

Some 15,000 square metres of forest is burning, the fire department of the…

Indian-American Congressman Krishnamoorthi visits Taiwan with Speaker Pelosi

New York (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi visited Taiwan as a member of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosis delegation that drew Beijings ire.

Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat who is a member of the House Permanent Select Committee…

China drills amount to air and sea blockade, says Taiwan

Taipei (IANS) Taiwan's government has issued strong condemnation of China's plans for live fire drills in locations around the island - Beijing's main response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, media reports said.

Such…

Contrary to Pak military's report, BRAS claims responsibility for downing helicopter in Balochistan

Islamabad (IANS) Contrary to the Pakistani military's narration, Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS) - an umbrella organisation of Baloch armed groups, claimed the responsibility for targeting and downing the military helicopter in the mountainous…

China to begin military drills around Taiwan as Pelosi visits

Beijing (IANS) Within minutes of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landing in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China said it would immediately begin "a series of joint military operations around the island", including using long-range live ammunition in the Taiwan…

696 migrants cross English Channel in single-day record high

London (IANS) At least 696 migrants have crossed the Channel to the UK in a single day, a record for the year so far.

The migrants made the journey in 14 boats on Monday, dpa news agency quoted the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as saying.

Large…

1st ship with grain leaves Ukraine's Odesa port

Kiev (IANS) The first cargo ship carrying grain has left Ukraine's Odesa port in line with a grain exports deal signed between Kiev and Moscow last month in Istanbul, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Monday.

The vessel…

Biden tests positive for Covid-19 in 'rebound' case: Physician

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 in a "rebound" case, days after ending isolation and treatment, according to his doctor.

White House physician Kevin O'Connor wrote in a memo on Saturday that the President…

3 dead, 4 missing as flash floods hit Indonesia

Jakarta (IANS) Three people have died killed and four others were reported missing as flash floods struck Indonesia's province of Central Sulawesi, a disaster agency official said on Friday.

Heavy downpours triggered the flash floods that…

Iran welcomes more diplomacy to revive nuke deal: FM

Tehra (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that his country "welcomes the continuation of diplomacy and talks" to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal.

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone conversation with European…