Guterres warns against continued global warming, 1.5-degrees limit 'on life support'

United Nations (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that global warming continues and the most ambitious goal of the 2015 Paris accord -- to limit Earth's warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels -- is "on life…

Russia to begin partial military mobilisation: Putin

Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilisation during an address to the nation on Wednesday, adding that the Defence Ministry had recommended drawing military reservists into active service as the country…

Nepal politics on a collision course after President refuses to authenticate citizenship bill

Kathmandu (IANS) Nepal's politics is on a collision course after President Bidhya Devi Bhandari refused to authenticate the citizenship bill.

The bill, passed by both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, aims to provide…

Putin willing to end war in Ukraine, claims Erdogan

London (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he believes the Russian President is seeking an end to the war he began in Ukraine, and that a "significant step" will be made, media reports said.

Erdogan said his impression…

Violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Leicester being fuelled by gangs from Birmingham

Leicester (UK) (IANS) Violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Leicester were the result of outsiders coming to the city and inflaming existing tensions, community leaders have said, Daily Mail reported.

Over the weekend, police made 47…

Alert level raised at New Zealand's Taupo volcano for 1st time

Wellington (IANS) The alert level at New Zealand's Taupo volcano was raised to Level 1 for the first time on Tuesday.

Although this is the first time the volcanic alert has been raised to Level 1, this is not the first volcanic unrest at…

Biden claims 'pandemic is over' as WHO advises vigilance

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden has claimed that the Covid-19 pandemic is over, as millions suffer from long Covid and several countries still bear the brunt of the global health crisis.

On the CBS '60 Minutes' TV show on Sunday,…

Large-scale disorder breaks out in Leicester

London (IANS) Large-scale disorder broke out in Leicester amid tensions involving mainly young men from sections of the Muslim and Hindu communities, with police and community leaders calling for calm, the media reported.

Police said two arrests…

China, Russia to hold meetings on security, law-enforcement

Beijing (IANS) Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, will travel to China for the 17th round of China-Russia strategic security consultation and the seventh meeting of the China-Russia law-enforcement and…

Japan set to issue special typhoon warning for Kyushu region

Tokyo (IANS) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Saturday that it is ready to issue a special typhoon warning for some areas in the Kyushu region as an "unprecedented" storm is expected to approach.

Large and powerful typhoon Nanmadol…