Yoon orders military to swiftly punish NKorea in case of provocations

Seoul (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered the military on Wednesday to swiftly punish North Korea in case of provocations as he presided over a meeting of top commanders for the first time since taking office.

"(The president)…

India has to limit loan assistance due to global crises: SL PM

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that India had to limit the loan assistance given to the crisis-hit island nation in the wake of the recent global crises, including the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war.

"Due to…

3 dead in Copenhagen shopping mall shooting

Copenhagen (IANS) Three people were killed and several others injured, three of them critically, during a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall, one of the biggest in Denmark, police confirmed on Monday.

"A man in his 40s and two teenagers…

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…