Russia launches assault to seize Donbas region

Kyiv (IANS) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region, BBC reported.

Moscow bombarded cities with rocket and artillery fire on Monday and in a video address Zelensky…

Sri Lanka: One dead, 12 hurt as police fire at anti-fuel price hike protesters

Colombo (IANS) One person was killed while 12 others were injured as police fired upon protesters who took to the streets in Central Sri Lanka against the overnight fuel price hike in the crisis-hit island nation.

Protests erupted around the…

Amid continued protests, SL Prez appoints new cabinet sans Rajapaksas

Colombo (IANS) Amid the growing public agitation with protest continuing for the ninth day occupying the entrance to his office, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed a new cabinet on Monday.

The President appointed a 17-member cabinet, dropping…

UN mission concerned over Pak airstrikes on civilians in Afghanistan

Kabul (IANS) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reacted to the airstrikes of Pakistani jets on Afghanistan's Khost and Kunar provinces and expressed deep concern over the killings of civilians, Khaama Press reported.

Afghanistan warns Pak of dire consequences after airstrikes

Kabul (IANS) Deputy Minister of Information and Culture and Chief Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Zabiullah Mujahid condemned Pakistan's recent airstrikes on Khost and Kunar provinces in the strongest terms adding that repetition…

Food crisis, frayed tempers amid Shanghai lockdown

Beijing (IANS) With the lockdown in China's business capital showing no signs of ending, citizens are getting impatient and there have been reports of protests and clashes with police. Chinese social media posts have shown residents of Shanghai…

5.3-magnitude quake hits 80 km Tocopilla in Chile

New York (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 has jolted 80 km Tocopilla in Chile, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicentre of the quake which occured on Friday, with a depth of 65.76 km, was initially determined to be at 22.7811-degree…

Shehbaz faces test after proposed fuel price hike of Rs 120 per litre

Islamabad (IANS) Days after the exit of the PTI government, the Pakistan Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) suggested an unprecedented increase of up to Rs 120 per litre (over 83 per cent) in prices of petroleum products with effect from April…

3 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank

Ramallah (IANS) A third Palestinian man was killed by Israeli soldiers during clashes in the town of Sliwad, northeast of the West Bank city of Ramallah, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health and eyewitnesses.

Israeli soldiers shot and killed…

Russian defence ministry says missile cruiser of Black Sea fleet damaged by blast

Moscow (IANS) Russia on Thursday said the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, was badly damaged in a blast, the country's Defence Ministry said.

"A fire onboard the Moskva missile cruiser caused a blast of the broadside…