Seoul conducts missile drills in retaliatory move against N.Korea

Seoul (IANS) South Korea's armed forces conducted a joint live-fire exercise on Thursday involving some of its key missiles in a retaliatory move against North Korea, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The military shot the missiles…

'Gen Bajwa praised Nawaz Sharif for being responsive to military's needs'

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) President Shahbaz Sharif claimed that Pak Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Nawaz Sharif always respected him and that the former prime minister always responded positively…

Russia calls for transition to oil trading in national currencies

Moscow (IANS) Confidence in oil trading in dollars and euros is now undermined by sanctions, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday.

In his opinion, in the future, when making calculations, it is necessary to actively…

SL deploys military at fuel stations amidst shortage

Colombo (IANS) Army personnel were deployed at all fuel stations run by Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday amidst a shortage that led to long queues of consumers.

Military spokesman Nilantha Premaratna said…

Plane with 132 people on board crashes in China

Beijing (IANS) A China Eastern flight, carrying 132 people on board, crashed on Monday in the country's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to emergency officials.

The Boeing 737 aircraft, which was en route from Kunming to Guangzhou,…

Dire warning for Great Barrier Reef amid bleaching

Canberra (IANS) Targeting net zero by 2050 wouldn't be enough to slow the rising ocean temperatures to protect the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), a new report from Australia's Climate Council said on Monday.

The report, released by the climate…

Whispers that Imran may target & even sack COAS Bajwa

Islamabad (IANS) 'Whisperers' in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the country's ruling party, have said that Prime Minister Imran Khan may target and even sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and appoint a senior…

Pak Oppn threatens to block OIC meet if no-trust motion is not tabled

Islamabad (IANS) The joint Pakistan Opposition has asked the National Assembly Speaker to allow it to table the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, instead of postponing the session for several days, Samaa TV reported.

'India ready to engage in diplomacy to end Ukraine war'

United Nations (IANS) India has said it was ready to "engage" in diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine where the UN has raised "grave fears" for millions of people.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "emphasized that there is no option but the…

Chinese FM to be special guest at OIC meet hosted by Pak

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan has invited Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to attend the upcoming conference of Foreign Ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad as a "guest of honour", a rare move to accord this opportunity…