Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's Public Utilities Commission announced that there will be 10-hour daily power cuts from Wednesday.
Sri Lanka has been facing power cuts since February due to dwindling electricity production in hydro power plants…
Islamabad (IANS) With an aim to reinforce the need for regional cooperation to deal with existing and emerging challenges in a rapidly changing security landscape, the second iteration of the Islamabad Security Dialogue is all set to take place in…
Kiev (IANS) Ukraine established three humanitarian corridors on Wednesday, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram.
Two corridors were set up to allow Ukrainian civilians to flee the cities of Melitopol and…
United Nations (IANS) While announcing that a UN official will spearhead a diplomatic effort for a ceasefire in Ukraine, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he has been in "very close contact" with India on mediation efforts.
The UN…
Istanbul (IANS) Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday kicked off a fresh round of peace talks here in yet another attempt to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing Moscow-Kiev war.
Shortly before the meeting started at the Dolmabahce Presidential Working…
Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan National Assembly (NA) is set to meet on Monday after a two-day recess, with an opposition-moved no-confidence resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan set to be tabled, Dawn reported.
Interior Minister Sheikh…
Manila (IANS) The Philippines and the US on Monday began their large-scale annual joint military drills in the Southeast Asian country.
The participants in the exercise, codenamed Balikatan 2022, include 3,800 Filipino and 5,100 US military…
Brussels (IANS) Josep Borrell, the European Union's (EU) foreign-policy chief, warned that the Ukrainian crisis and the West's reaction could "push" Russia towards China.
Doing so could lead to the creation of a major rift between the…
Islamabad (IANS) As the crucial no-confidence motion inches closer and uncertainty continues to shroud political alliances, at least 50 ministers belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have gone ‘missing from the political front, Express…
Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his much-discussed "trump card" has nothing to do with the army, The News reported.
The Prime Minister instead stressed that "attacking the army and damaging it means damaging…