Curfew lifted in Colombo following protest

Colombo (IANS) A curfew imposed in several areas of Colombo due to a protest outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house was lifted on Friday, the police said.

Thousands of protesters gathered outside Rajapaksa's residence…

Israel on heightened alert following deadly attacks

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel is on heightened alert and has arrested dozens of Palestinians as the government is grappling with the deadliest string of attacks in years.

On Thursday, the Israeli military raided the Jenin refugee camp in the northern…

Biden stands by nominee for India envoy despite Senate stalemate

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden is standing by Eric Garcetti whose nomination to be the Ambassador to India has hit a roadblock at the Senate, according to a White House official.

"The President has confidence in Mayor Garcetti (and)…

'Imran Khan met military leadership twice, no one asked him to resign'

Islamabad (IANS) Hours after the MQM-P announced its departure from the Pakistan government, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that Prime Minister Imran Khan met the military leadership of the country twice, adding that…

Ukraine sets up 3 humanitarian corridors

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…

NSAs from China, Middle East, Central Asia to attend Islamabad Security Dialogue

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…

Sri Lanka to experience 10-hour daily power cuts

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…

Russia, Ukraine start new round of peace talks

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…

Announcing initiative for Ukraine ceasefire, Guterres says he's in touch with India

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…

Philippines, US begin large-scale joint military drills

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…