Taipei (IANS) As many as 28 Chinese military aircraft were seen flying into Taiwan's air defence zone, said its defence ministry, the largest reported incursion so far.
Fighters and nuclear-capable bombers were among those in the so-called…
Tel Aviv (IANS) Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to topple the new eight-party diverse coalition government which brought an end to his stint as the longest-serving premier of the country.
Netanyahu made the remark…
Kabul (IANS) Amid an increase in the ongoing intense fighting, Afghan forces have retaken two districts in the north of the country which were overrun by the Taliban, a media report said.
According to security sources, Khan Abad district in…
Kabul/Washington (IANS) Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command, has said that Washington will seek to "keep pressure" on the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda terror groups in Afghanistan, a media report said on Monday.
"We will…
Beijing (IANS) A gas explosion in China's Hubei province on Sunday has killed 12 people and injured more than 100 people others, including 39 in serious condition, local authorities said.
As of 12 p.m. (local time), rescue workers found…
Kolkata (IANS) More and more soldiers in Myanmar, fed up with the orders to shoot peaceful protesters since the February 1 coup, are in revolt mode and have joined the movement for restoring democracy in the country.
IANS joined an online discussion…
Moscow (IANS) Just days ahead of the much-awaited summit with his American counterpart Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia-US relations were at their lowest point in years.
"We have a bilateral relationship that has…
Kolkata (IANS) China seems to be on the verge of recognising Myanmar's military regime, reversing its previous policy of choosing a side in the country's ongoing political crisis.
On June 5, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and his Foreign…
London (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested on Friday that the G7 should support a more "feminine" economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
The prime minister said the citizens of G7 nations "want us to be sure that…
Nay Pyi Taw (IANS) At least 12 people have died after a military aircraft crashed in Myanmar, according to a fire brigade spokesperson on Thursday.
The accident occurred near the central city of Mandalay, the spokesperson told dpa news agency.
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