UNSC encourages more active engagement against terrorism

United Nations (IANS) The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution encouraging member states to engage more actively to oversee sanctions on individuals and groups related to the Islamic State and Al Qaeda terror groups.

Unanimously adopting…

Saudi-led coalition strikes Sanaa military site: Houthi militia

Aden (IANS) Yemen's Houthi militia said on Tuesday that the Saudi-led coalition has launched an airstrike on a military site in the capital Sanaa.

In a report, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV said the airstrike took place on Tuesday morning…

Trump signs Tibet policy, stops China from installing own Dalai Lama

Dharamsala (IANS) Less than a week after the US Senate unanimously passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) of 2020 despite China's protest, President Donald Trump has signed it into law, a decision that strengthened the American policy…

Despotic Erdogan regime curbs free speech, talks reforms in Turkey

New Delhi (IANS) The deplorable state of freedom of speech and expression in Turkey has once again been brought to the fore with the shutting down of a Turkish channel, just 26 days after its launch. Olay TV blamed Turkish government for putting intense…

Jack Ma episode has made global investors jittery about China

New Delhi (IANS) The ugly face-off between Chinese President Xi Jinping and billionaire entrepreneur Jack Ma is set to deal a big blow to investments in the country. At a time when several foreign companies are looking at diversifying their supply…

3 killed in US bowling alley shooting

Washington (IANS) Three people were killed after a person opened fire at a bowling alley in the US state of Illinois, police said, adding a suspect was currently in custody.

The incident, which also left three other people injured, took place…

Pakistan faces setback in Reko Diq case

Islamabad (IANS) The Imran Khan-led government of Pakistan is confronted with yet another setback in the Riko Diq case as the high court in the British Virgin Islands has directed it to present assets as bank guarantees to an international arbitrator…

Christmas Day terror explosion with weird message hits US city

New York (IANS) A vehicle packed with explosives detonated on Christmas morning in the US city of Nashville after running an eerie countdown on a loudspeaker interspersed with appeals to people to clear the area.

As of Friday night, officials…

Israeli midnight strikes in Syria kill 6 fighters

Damascus (IANS) A total of six pro-government fighters were killed during an Israeli airstrike that targeted positions in central Syriat, according to a war monitor .

The Israeli missile strike on Friday targeted the defence factories where…

New US sanctions destructive to bilateral ties: Russia

Moscow (IANS) The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that the expanded sanctions list published by the US authorities in relation to Russian companies allegedly classified as "military end users" is a destructive move for bilateral ties.

"The…