Bloodbath in Pakistan: 15 security personnel killed in 48 hours

Islamabad (IANS) At least 15 security personnel have been killed in attacks spread across Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in the past 48 hours, sending the law enforcement agencies into a tizzy in a region plagued by unrest. 

The…

BRICS leaders commit to building democratic, multipolar world order: Putin

Moscow (IANS) BRICS countries are committed to fostering a more democratic and multipolar world order, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, during his press conference on the last day of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. 

Putin noted on Thursday…

Bangladesh interim govt bans student wing of ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's party

Dhaka (IANS) The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party Awami League, after a demand by a student group that led the July-August uprising under…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to New Delhi for intergovernmental consultations

New Delhi (IANS) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will arrive in New Delhi Thursday night for the 7th Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) that will take place on Friday under the motto 'Growing Together with Innovation, Mobility and Sustainability'.

Sudan: 31 killed in airstrike on mosque

Khartoum (IANS) At least 31 people were killed in an airstrike targeting a mosque in Wad Madani, the capital city of Gezira State in Sudan, a local non-governmental group announced. 

On Sunday, "warplanes bombarded after the evening prayer…

Israel unlikely to take major action against Iran: Senior commander

Tehran (IANS) A senior Iranian commander said that Israel would not take a "major and significant" military action against Iran, according to local media. 

Mohammad-Ali Jafari, Commander of the Baghiyatallah Cultural and Social Headquarters,…

More than 30 countries willing to join BRICS as process for forming multipolar world underway: Putin

Kazan (Russia) (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that more than 30 countries have expressed a desire to join the BRICS alliance, an intergovernmental organisation comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa which…

Mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity key to future of India-China ties, PM Modi tells Xi Jinping

Kazan (Russia) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday conveyed it to the Chinese President Xi Jinping that India-China ties have to be based on three mutuals - mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity - if they have to return…

South Korea considering sending personnel to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops

 Seoul (IANS) South Korea is considering sending a team of personnel to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops being deployed to support Russia, a government source said Tuesday.

Last week, Seoul's spy agency said that North Korea sent…

China confirms LAC patrolling agreement as PM Modi, Xi Jinping reach Russia for BRICS Summit

 Beijing (IANS) China on Tuesday confirmed the agreement that has been reached between New Delhi and Beijing on the patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China border areas. "Over the past few weeks, China and India…