Israeli army says it kills head of Hamas network in West Bank's Tulkarm

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Thursday night that Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi, head of the Hamas network in Tulkarm in the West Bank, was killed earlier in the day.

The IDF said in a statement that Oufi planned…

50 Indian fishermen released as EAM Jaishankar meets Lankan President Dissanayake

Colombo (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar called on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo on Friday, affirming the island nation's special place in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and 'SAGAR'…

China’s economic woes continue amid weakening fundamentals, stingy policy: Report

New Delhi (IANS) As India becomes the global investment hub with sound economic fundamentals and continued policy reforms, China's economic woes continue to take centre-stage globally as the post-Covid recovery path has been bumpy, uneven, and…

EAM Jaishankar, Blinken discuss West Asia, Ukraine

Washington (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has said that he and his US counterpart Antony Blinken discussed West Asia and Ukraine and a whole range of issues including the Delaware bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra…

Iran launches barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel

Jerusalem (IANS) The Iranian military launched a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting "military and security establishments" in Israel on Tuesday night.  

Media reports, citing a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),…

Willing to work with India to advance bilateral relations on stable track, says China

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong on Wednesday said that Beijing is willing to work with the Indian side to advance bilateral relations on a "healthy and stable track". 

The diplomat was responding to President Droupadi…

Italian PM Meloni to host G7 leaders' call on escalating tension in Middle East

Rome (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will on Wednesday evening, India time, host a call of Group of Seven (G7) leaders on the worsening of the crisis in the Middle East following Iran's attack on Israel on Tuesday night. 

Meloni…

PM Modi meets Jamaican counterpart Holness, discusses bilateral ties

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness on Tuesday at Hyderabad House, where the two leaders discussed the state of bilateral relations between India and Jamaica. 

Holness'…

Lower House choses Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's new Prime Minister

New Delhi (IANS) Shigeru Ishiba, 67, leader of Japan's ruling party, was elected as the Prime Minister by the House of Representatives on Tuesday after securing a hard-fought victory in the earlier Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential…

IDF launches 'localised' ground raids on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Beirut/Jerusalem (IANS) In the early hours of Tuesday, massive Israeli strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut following the initiation of "limited" and "localised" ground operations in the Lebanese capital, according to local media reports.