Trump signs executive order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court

Washington (IANS) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of "illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel". 

The measure places financial…

Flagged mistreatment issue, people should be treated with dignity: MEA on deportation row

New Delhi (IANS) Emphasising that people should be treated fairly and with dignity, including those being deported, India on Friday said that it has flagged issues of mistreatment of illegal migrants deported from the United States, earlier this week.

Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's house vandalised, set on fire by mob in Dhaka

New Delhi (IANS) A large group of protesters on Wednesday vandalised and set on fire Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka during a live online address of his daughter and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. 

The…

US military aircraft carrying 205 illegal immigrants to land in Amritsar today

Amritsar (IANS) A US military aircraft carrying around 205 illegal immigrants, mostly from Punjab, who entered the US illegally and were deported on a C-17 plane that took off from San Antonio, Texas, is expected to land in Punjab’s Amritsar on Wednesday…

Trump offers deal to Iran — threatens obliteration, imposes maximum sanctions

New York (IANS) President Donald Trump offered to make a deal with Iran, threatened to obliterate it if it killed him, and ordered "maximum" pressure to shut its oil lifeline -- all in a matter of head-spinning hours. 

"I say this to Iran,…

60 Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel to be deported to Turkiye, Qatar, Malaysia, Pakistan: Official

Ramallah (IANS) A Palestinian official announced that 60 Palestinian prisoners, released by Israel as part of a ceasefire deal and currently in Egypt, will be deported to Turkiye, Qatar, Malaysia, and Pakistan. 

Abdullah Zaghari, head of the…

India's proactive stance on illegal immigration hailed as US deports migrants

Washington (IANS) India's proactive stance on illegal immigration and streamlining legal mobility has come in for praise as an India-bound US C-17 military aircraft, carrying around 200 deported illegal migrants left Texas earlier today, marking…

Latin American bloc expresses solidarity with Mexico against US 'slander and interference'

Caracas (IANS) Member countries of a Latin American bloc expressed their solidarity with Mexico and rejection of what they described as "slander and interference" from the United States. 

Accusations out of Washington that Mexico's government,…

54 killed, 158 injured in paramilitary attack on market in Sudan's Omdurman: Ministry

Khartoum (IANS) The death toll from shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a crowded market in Omdurman, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, has risen to 54, Sudan's Ministry of Health announced. 

The ministry said…

Netanyahu says possible to 'broaden the circle of peace'

Jerusalem (IANS) It is possible to strengthen security and expand peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday before departing for Washington, where he will negotiate the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

"I believe…