France to supply Mirage warplanes to Ukraine, says Macron

Paris (IANS) France will supply Mirage warplanes to Ukraine and train their soldiers, French President Emmanuel Macron has said in an interview with French media. 

"We will launch a new cooperation and transfer Mirage 2000-5s," Macron said…

US to send NSA Jake Sullivan to engage with Modi 3.0 govt

Washington (IANS) US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is scheduled to visit India to engage with the new government in New Delhi as Narendra Modi is set to take oath as the Prime Minister for a record third consecutive term, the White House…

Right time to reset relations, says China's state-run newspaper ahead of Modi 3.0

New Delhi (IANS) As the BJP-led NDA is all set to form a government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third consecutive time, one of China's leading English-language newspapers said on Thursday that this is an "opportune…

US expects continued close ties with India post PM Modi's re-election

Washington (IANS) The Joe Biden administration in the US said on Tuesday it looks forward to "continued" close relations with India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was voted to a third term. 

Pak PM departs for China with hopes of more loans & advance CPEC projects

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed to China with ambitious hopes of more loans, infra deals and to speed up the ongoing projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Shehbaz Sharif's five-day…

Earthquake of magnitude 6 rocks Japan

Tokyo (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Japan's Noto region in the central prefecture of Ishikawa early on Monday, according to the latest reports of the country's weather agency.

The temblor occurred at 6:31 a.m. (local time)…

12 killed, over 87,000 affected by floods in Sri Lanka

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said on Monday that 12 people have been killed and over 87,000 people are affected by the recent floods in the South Asian country. 

The official told at a…

600 evacuated amid catastrophic flooding in Germany

Frankfurt (IANS) Over 600 people were evacuated from their homes as heavy rain caused catastrophic flooding in southern Germany, reports local media. 

Continuous rainfall over several days has caused water levels to rise in several rivers in…

China's Chang'e-6 lands on Moon's far side to collect samples

Beijing (IANS) China's Chang'e-6 touched down on the far side of the Moon on Sunday morning and will collect samples from this rarely explored terrain for the first time in human history, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced.

Qatar, Egypt push Hamas to accept Israel's ceasefire proposal

Tel Aviv (IANS) The negotiators from Qatar and Egypt are pushing the Hamas political leadership to accept the ceasefire proposal mooted by Israel at the behest of the United States.

Prime Minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani…