Israel completes airstrike on Iranian targets, Tehran reports 'limited damage'

Tehran/Jerusalem (IANS) Israel has said that it had completed waves of pre-dawn airstrikes on military targets in Iran in what it called a retaliatory move to recent months of attacks from Iran, with Iran reporting that it had successfully countered…

Japan heads to polls as new PM Ishiba faces challenge amid money scandal

Tokyo (IANS) Voting began across Japan on Sunday in a general election as newly appointed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks a fresh mandate amid growing scrutiny over the ruling party's handling of political funds, local media reported.

Israeli military launches strikes on military targets in Iran

Dubai (IANS) Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday targeting what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault on October 1, officials said. 

There was no immediate information on damage in Iran.

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…