International News
Nov 21, 2024
Colombo, Nov 21 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Thursday that the government hopes to sign a new staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by...
Nov 21, 2024
Vientiane, Nov 21 (IANS) Representatives from the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in the Laotian capital Vientiane to enhance ASEAN defence cooperation...
Nov 21, 2024
Canberra, Nov 21 (IANS) Social media companies that fail to prevent Australians younger than 16 from using their service will face fines worth tens of millions of dollars under world-first laws.
Nov 21, 2024
Helsinki, Nov 21 (IANS) A volcanic eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula triggered evacuations, local media reported.
Nov 21, 2024
Ulan Bator, Nov 21 (IANS) Deteriorating air quality mostly driven by processed fuel-based heating has sparked growing public concerns in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, as residents embrace...
Nov 21, 2024
Sydney, Nov 21 (IANS) A planned rail workers' strike that would have caused a complete shutdown of Sydney's train network for several days has been called off.
Nov 21, 2024
Phnom Penh, Nov 21 (IANS) The first-ever Southeast Asia School Meals Coalition Summit concluded in Cambodia's Siem Reap province with strong commitments to enhancing child nutrition and education in...
Nov 21, 2024
Wellington, Nov 21 (IANS) The New Zealand government on Thursday proposed changes to the country's name suppression laws to put views of victims of sexual violence first and at the heart of the...
Nov 21, 2024
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump said that he will nominate former acting Attorney General, Matthew Whitaker, to serve as Washington's Ambassador to the North Atlantic...
Nov 21, 2024
Gaza, Nov 21 (IANS) Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that Gaza has become a 'graveyard' for...
Nov 21, 2024
Lilongwe, Nov 21 (IANS) Africa's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director General Jean Kaseya has urged African countries to invest in local manufacturing of drugs and reduce...
Nov 21, 2024
Amman, Nov 21 (IANS) The Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army sent a fleet of military helicopters loaded with essential relief, medical, and pharmaceutical supplies for residents in Gaza.
Nov 21, 2024
Houston, Nov 21 (IANS) Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering 1,402 acres of land along US state's border with Mexico for the mass deportation operation planned by the incoming Donald...
Nov 21, 2024
Ottawa, Nov 21 (IANS) The Canadian Prime Minister's Office announced that the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Randy Boissonnault is out of the cabinet.
Nov 21, 2024
Tunis, Nov 21 (IANS) Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti and his visiting Kuwaiti counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya signed a series of cooperation agreements in various fields.
Nov 21, 2024
Rome, Nov 21 (IANS) Dozens of prison guards were under investigation, and at least 11 of them were under house arrest in Italy on Wednesday on suspicion of torture and abuse of power against...
Nov 21, 2024
London, Nov 21 (IANS) London has been crowned the world's best city for the 10th consecutive year in the annual World's Best Cities rankings. The British capital retained its top spot, ahead of New...
Nov 21, 2024
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 21 (IANS) Malaysia has recorded a lower number of marriages and divorces in 2023, official data showed Thursday.
Nov 21, 2024
Sydney, Nov 21 (IANS) Australian police have arrested and charged 19 people after disrupting a major international cannabis operation.
Nov 21, 2024
Manila, Nov 21 (IANS) The Philippines started building its largest single-site solar and battery energy storage facility on Thursday, the Department of Energy said.
Nov 21, 2024
Colombo, Nov 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka's 10th Parliament, which held its first sitting on Thursday morning, appointed Member of Parliament representing the National People's Power (NPP) Ashoka Sapumal...
Nov 21, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The US decision to send anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine was triggered by a change in Russian battlefield tactics favouring infantry over mechanised units, US Defence...
Nov 21, 2024
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in US loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
Nov 21, 2024
San Francisco, Nov 21 (IANS) A 'bomb cyclone' hit Washington, leaving one person dead and half a million without power.
Nov 21, 2024
Bamkaro, Nov 21 (IANS) Mali's Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and his government were dismissed, according to a decree issued by President Assimi Goita.
Nov 21, 2024
United Nations, Nov 21 (IANS) The lack of flour and fuel in Gaza threatens to shut down bakeries serving hundreds of thousands of hungry Palestinians, UN humanitarians said.
Nov 21, 2024
Los Angeles, Nov 21 (IANS) Nearly 40,000 healthcare workers at University of California (UC), a top public university system in the United States, kicked off a two-day strike.
Nov 21, 2024
Port Sudan, Nov 21 (IANS) At least 46 people have been killed in a village in Sudan due to alleged attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and spreading diseases, a medical source and...
Nov 21, 2024
Warsaw, Nov 21 (IANS) Two people were killed and three others injured after the roof of a warehouse hall at a former bus depot in Mlawa County, Poland, collapsed.
Nov 21, 2024
Baku, Nov 21 (IANS) In a first, tourism is included in the action agenda of the UN Climate Change Conference with more than 50 governments endorsing the COP29 Declaration on Enhanced Climate Action...
Nov 21, 2024
Georgetown, Nov 21 (IANS) Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of nations have expressed their gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the voice of the Global South...
Nov 21, 2024
Ramallah, Nov 21 (IANS) The Palestinian presidency has denounced the US for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip.
Nov 21, 2024
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) India has refuted reports in Canadian media regarding the killing of India-designated Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Nov 21, 2024
Georgetown, Nov 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Guyana would be a natural partner for energy security as the two countries signed 10 pacts for cooperation in several areas, from...
Nov 21, 2024
Georgetown (Guyana), Nov 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the top leaders of Caribbean nations such as St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Barbados, Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago,...
Nov 21, 2024
Georgetown (Guyana), Nov 21 (IANS) After being conferred the highest award for his contributions to the Caribbean nation during the Covid-19 pandemic and his dedication to enhancing the bilateral...
Nov 20, 2024
Georgetown, Nov 20 (IANS) Ten MoUs, for collaboration in various key fields including hydrocarbons, agriculture, healthcare and medicine, and digital payments, were signed between India and Guyana on...
Nov 20, 2024
Beirut, Nov 20 (IANS) Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Wednesday that negotiations with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri about a ceasefire draft in Lebanon have made additional progress,...
Nov 20, 2024
Nairobi, Nov 20 (IANS) Kenyan President William Ruto said on Wednesday his government has reviewed its foreign policy to make it more responsive to citizens' needs, emerging trends and global...
Nov 20, 2024
Manila, Nov 20 (IANS) Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos said on Wednesday that Indonesia has agreed to repatriate a convicted Filipino woman who has been sentenced to death for drug...
Nov 20, 2024
Nairobi, Nov 20 (IANS) Security specialists are meeting in Kenya's capital of Nairobi starting Wednesday to seek solutions to the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Africa.
Nov 20, 2024
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) The US embassy in Kyiv said it would be closed in a warning on Wednesday after receiving "specific information of a potential significant air attack," telling employees to...
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