Withdraw troops by mid-March, Maldives tells India

IANS | January 14, 2024 5:06 PM

Male, Jan 14 (IANS) Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its military personnel from the Indian Ocean archipelago nation by mid-March, officials said on Sunday afternoon.

As ICJ mulls over case against Israel, UK, US amp up Red Sea tensions

Yashwant Raj | January 14, 2024 11:01 AM

Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) A US-led coalition launched airstrikes against targets in parts of Yemen held by Iran-aligned Houthis, escalating tensions in a region that is already dealing with the Israel-Hamas conflict that is in potential danger of expanding with the exchange of missiles between between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah in adjoining Lebanon.