Dhaka, Dec 17 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pranay Verma on Sunday said that the 1971 Liberation War remains the bedrock for ties between Bangladesh and India which epitomises closeness shared by the two nations.
Seoul, Dec 17 (IANS) A US nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea on Sunday, Seoul's Defence Ministry said, amid concerns that North Korea could launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this month.
Brussels, Dec 17 (IANS) European Union (EU) leaders grappled with divisions on critical issues during a two-day European Council meeting, failing to reach a unanimous agreement on financial aid to Ukraine and the call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Tel Aviv, Dec 17 (IANS) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Egyptian government will join Qatar to mediate between Hamas and Israel over hostage release negotiations.
Tel Aviv, Dec 17 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said that they have killed Hamas members who were allegedly operating from inside the schools in Gaza.
Solapur (Maharashtra), Dec 16 (IANS) The Chinese people continue to adore Dr. Dwarkanath S. Kotnis, over eight decades after he died while serving the ill and needy there on a special medical mission during the second China-Japan War of 1938.
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Top US and European nations officials fear that Ukraine will fall to Russia if the aid package continues to falter in the US Congress, predicting the imbroglio could have a "potentially debilitating impact on Ukraine's defence and longer-term prospects of losing the war".
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The Joe Biden administration in the US, while supporting Israel in its war with Hamas, wants Israel to end its large-scale invasion in Gaza as its apparently hurting civilians in what the west describes as "collective punishment".
Tel Aviv, Dec 15 (IANS) Israeli leaders have told US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan that Israel will continue its military offensive in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza Strip, despite the international calls for a ceasefire.
Tel Aviv, Dec 14 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday announced cash reward for the Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Dief who are allegedly considered to be responsible for the October 7 attacks on Israel.
