Seoul, Nov 27 (IANS) North Korea has begun rebuilding guard posts and bringing heavy firearms along the border with South Korea after effectively scrapping a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction deal, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Iran-backed Houthi rebels have fired missiles at a US Navy destroyer off the coast of Yemen in a 'significant escalation' with American forces in the Middle East, media reports said.
Tel Aviv, Nov 27 (IANS) Hamas has said that it seeks to extension of the ongoing four-day truce with Israel, which has so far witnessed the release of three groups of Israeli hostages from Gaza and three groups of Palestinian prisoners and detainees from Israeli jails.
Gaza/Jerusalem, Nov 27 (IANS) Mediation efforts have been intensified to extend the current Israel-Hamas humanitarian cease-fire, Palestinian sources have reportedly said.
Tel Aviv, Nov 26 (IANS) Hamas, on the third day of the truce, has announced that it will release at least 13 more hostages on Sunday as part of the deal with Israel brokered by the Qatar.
Busan, Nov 26 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said his country will play a role in helping ensure the stability of the Korean Peninsula as he expressed concerns over the current security situation in the region.
Gaza, Nov 26 (IANS) Qatar has said that another 13 children and women will be freed by the Hamas terror group later on Sunday, after 51 days held hostage in the Gaza Strip, the media reported.
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) India appears to have emerged as a minority of one in the BRICS group's stand on the Israel-Hamas war with South Africa as the chair taking the lead in mounting a vociferous attack on Israel.
Tokyo, Nov 26 (IANS) Japan has decided to support South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southeastern city of Busan, a local media report said on Sunday, as the voting for the mega event is set to take place this week.
Busan, Nov 26 (IANS) Top diplomats of South Korea, China and Japan were set to hold talks in the southeastern port city of Busan on Sunday, with discussions on resuming the long-stalled three-way summit of the three countries' leaders expected to be in focus.
