Berlin, April 19 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte dismissed concerns over a potential US withdrawal from the alliance in an interview.
Seoul, April 19 (IANS) President Lee Jae Myung departed for India on Sunday for a two-nation trip that also includes a visit to Vietnam for summit talks, likely to focus on stabilising supply chains amid global energy market uncertainties stemming from the war in the Middle East.
Tehran, April 19 (IANS) Iran has indicated that there has been "progress" in its ongoing discussions with the United States, though it stressed that a final agreement is still a long way off, with the current two-week ceasefire due to expire on April 22, according to local media reports on Sunday.
Washington, April 19 (IANS) President Donald Trump called Israel a "great ally of the United States of America" and heaped praise on the country for its "courage" and "loyalty" as the conflict with Iran continues to escalate.
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) India’s Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday departed for a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral ties between the two nations.
Tehran, April 19 (IANS) The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that the Strait of Hormuz has been blocked since Saturday evening and will not reopen until the United States lifts its naval blockade on the waterway.
Washington, Apr 18 (IANS) U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran “can’t blackmail us” even as Washington is holding talks with Tehran, signalling a mix of pressure and diplomacy amid rising tensions.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on French UN Peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, urging the need to investigate and bring perpetrators to justice.
London, April 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan (IFRP) reflects state-led refoulement on an industrial scale, prioritising political expediency over human lives, displacing more than two million Afghan refugees, shattering communities, violating international norms, and deepening Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, a report highlighted on Saturday.
Quetta, April 18 (IANS) Naseem Baloch, chairman of the Baloch National Movement (BNM), on Saturday asserted that the brutal killing of 12 members of a single family in Balochistan’s Barkhan district reflects the "ongoing and unchecked" violence inflicted by the Pakistani military on innocent Baloch civilians.
