Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) A former US Forces Korea (USFK) commander on Wednesday called for the deployment of a US tank battalion to South Korea to strengthen defence capabilities as he warned of North Korean military threats in the new year.
Cairo, Dec 27 (IANS) Global shipping firms, including Denmark-based Maersk and Switzerland-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, are looking to resume operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and the Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) enhanced safety around the Suez Canal.
Tel Aviv, Dec 27 (IANS) The local people of Gaza have complained that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have prevented ambulances of Palestinian Red Cross and Red Crescent from getting near the injured in Tulkarem where an alleged Israeli drone attack killed six people and injured several others.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Delhi Police probe in connection with the alleged explosion near the Israel Embassy on December 26 evening has led to two suspects, who were seen roaming around the scene before the incident, an official said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) INS Imphal, a stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into Indian Navy on Tuesday. The ship is equipped to fight under nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions, the ministry of defence (MoD) said.
Colombo, Dec 26 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said on Tuesday that the country has launched an operation to arrest and repatriate 30 Sri Lankan criminal bosses who operate from outside the country.
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) Taking a stern view of the recent drone attacks on two ships in the high seas, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday warned that they will not be spared and shall be given stringent punishment, as India is playing the role of a Net Security Provider for the entire Indian Ocean Region.
Baghdad, Dec 26 (IANS) A security member was killed and 18 people were wounded on Tuesday in US airstrikes on Iraqi security sites south of Baghdad, the Iraqi government said in a statement.
Phnom Penh, Dec 26 (IANS) Cambodia exported $7.21 billion worth of products to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) members in the first 11 months of 2023, up 27 per cent from $5.67 billion in the same period last year, a Ministry of Commerce report said on Tuesday.
Tel Aviv, Dec 26 (IANS) Several people in northern Israel took to the streets outside Kibbutz Amiad in Galilee on Tuesday after Hezbollah-propelled cross border attacks intensified.
