London, July 24 (IANS) The contract for the Bibby Stockholm barge, which has been used by the previous Conservative-led government to house asylum seekers off the coast of Dorset in southwestern England, will not be renewed from the end of January 2025 as part of the Labour government's overhaul of the asylum system.
Ramallah, July 24 (IANS) The Israeli military and police have killed seven Palestinians in two clashes in the West Bank, said Palestinian sources.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Talks on strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will feature majorly during UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy's flying visit to New Delhi on Wednesday.
Moscow, July 23 (IANS) Russia will retaliate against the West over its expropriation of the country's sovereign assets, and the response could be "harsh", top officials said on Tuesday.
Washington, July 23, IANS) US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle tendered her resignation on Tuesday, a day after she faced brutal bipartisan grilling at a Congressional hearing on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for President, at an election rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.
Washington, July 23 (IANS) US Vice-President Kamala Harris has secured the support of the majority of Democratic delegates who will formally elect her as the party's nominee for president at the convention in August as the Trump campaign prepared to hold her responsible for the "border invasion" and J.D. Vance slammed the Democratic party ticket switch as a threat to democracy in his first solo speech as the Republican nominee for Vice-President.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) In what was his first meeting in the framework of the diplomatic visit to Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the families of the Israeli-American hostages held in the custody of Hamas, earlier on Tuesday, India time.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) A Hindu temple in Alberta’s capital Edmonton was vandalised with “hateful graffiti” on Tuesday. This incident adds to the series of attacks that have happened recently on Hindu establishments in Canada.
United Nations, July 23 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed "serious concern" over reports that authorities had deployed vehicles with UN markings during the Bangladesh riots, his Spokesperson said.
Washington, July 23 (IANS) Vice-President Kamala Harris on Monday kicked off her presidential campaign, saying of her Republican rival that "I know Donald Trump's type" from dealing with cheats, fraudsters and abusers of women in her previous career as a public prosecutor.
