Kathmandu, May 31 (IANS) Rabi Lamichhane, President of the ruling Rastryiya Swatantra Party ( RSP) of Nepal, is scheduled to visit India on June 1-2, at a time when the proposed visit of Prime Minister Balendra Shah has been uncertain.
Washington, May 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said the United States is close to reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran but warned that military action remains an option if negotiations fail.
Tehran, May 31 (IANS) Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Sunday that it had shot down a US MQ-1 drone, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Shillong, May 30 (IANS) The multilateral military exercise Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation in IOR (PRAGATI) 2026 concluded with a reinforced collective commitment towards peace, stability, and security in the Indian Ocean Region, the Indian Army said on Saturday.
Kinshasa, May 30 (IANS) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), is visiting Congo amid the Ebola outbreak in the nation.
Moscow, May 30 (IANS) A Ukrainian combat drone struck the turbine hall of Unit 6 of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Saturday afternoon, stated Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, local media reported.
Dhaka, May 30 (IANS) Women in Bangladesh have faced mounting social, cultural and political resistance against them amid rising visibility, reflecting a troubling backlash fuelled by the active resurgence of extremist sentiments, a report has stated.
Canberra, May 30 (IANS) The outcomes of the Quad meeting in New Delhi have opened new avenues for deepening bilateral cooperation between Australia and India. The joint condemnation of last year's horrific terror attacks at Bondi Beach in Australia and Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir reflected the growing strength of the relationship between the two countries. This groundwork will shape the agenda for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned upcoming visit to Australia, a report has highlighted.
Canberra, May 30 (IANS) Bangladesh’s foreign policy has long been guided by the principle of “friendship towards all, malice towards none", yet a commitment of up to USD 720 million to a Sino-Pakistani aviation system, amid economic fragility and geopolitical realignment, severely tests that doctrine.
Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province, Syed Murad Ali Shah, expressing grave concern over the enforced disappearance of a 38-year-old Baloch man, Dad Shah from Karachi and the subsequent harassment and intimidation of his family by Pakistani forces.
