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Will continue to amplify voice of Global South, PM Modi assures visiting leaders
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised that in his third term, India will continue to work for the peace, progress and prosperity of the region in close partnership with the countries, even as it pursues its goal of having a…
Brunei to host ASEAN cybersecurity meeting
London: The Legislative Council of Brunei is set to host the 15th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Caucus Meeting on June 11-12, official media reported on Saturday.
As the host of the meeting, Brunei will focus on the thematic topic…
Egypt continues airdropping aid to northern Gaza: Army
Cairo, June 9 (IANS) The Egyptian Air Force, along with its counterparts from other friendly states, continued to carry out airdrops of humanitarian aid over the north of the Gaza Strip, said the Egyptian military.
The international…
Iran condemns Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned deadly Israeli airstrikes on the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.
In a statement released on Saturday by the Ministry, Kanaani denounced Israel's…
French President calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has urged for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and called for a political solution while meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden, who is on a state visit to France.
"After nine months of conflict,…
4 killed, 5 injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Beirut: Four people, including two Hezbollah members, were killed, and five others were injured in Israeli airstrikes on villages in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told the media.
The sources, who spoke anonymously, said on…
7 security personnel injured in blast in Pakistan
Islamabad; Seven security personnel were injured in a blast in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the police said.
The incident occurred when roadside-planted explosives hit a vehicle of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps…
Meloni set to act as kingmaker for next European Commission President
Brussels: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Meloni is all set to act as kingmaker for the next European Commission President as she is polling well ahead of her rivals as Italians, Estonians, Latvians, Maltese, Czechs and Slovakians go…
Irish, Czechs hold EU vote after Dutch far-right gains
In Ireland, with around 20 percent of the population born outside the country and record levels of asylum seekers, anti-migrant sentiment has escalated.
N. Korea, China, Russia expanding nuclear arsenals at breakneck pace: US official
Washington: North Korea, China and Russia are expanding and diversifying their nuclear weapons stockpiles at a "breakneck" speed, a White House official has said, warning that absent a change in the trajectory of their arsenals, the US may…
Danish PM attacked in Copenhagen, man arrested
Stockholm: Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was attacked by a man in central Copenhagen on Friday evening.
The attack which took place in a square not far from Frederiksen's home left the Prime Minister "shocked".…
Houthis claim attacks against 2 commercial vessels in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen's Houthi group has claimed responsibility for launching missile and drone attacks against two commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement on Friday that the attacks targeted…
Blinken to head to Middle East to push for Gaza ceasefire deal
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to the Middle East next week, in his latest attempt to push for an end to the ongoing Gaza war.
Blinken will visit Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Qatar from Monday to…
Sindh govt proposes Kartarpur-like religious corridor for Hindu, Jain pilgrims
Islamabad: Sindh Tourism Minister Zulfiqar Ali Shah on Thursday proposed the development of a Kartarpur-like religious corridor from contiguous areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan to Umarkot and Nagarparkar in his province to enable Hindu and…
NATO chief rules out troop deployment to Ukraine
Helsinki; The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that NATO has no plans to deploy forces to Ukraine.
At a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb on the second day…
US envoy meets with Egyptian ministers in Cairo over Gaza crisis
Cairo: White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk has held separate meetings with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Defence Minister Mohamed Zaki here to discuss the latest developments of the crisis…
France to supply Mirage warplanes to Ukraine, says Macron
Paris: France will supply Mirage warplanes to Ukraine and train their soldiers, French President Emmanuel Macron has said in an interview with French media.
"We will launch a new cooperation and transfer Mirage 2000-5s," Macron said on…
Mayor of Gaza’s Nuseirat killed in Israeli attack: Sources
Gaza: The Palestinian Mayor of central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, Iyad al-Mughari, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, Palestinian medical and security sources have said.
The mayor was killed, along with a number of his family…
Biden says he would not pardon his own son if convicted
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said he would not pardon his son Hunter in the event of a conviction in his ongoing criminal trial for unauthorized gun possession.
In a TV interview, Biden was asked whether he was prepared to…
South Africa’s ANC will seek national unity government
Dakar: South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) party has announced it will seek a national unity government after the historic loss of its absolute majority.
"We agreed to invite political parties to form a government…
