Washington: The US State Department has approved the sale of an anti-tank mine-laying system to Taiwan amid the rising military threat from China.
The department...
Beijing: Moves by the US, Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could...
WASHINGTON: Foreign ministers of 12 countries and the EU, including the United States and Britain, urged Afghanistan's Taliban-led government on Wednesday to reverse its...
United Nations: The UN Security Council, under the current presidency of India, has voiced concern over restrictions on women and girls’ education and work...
KYIV/BAKHMUT: Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine's military said,...
WASHINGTON: The United States is considering Covid entry restrictions for travelers from China, US officials said Tuesday, after Beijing dramatically loosened hardline containment measures...
London: Researchers have detected an anti-inflammatory pattern in long Covid patients, which helps in understanding better what causes fatigue in patients with long term...
Tokyo: Caffeine may significantly improve athletic performance, according to a study which found that caffeine supplementation reduced sprint time in the 100-metre dash.
Caffeine, a...
KYIV: Russia's foreign minister accused Ukraine and the West of seeking to destroy his country and said Kyiv must accept Moscow's demands for ending...
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Tuesday announced an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat from an increasingly hostile...
Taipei (Taiwan): China's military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan's defense...
Dhaka: Bangladesh's friendly ties with India and bilateral cooperation are expected to gain momentum in 2023 despite some pending issues, especially the sharing of...
Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer diplomat Richard Verma, also a former US ambassador to India, to a top diplomatic position...
Beijing: China blasted an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the "China threat" while Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US...
United Nations: During the 2021-22 tenure as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, there were instances when India "had to stand alone" but...
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Russia poses an immediate threat to the free and open international system and acknowledged...
Washington: The Senate passed a massive 1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another significant round of military...
Buckinghamshire: At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the "golden era" between Great Britain and China was over.
China...
Washington: Seeking to deepen US-India military ties, the defence chiefs of the two countries have shared their assessments of the regional and global security...
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Thursday that Washington and Kyiv were turning a deaf ear to Russia's concerns following a historic visit by Ukrainian President...
Taipei: China's military sent 39 planes and three ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan's defence ministry...
United Nations: The days when Afghanistan was used by others as so-called "strategic depth" are over, India said, asserting that such skewed approaches have...