Moscow: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it was “extremely hard to believe” that Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on a Moscow concert hall last Friday that killed at least 143 people. Zakharova repeated Moscow’s assertions, for which it has not yet provided evidence, that […]
New Delhi: Kamal Kishore, the head of India’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has been appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General with the disaster risk reduction portfolio. “Kishore brings to the position nearly three decades of experience in disaster risk reduction, climate action and sustainable development at the global, regional, national and local levels, having worked in […]
London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange faces a further wait to find out whether he can bring an appeal against his extradition to the US, the British High Court ruled on Tuesday. According to the ruling, a decision on the appeal has been adjourned to May 20 as the court is seeking assurances from the US, […]
New Delhi: Meta’s oversight board has asked the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word “shaheed”, roughly translated as “martyr” in English. The Board’s year-long extensive review revealed that Meta’s current blanket ban on the word “shaheed”, which it had said could be used to praise or approve of terrorism, “has led […]
Colombo: Chinese Premier Li Qiang has assured his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Gunawardena of Beijing’s support to Colombo’s debt restructuring process as the island nation tries to resurrect its bankrupt economy. Gunawardena, who is on an official tour of China, met Li on Tuesday in Beijing, a statement from the Sri Lankan prime minister’s office […]
Gaza Strip: Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with no sign of a let-up in the war despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an “immediate ceasefire”. The resolution was adopted Monday after Israel’s closest ally the United States abstained. It demands an “immediate ceasefire” for the ongoing Muslim holy […]
New Delhi: India firmly supports the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, amid the Southeast Asian nation’s maritime dispute with China in the South China Sea. Addressing a news conference here, Jaishankar said he held a very good discussion with his counterpart Enrique Manalo in Manila. “I […]
Gaza: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has said that the Gaza Strip is experiencing a cash liquidity crisis due to the disruption of banking operations caused by the ongoing Israeli attacks. Many banks have been destroyed amid the conflict, and it has become impossible to open the remaining bank branches in the entire region due […]
Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “will be killed at any cost”. The Israeli Prime Minister was speaking to mediapersons on Sunday night and said that “just as Haman was killed in the ancient city of Purim, Sinwar would also be killed”. He said, “We will unite, […]
Beijing: A senior North Korean official has called for further strengthening ties with China, state media said on Monday. Kim Song-nam, director of the international department at the Workers’ Party, made the comments in a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Saturday, noting this year marks the year of the North […]