United Nations, June 20 (IANS) The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced the appointment of Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan as its newest and youngest Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment, which came on the eve of World Refugee…
Washington, June 20 (IANS) Otto Warmbier, a US college student who was released by the North Korea less than a week ago, died on Monday, his parents said. “It is our sad duty to report…
Washington, June 20 (IANS) The US will work to restore the deconfliction channel with Russia in Syria that Moscow suspended after Washington’s forces downed a Syrian warplane, an official said here. At a luncheon in…
Vienna, June 20 (IANS) Cuba’s Foreign Minster Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said here that Cuba will never negotiate under pressure and would not make any concession to the US. The visiting Cuban Foreign Minister made the…
Jerusalem, June 20 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned Iran not to threaten Israel after Tehran said it launched missiles at Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. “One message to Iran: Don’t threaten Israel,”…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received a telephone call from his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and the two leaders exchanged views on issues of mutual interest including climate change….
New Delhi, June 19 June 19 (IANS) The first flight from Kabul to Delhi, establishing air freight corridor between the two countries, landed here on Monday with the dedicated air cargo link aimed to help…
Agartala, June 19 (IANS) The North East Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (NERCPA) has urged the central government to create a separate ministry for “Act East” policy to speed up development of northeast region and improve…
Moscow, June 19 (IANS) Russia suspended cooperation with the US in Syrian airspace on Monday a day after the US-led coalition shot down a Syrian jet. The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement that…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 19 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan or any other nation, Foreign Ministers of BRICS countries on Monday asked the countries accused of supporting terrorism to stop financing terrorists and their activities…
By Sirshendu Panth Moscow, June 19 (IANS) The ASE Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s ROSATOM State Atomic Energy Corporation, on Monday announced that the foundation of the unit three of the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project…
Moscow, June 19 (IANS) Warplanes from the US-led coalition operating over Syrian airspace west of the Euphrates River will be treated as potential targets, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday, a day after the US…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 19 (IANS) An animated yoga asana show lit up the iconic glass face of the UN headquarters on Sunday ahead of the Third International Yoga Day (IYD) celebrations in…
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) The first-ever Afghanistan-India air cargo route was inaugurated here, with the first flight leaving for India on Monday. The flight departed Kabul with a 60-tonne consignment of goods, mostly comprising medicinal…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) To further develop the ecosystem for startups in India, the government is working on ways to step up the exchanges with startups from countries like Germany and in the South…
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that the BRICS cooperation will be more productive and usher in a new “golden decade”. Xi made the remarks while meeting the heads of delegations…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 19 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan, India on Monday said there is no difference between good and bad terrorists and urged BRICS member countries to step up the fight against terrorism….
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 19 (IANS) Without naming Pakistan or any other nation, Foreign Ministers of BRICS countries on Monday asked the countries accused of supporting terrorism to stop financing terrorists and their activities…
Seoul, June 19 (IANS) South Korea’s new Foreign Minister has said that North Korea should be denuclearised by both sanctions and dialogue while any of its provocations should be dealt with sternly. Kang Kyung-wha, the…
Beijing, June 19 (IANS) A Chinese scholar has warned Vietnam not be incited by the US and Japan against Beijing. Li Kaisheng, a research Fellow at the Institute of International Relations in Shanghai Academy of…