EU calls on Iran to uphold nuclear commitments
Brussels, May 9 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Thursday called on Iran to continue to comply with its commitments set out in a nuclear deal signed with other world powers and lamented US sanctions…
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Venezuelan opposition leader’s deputy arrested
Caracas, May 9 (IANS) Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s deputy has been detained by the country’s intelligence services in a dramatic operation in eastern Caracas. The arrest of Edgar Zambrano, Vice President of the National…
UN ‘deeply concerned’ at arrests, abductions in Libya
Tripoli, May 8 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations mission in Libya said on Wednesday it is “deeply concerned” at a spike in abductions, disappearances and arbitrary arrests of activists and reporters in the war-torn country since…
India,Turkey hold foreign office consultations
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Indian and Turkish officials met here under the institutional mechanism of Foreign Office Consultations, an official release said on Wednesday. An External Affairs Ministry release said that Turkey’s Deputy Foreign…
Taliban target international NGO in Kabul, 9 injured
Kabul, May 8 (IANS) A group of Taliban fighters on Wednesday attacked an international aid group in the centre of Afghanistan’s capital, injuring at least nine people, officials said. The attack started in the Shahr-e-Naw…
Venkaiah Naidu to deliver keynote address at Vietnam pagoda
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will deliver keynote address at Vietnam’s Tam Chuc Pagoda during his four-day visit to the country, an official statement said on Wednesday. During his visit…
Saudi Aramco offers to increase oil supply to India
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The world’s largest oil company Aramco will provide additional crude oil to domestic oil refiners to meet shortages arising from the US decision to lift Iran sanction waivers from major…
China says essential to uphold Iranian nuclear pact
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, May 8 (IANS) China on Wednesday urged all parties to uphold the Iranian nuclear deal after Tehran announced to partially pull out of the pact by resuming high uranium enrichment. Beijing,…
Pakistan summons Indian envoy over ceasefire violations
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC) which it said killed three civilians. Mohammad Faisal,…
Pompeo visits Iraq amid tensions with Iran
Baghdad, May 8 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unannounced visit to Iraq after abruptly cancelling a planned trip to Germany amid escalating tensions with Iran. The top US diplomat met…
Aasia Bibi arrives in Canada after blasphemy acquittal
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was cleared by the country’s Supreme Court of blasphemy charges last year after spending eight years on death row, has left Pakistan and arrived…
Iran partially withdraws from nuclear deal
Tehran, May 8 (IANS) Iran will partially withdraw from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal signed with six other nations, President Hassan Rouhani announced on Wednesday and warned that his country will resume high level uranium…
India monitoring costs of importing non-Iranian oil
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Finance Ministry is closely watching the economic costs of oil imports from other alternative markets like Iraq and Saudi Arabia, following the United States’ withdrawal earlier this month of…
Indian, French ships embark on sea phase of ‘Varuna’
Panaji, May 8 (IANS) Indian and French naval ships took to the seas off Goa as part of the sea phase of Varuna, the largest Indo-French naval exercise till date, a statement issued by the…
Hamdard Pakistan offers RoohAfza supply for India’s shortage
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Pakistani company Hamdard has offered to supply RoohAfza in India, after media reports of shortage of the summer refreshment syrup during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan. Reacting to…
Aasia Bibi leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was cleared by the Supreme Court of blasphemy charges last year after spending eight years on death row, has left the country, officials said…
Iran announces partial withdrawal from nuclear deal
Tehran, May 8 (IANS) Iran will partially withdraw from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal signed with six other nations, President Hassan Rouhani announced on Wednesday, a move that comes a year after the US unilaterally…
UN chief warns of global threat from fleeing IS foreign fighters
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 8 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a major global threat from foreign fighters fleeing the defeated Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation and declared stopping them should…
Peacekeeping needs to adapt to growing threat situations: India
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 8 (IANS) With peacekeeping operations trapped in a “no-man’s land” of vague realities and expectations, India says there has to be a readiness to adapt to the emerging threat…
Brexit delay: UK will take part in European polls
London, May 8 (IANS) With Brexit delayed, the UK will have to hold European elections, despite hopes from the government that the deal would be done by then, said the Prime Minister’s de facto deputy….