Beirut, Dec 8 (IANS) Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah slammed Thursday US President Donald Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem as a “new Balfour Declaration”, urging Arab states to sever “public and secret” ties with Israel….
Vienna, Dec 8 (IANS) The differences between the US and Russia are still great over the Ukrainian issue, as top diplomats from both countries kept their tough positions in a meeting here on Thursday. During…
Cairo, Dec 8 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Egypt on Monday to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian official said on Thursday. Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Bassam Rady said in…
Addis Ababa, Dec 8 (IANS) The African Union Commission questioned the United State’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel. US President Donald Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it…
London, Dec 8 (IANS) Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will raise the case of a British mother jailed in Iran when he travels to the country this weekend. The dual British Iranian national from north…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India on Thursday became a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement, that controls the global trade of conventional weapons and dual-use goods and technologies. India was made the 42nd member of…
London, Dec 8 (IANS) Briatin’s Foreign Secretary on Thursday called for the President of the United States to show leadership in order to push on with the peace process in the Middle East, after the…
Bengaluru, Dec 7 (IANS) Referring to key initiatives like Digital India, Skill India and Start-up India, Foreign S.Jaishankar on Thursday called for promoting indigenous technologies abroad. “Technology challenge has shifted from access now to absorption,…
Beijing/New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) China on Thursday said an Indian drone “invaded” its airspace and crashed in its territory in the Sikkim section of the border where the two countries were locked in a…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) A number of prominent Muslim organisations, including the Jamat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH), on Thursday condemned the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and said the…
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital prompted a global diplomatic backlash and sparked protests in Palestinian territories on Thursday as fears grew of fresh bloodshed in the…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) India on Thursday said it had informed China about a drone that crashed in Chinese territory, after Beijing claimed the Indian UAV had “intruded” in its area. India will go…
Seoul, Dec 7 (IANS) The UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs met North Korea’s Foreign Minister in Pyongyang on Thursday. The meeting between Jeffrey Feltman and Ri Yong-ho took place barely a week after North…
Brussels, Dec 7 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Thursday to show their support for Catalan independence, weeks ahead of a regional election that would see it regaining…
Gaza, Dec 7 (IANS) The Islamic Hamas movement on Thursday called for a Palestinian “popular uprising” against the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The call came amid mass demonstrations across the West Bank,…
Vienna, Dec 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday accused Russia of instigating unrest in eastern Ukraine, where violations against an agreed ceasefire have increased in recent weeks. Tillerson’s comments came during…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Dec 7 (IANS) Even as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow was trying to persuade China to let India enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Beijing said its…
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday joined the international community in expressing its strong opposition and condemnation over US President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the plan to relocate…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Dec 7 (IANS) China on Thursday said an Indian drone “invaded” its airspace and crashed in the Sikkim section of the border where the two countries were locked in a 73-day…
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital triggered global flak, including from some of America’s closest allies, amid fears it could strengthen extremists and destroy the region’s faltering…