Washington: The Biden administration is scrambling to avert a diplomatic crisis over Israeli settlement activity this week at the United Nations that threatens to overshadow and perhaps derail what the...

Washington/Munich: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned China that its "material support" for Russia's war against Ukraine would attract sanctions and condemned the "unacceptable violation" of American sovereignty...

Beirut: Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential neighbourhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 15, Syrian state news reported. Loud explosions were...

Taipei: A visit by a Chinese official at the invitation of the Taiwanese capital's newly elected China-friendly mayor has drawn protests on the self-ruled island. The head of Shanghai city's...

Geneva: Chinese envoys have defended Beijing's treatment of Hong Kong and Muslim minorities in an unusual public confrontation with human rights advocates at a UN meeting. During the meeting of...

Washington: A bipartisan resolution was introduced in the US Senate on Thursday to recognise Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, pushing back against Beijing's military aggression to change...

Washington:  Amidst growing tension with China in the wake of the downing of a suspected spy balloon, US President Joe Biden on Thursday underscored the need for an open line...

Kyiv:  Russia again pummelled Ukraine with a barrage of cruise and other missiles on Thursday, hitting targets from east to west as the war 's one-year anniversary nears. One of...

Brussels: The European Union is considering a new set of sanctions totaling 11 billion euros against Russia and some third countries providing vital goods that Moscow uses to boost its...

Geneva: At least 73 Europe-bound migrants are missing and presumed dead in a shipwreck off Libya, the United Nations migration agency said on Wednesday. The UN International Organisation for Migration...