WORLD
Hope first Quad summit is conducive to regional peace, ‘not the opposite’: China
Beijing: As the US, India, Australia and Japan are set to hold their first Leaders' Summit of Quad on Friday,...
US provided some info, equipment to India during its border crisis with China: Pentagon Commander
Washington: The US provided some information, cold-weather clothing and some other equipment to India during its recent border crisis with...
On International Women’s Day, laments of retreat on rights
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on International Women's Day that the COVID-19 pandemic has seen “a rollback in...
Death toll from explosions in Equatorial Guinea rises to 98
Dakar (Senegal): The death toll from a series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea rose by dozens...
EU lawmakers lift the immunity of 3 Catalan separatists
Brussels: The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to lift the immunity of the former president of Spain's Catalonia region, Carles...
Int’l court judges award $30M to Congolese warlord’s victims
The Hague: International Criminal Court judges on Monday awarded USD 30 million (25.3 million euros) in reparations to victims of...
Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen”s rebel-held capital
Cairo: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen said Sunday that it had launched a new air campaign on...
Thailand charges more activists with sedition, royal insults
Bangkok: Prosecutors in Thailand charged 18 pro-democracy activists with sedition on Monday, while lodging additional charges of insulting the monarchy...
China, India should not “undercut” each other; must create ‘enabling conditions’ to resolve border issue: Chinese FM Wang
Beijing: China and India should stop "undercutting" each other, shed mutual "suspicion" and create "enabling conditions" by expanding bilateral cooperation...
Swiss vote on proposal to ban face coverings in public
Berlin: Swiss voters delivered their verdict Sunday on a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn...