UN lauds efforts by Indian peacekeepers in opening key corridor in South Sudan
United Nations, Apr 3: The UN has lauded efforts by Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan in re-opening a critical supply route impacted by floods...
Artemis II astronauts rocket toward moon after spending day around Earth
Cape Canaveral (US), Apr 3: NASA's Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains...
Iran launches missiles at Israel, Gulf states as explosions heard around Tehran
Dubai, Apr 3: Iran fired missiles at Israel and some Gulf nations, setting alight a refinery in Kuwait, while explosions could be heard around...
Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge
Bangkok, Apr 3: Myanmar's parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in 2021 and...
Indian-origin translator Padma Viswanathan shortlisted for International Booker Prize 2026
New Delhi, Apr 2: Padma Viswanathan, a Canadian-American writer of Indian-origin, has made it to the 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist as the English...
Israel strikes factory in Iran, alleges it supplied fentanyl for chemical weapons
Dubai, Apr 1: Israel said early Wednesday it struck a plant supplying Iran's theocracy with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, to allegedly use in...
China, Pak propose peace plan for West Asia, call for ‘immediate’ end to hostilities
Beijing/Islamabad, Apr 1: China and Pakistan have put forward a five-point proposal to end the West Asia conflict, calling for the restoration of peace...
Russian military plane crashes in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board
Moscow, Apr 1: A Russian military plane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing six crew and 23 passengers on board, Russian news agencies reported in...
Trump says military could end its Iran offensive in 2 to 3 weeks
Dubai, Apr 1: US President Donald Trump said the military could end its Iran offensive in two to three weeks and will shift responsibility...
Pak security forces kill 13 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar, Apr 1: Pakistani security forces have killed 13 terrorists in two separate operations in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing...
Evacuated from Gaza as newborns, group of Palestinian toddlers returns to an uncertain future
Deir Al-Balah, March 31: More than two years after his oldest daughter, Kinda, was evacuated from the neonatal intensive care unit at the Gaza...
US strikes Iranian nuclear site while Tehran hits oil tanker off Dubai coast
Dubai, March 31: US strikes hit a city on Tuesday that is home to one of Iran's main nuclear sites, sending a massive fireball...
