Cyclone-hit Sri Lanka’s recovery fund exceeds LKR 8.5 billion: Official
Colombo, Jan 23: Sri Lanka has received LKR 8.5 billion (around USD 27.5 million) in foreign contributions to carry out post-cyclone reconstruction, a top...
Death toll in Iran protest crackdown is reportedly at 5,002 as Trump says US ‘armada’ approaching
Dubai, Jan 23: The death toll from Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests reached at least 5,002 people killed Friday, activists said, warning many...
3 dead in Australian shooting
Melbourne, Jan 22: Three people were killed, and another was wounded on Thursday in a shooting in a town in Australia's New South Wales...
Campaigning starts for Bangladesh’s first national election after Hasina’s ouster
Dhaka, Jan 22: Campaigning began on Thursday for Bangladesh's first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The major...
Europe relieved after Trump reverses Greenland tariff threat
Davos, Jan 22: Europe is breathing a sigh of relief on Thursday following a dramatic reversal by US President Donald Trump over Greenland the...
Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator TEPCO suspends hours-old restart
Tokyo, Jan 22: The restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant was suspended on Thursday, only hours after it resumed for the first...
India ‘stopped’ buying oil from Russia, claims US Treasury Secretary
Davos, Jan 21: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed that India has "stopped" buying oil from Russia after US President Donald Trump imposed...
Pak passes bill to provide secrecy to assets of lawmakers
Islamabad, Jan 21: Pakistan's parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to provide secrecy to the assets of lawmakers in case their publicity posed a...
Israeli fire kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza
Cairo, Jan 21: Israeli forces on Wednesday killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two 13-year-old boys who were collecting firewood, three journalists...
India, Spain must pool resources, capabilities to fight terrorism together: President Murmu
New Delhi, Jan 21 : Asserting that India and Spain have a shared position on countering terrorism, which remains a serious threat to global...
Swedish PM says NATO won’t be blackmailed over Greenland
Davos, Jan 21: US President Donald Trump will appear on Wednesday with other high-profile government and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in...
Israel’s Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace
Jerusalem, Jan 21: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Wednesday he had agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, after...
