Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic relations with France, once a key ally
Ouagadougou(Burkina Faso), Jun 27: Burkina Faso's military government severed diplomatic ties with France, its former colonial ruler that had been a key security partner...
Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement with US in ‘first step’ toward peace, Rubio says
Washington, Jun 27: Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon's ambassadors to the US on Friday to announce a framework agreement that...
US strikes Iran in response to drone attack on ship that Trump says violated ceasefire
Washington, Jun 27: The US struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the...
Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes rises to 589 with almost 3,000 injured
Caracas, Jun 26: The death toll from two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela rose to 589, with 2,980 injured, acting President Delcy Rodríguez said early...
Russia reports one of biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea
Kyiv, Jun 26: Russian air defences intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held...
Jaishankar calls for closer cooperation with S Korea at Jeju Forum
Seoul, Jun 25: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India and South Korea “must cooperate more closely” in fields like ship-building,...
Mexico, like US, extends birthright citizenship to children born on its soil
Tijuana (Mexico), Jun 24: Vivianne Petit Frere's brightly painted Haitian restaurant sits blocks from the towering US border wall in Tijuana.
Called Lakou Lakay, the...
Singapore govt to help abandoned 400 workers from India, Bangladesh
Singapore, Jun 24: Around 400 migrant workers, mostly from India and Bangladesh, not paid wages by their employers for three to four months, will...
UN nuclear agency boss signals that inspectors will visit Iran’s nuclear sites
Tokyo, Jun 24: The head of the UN's nuclear agency on Wednesday signalled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors,...
Senate for first time approves war powers resolution in rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
Washington, Jun 24: The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution, seeking to block US military action against Iran, as lawmakers...
Trump says Iran will buy US corn, soy, wheat
Washington, June 23: President Donald Trump has heralded the peace talks with Iran as a win for US farmers, saying that the unfreezing of...
Dozens of Awami League activists arrested as party marks founding anniversary defying ban
Dhaka, June 23: Dozens of activists of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's now-disbanded Awami League party were arrested overnight as they staged sporadic street...
