Category: World News

New Delhi: Judges at the United Nations’ (UN) highest court on Friday dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging that the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority, news agency AP...

Ending a standoff that threatened food security around the world, Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements on Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for exporting millions of tonnes of grain, AP reported. The deal...

Russia and Ukraine are all set to sign a deal to reopen the grain exports ports in the Ukrainian Black Sea. This is being done with a hope to ease the food crisis being faced across the world...

New Delhi: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on Friday on Myanmar’s preliminary objection to a case filed by African nation Gambia against Naypyidaw for the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims, reported news agency AFP.  In...

With heatwave conditions aggravating in Europe, Spain’s health ministry reported 1,047 deaths this year as temperatures soared to touch 40 degrees celsius in many parts of the country over the past 10 days, reported news agency ANI. The...

In a bid to strengthen its defence, China’s People’s Liberation Army has tested an advanced Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) close to the border that could target critical Indian military bases. The system tested at a height of...

Over 8% of Indian women of reproductive age had unmet contraceptive needs in 2019, according to a study published in The Lancet. Female sterilisation is the most commonly used method in India, accounting for 62.2 per cent of...

Veteran politician Dinesh Gunawardena has ben appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He took oath of office at the Prime Minister’s Office on Flower Road in Colombo today, reported news agency ANI. Gunawardena, a senior...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished US President Joe Biden, who has tested positive for COVID, a speedy recovery. Earlier in the day, the White House had said Biden has tested positive for COVID and...

Colombo, Jul 22 (PTI): Sri Lankan security forces on Friday removed a group of anti-government protesters, which continued to occupy the President’s Secretariat here despite Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation as president, after veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in...