Brussels, Feb 24 (IANS) European Council President Donald Tusk said here on Wednesday the European Union (EU) would respect the decision of British people with regard to the country’s decision on whether or not to…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) With China’s increasing assertiveness on its claims over the South China Sea, Vietnam, the southeast Asian nation that is most vulnerable to this, on Wednesday appreciated India’s position on th…
Damascus, Feb 24 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reassured his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via a phone call on Wednesday that his administration will observe a cessation of hostilities as planned by Russia and the…
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan was pursuing good relations with all its neighbours, including India, as mutual cooperation was…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (File Photo: IANS) Tokyo, Feb 24 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia despite the US urging him not to do so, a top government official said on…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday greeted the Amir and people of Kuwait on their National Day on Thursday and hoped that bilateral relations will be strengthened further. In a message…
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale on Wednesday met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed bilateral relations, the media reported. Bambawale and Sharif “exchanged…
Moscow, Feb 24 (IANS) A coordination centre began operations at Syria’s Hmeimim airbase in order to implement the ceasefire, the Russian defence ministry has said. “In accordance with the Russian-US February 22 agreement on the…
United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca has held two days of talks in the Maldives with government and opposition leaders to facilitate a dialogue in the Indian Ocean…
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) The US should show respect to China as a major power, said a state-run Chinese daily which described as “quite insulting” that China keeps being reprimanded by the US when it…
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) India has made the right move to allow the Pathankot terror attack…
Brussels, Feb 24 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the importance of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and NATO while addressing the European Parliament. In his Tuesday’s speech to the European Parliament Committee…
Mumbai: Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli meets singer Udit Narayan in Mumbai on Feb 23, 2016. Also seen Maharashtra Governor C V Rao. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao…
Rome, Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned US Ambassador John Phillips after local media reports cited new Wikileaks files that suggest the US spied on ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi and his closest aides…
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) China on Tuesday once again refuted the US claim that China has threatened the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, urging it to stop sowing dissension among South China…
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Richard Verma calls on the senior BJP leader L K Advani in New Delhi on Feb 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) Amid uproar over the JNU…
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistani law-enforcement agencies have conducted raids in various cities of the country’s…
Damascus, Feb 23 (IANS) Syria’s foreign ministry on Tuesday announced the government’s consent to a cessation of hostilities as agreed upon by the US and Russia. The ministry said the military campaign against the Islamic…
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) The fourth round of the key quadrilateral meeting on Afghan peace process started here on Tuesday. “Afghanistan will spare no efforts to ensure embracing lasting peace and honourable peace,” Xinhua news…
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) The Afghan government has beefed up security measures ahead of the four-nation Afghanistan peace talks expected to open here on Tuesday. The fourth round of the key four-nation talks to open…