Moscow, November 27 (IANS). The Russian Foreign Ministry has banned 30 British citizens from entering Russian territory in response to hostile actions by the British side. A statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the sanctions list includes members of Britain’s political establishment, military factions, high-tech companies as well as news outlets. … Read more
Beirut, 26 November (IANS). At least 36 people were killed and 17 others were injured in Israeli air strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon. An Israeli air strike on Baalbek-Hermel province in eastern Lebanon killed 11 people, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday. These include eight people in a residential apartment in … Read more
Baghdad, November 25 (IANS). A Shia militia group called Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed to have fired two drones into Israel. The group said in a statement issued on Sunday that its fighters carried out separate drone strikes. In one of these, an ‘important site’ of Israel was targeted and in the other, a … Read more
Yaoundé, November 25 (IANS). Cameroon’s security forces have attacked separatist positions in the country’s war-torn northwest region. Two separatist fighters, including a commander, were killed in this operation in the Anglophone region. A military officer of the region, on condition of anonymity, said that this action was taken in the early hours of Sunday in … Read more
Baghdad, 24 November (IANS). Iraq’s National Security Service (INSS) announced that it destroyed an Islamic State (IS) cell in the country’s northern province of Kirkuk. During this period, six ‘IS’ terrorists were arrested. These also include the group leader of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Based on intelligence reports and in coordination with regional Kurdish security … Read more
Tehran, 24 November (IANS). Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghei described US interference in Venezuela’s internal affairs as illegal. He expressed his views through a post on social media platform X on Saturday. His comments were in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s post in which he had said that the Trump government … Read more
Islamabad, November 24 (IANS). The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has warned of a possible terrorist attack targeting the protest march of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). An alert issued on Thursday, which appeared in the media on Saturday, cited information from multiple sources, The Express Tribune reported. It was told … Read more
New Delhi, November 21 (IANS). Defense Minister Rajnath Singh stressed the Buddhist principle of peaceful co-existence at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ meeting in Laos on Thursday. He said that open dialogue promotes trust, understanding and cooperation. Addressing the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Forum in Vientiane, the Defense Minister said, “The Buddhist principle of peaceful … Read more
Ramallah, November 21 (IANS). The Palestinian president has condemned the US for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. The presidential office said on Wednesday that the US used its veto for the fourth time, allowing Israel to continue its crimes … Read more
Georgetown, November 21 (IANS). Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for becoming the voice of the Global South and putting the concerns of Caribbean countries on the world agenda. At the second India-CARICOM Summit on Wednesday, PM Modi said that as the region and the Global South grapple with new … Read more
