Seoul, Aug 3 — South Korea's main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday called on President Lee Jae Myung to veto a recently passed bill aimed at abolishing the prosecution's direct investigative powers. PPP lawmakers made the appeal as they held a meeting of the party's Supreme Council…
Sydney, Aug 3 — One teenage boy has died, and three others have been hospitalised under police guard after an alleged stolen vehicle they were travelling in crashed north of Sydney on Monday morning. According to police, the vehicle left the road and crashed into a field 110 km north of Sydney…
Seoul, Aug 3 — South Korea's defence ministry on Monday launched a new counterintelligence unit tasked with countering espionage and terror threats from North Korea and elsewhere, as part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at replacing a former unit long dogged by criticism over its political influence.…
Budapest, Aug 3 — Hungary is entering its "most critical 5 days" as dropping water levels on the Danube River threaten the complete shutdown of the Paks nuclear power plant amid an extreme heatwave, Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar has said, warning that the plant could be shut down for more…
Kolkata, Aug 3 — Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN), a Pakistan-based terrorist-criminal group, targeted the family members of at least six current members of the West Bengal cabinet through Arpita Sarkar, the female aide of suspected Jaish‑e‑Mohammed (JeM) associate Hamim Mondal, an investigation by the…
New Delhi, July 3 — Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bakhtiyor Saidov, arrived in New Delhi on Monday for an official visit to further strengthen bilateral relations between India and Uzbekistan. Welcoming his arrival, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said,…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 3 — Brazil's ruling Workers' Party (PT) officially nominated incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its candidate for the upcoming presidential election as he seeks a fourth term in office.At the party's national convention in Sao Paulo, on Sunday, delegates formally…
San Francisco, Aug 3 — One person was killed and five others injured in a neighborhood shooting in Portland, the US state of Oregon on Sunday (US local time), the local government said in a press release.At 3:33 a.m. local time, Portland police officers assigned to North Precinct responded to a…
Tehran, Aug 2 — Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that negotiations between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stages, the official news agency IRNA reported.Araghchi said on Sunday during a cabinet meeting that the negotiations have progressed and are on the…
Tehran, Aug 3 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran must "compel" the United States to remain committed to the peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries.He made the remarks in a post on social media platform X, saying that there is a consonance among…
Washington, Aug 3 — US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with Iran will begin Monday afternoon, noting that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar had asked the United States to call off planned strikes because "they think there's a deal.""There's a deal on (the Strait…
Dergaon (Assam), Aug 3 — Commonwealth Games Silver medallist Lovlina Borgohain has dedicated her hard-earned medal to the flood-affected people of Assam, triggering widespread celebrations across her home district and the state's sporting fraternity. The Indian boxer, who secured the silver medal…
Islamabad, Aug 2 — The death toll in the suicide bombing outside Kabal police station in Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has reached 15, including six police personnel, local media reported."Fifteen people were martyred, including six police personnel, while nine civilians were wounded…
Madrid, Aug 2 — Spain fully deployed a floating sea barrier on Sunday along the maritime border of its North African enclave of Ceuta as the authorities continue to tighten border controls following the recent mass migrant influx from Morocco.The floating barrier, installed off Ceuta's Tarajal…
Kabul, Aug 2 — The bodies of three Afghan nationals killed by Pakistani men in Italy have been returned to Afghanistan, local media reported.According to the Taliban Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, the remains arrived in Kabul on July 27 and 28 and were later delivered to the families of the…
Islamabad, Aug 2 — The increasing number of drone attacks in several provinces of Pakistan is destroying the favourite myth of its regime, about military domination guaranteeing security, a report said, detailing the evolving situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan."During the first twelve…
New Delhi, Aug 2 — Sibi George, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (West), on Sunday hosted a dinner for a United Nations' delegation and shared India's perspectives on multilateralism."MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George hosted a welcome dinner for a delegation of Permanent Representatives…
New Delhi, Aug 2 — The OPEC+ on Sunday approved another increase in its crude production quota by around 188,000 barrels per day from September, which restores the earlier production cuts that were rolled out by the oil cartel in 2023.The decision to increase production was taken by the seven key…
Taipei, Aug 2 — The Taiwan government on Sunday reaffirmed its sovereignty claim over islands in the South China Sea after the Philippines shared an official nautical chart of Scarborough Shoal with the United Nations, local media reported. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said any…
Islamabad, Aug 2 — At least seven people were killed and 18 others injured in a suicide attack at Kabal police station in Swat district of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, local media reported."According to initial information, seven people were killed, and 18 others were injured.…
Athens, Aug 2 — Two firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday afternoon while battling a massive wildfire in Greece's western Attica, according to Greek national broadcaster ERT.The helicopters crashed near the coastal area of Psatha shortly after the collision, prompting a large-scale…