Bogota, Aug 14 — The death toll from Monday's 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia has risen to 273, David Tamayo, director of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, said. "We have the report of 40,753 affected families, 97,515 affected people and 273 deaths. Of those 273 deaths, 250…
Washington, Aug 14 — US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports of unmanned drones and their components, saying the move is aimed at reducing the United States’ reliance on foreign suppliers in an industry largely dominated by China.According to a White House…
Tampa (US) Aug 14 — US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday announced that it's going to establish the first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force.According to a statement by CENTCOM on X, the unit will be called Task Force Falcon Strike and will employ one-way attack drones…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, Moses Wetang’ula, is visiting India to strengthen parliamentary exchanges between India and Kenya, including the recently constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups, the Indian Embassy in Kenya said on Thursday. “Kenya and India share…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said it is committed to advancing a mutually beneficial partnership with Liberia as the West African nation inaugurated its new Embassy in New Delhi. “Secretary (Economic Relations) Sudhakar Dalela participated in the…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday met Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Liberia's Foreign Minister, and discussed safety and security of commercial shipping, mining, health, agriculture, water and training."Delighted to meet Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti of…
Tehran, Aug 13 — Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, on Thursday stated that no vessel can safely transit the Strait of Hormuz without the permission of Iran, local media reported."The false American claims that ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz…
Quetta, Aug 13 — The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on Thursday released a video showing the planning and attacks carried out by its fighters on two Pakistani military positions near Quetta last month.In the 12-minute 55-second video released by BLA’s media channel ‘Hakkal’, the Baloch fighters were…
Quetta, Aug 13 — Several Baloch activists and human rights bodies on Thursday strongly rejected the statement issued by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)- the official media and public relations wing for Pakistan's Armed Forces — following the Pakistani airstrikes in Balochistan’s…
Dhaka, Aug 13 — The ongoing energy crisis in Bangladesh has attracted public frustration as the government has ordered load shedding due to reduced power generation in the country, local media reported on Thursday.Leading Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo noted that the offices of power distribution…
Beijing, Aug 13 — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has described religion as superstition, a relic of feudalism, and a distraction from socialist modernisation. However, China has been tolerating and actively promoting Buddhism as it has become Beijing's tool for political control, a report has…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — Germany's new Ambassador to India, Jasper Wieck, said on Thursday that he wants to serve as a "matchmaker, enabler and catalyst" to take friendship between the two nations to a new level. In a video posted on X, Wieck recalled his first visit to India when he was a student. He…
Dhaka, Aug 13 — Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shama Obaed Islam, on Thursday said that no dates have been finalised for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India, local media reported."No date has yet been fixed for when the Prime Minister will visit Japan. It will be…
Islamabad, Aug 13 — Thousands of people took part in protest rallies held in several parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Thursday, expressing full support to the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and raise their voices against the brutal violence unleashed by the Pakistani forces over the…
Kabul, Aug 13 — Afghan children are battling malnutrition as nearly one in 10 children under the age of five is suffering from acute malnutrition with the situation getting worse as large number of refugees return from Pakistan, local media reported."Levels of wasting in children – or acute…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — Highlighting the miserable situation in the region, Palestinian Ambassador to India, Abdullah Abu Shawesh, said on Thursday that the health system in Gaza and the West Bank is on the brink of collapse. Speaking with the IANS, Shawesh mentioned that amid shortage of medicines,…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — The Taliban regime in Afghanistan will be marking five years of rule since Kabul fell to them while US‑led peacekeeping troops withdrew hastily. The regime remains officially unrecognised by the world, except Russia. A United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)…
Kabul, Aug 13 — Noting that Afghanistan has experienced a period of improved security, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday said that sustainable peace and prosperity need more than just an absence of conflict.The statement came as its been almost five years…
Dhaka, Aug 13 — Bangladesh’s Awami League has accused the ruling BNP government of pushing the country into an unprecedented energy crisis, saying it has continued the “fatal policy inertia” of the previous interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus. The party claimed that daily power outages…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, said on Thursday that Quad nations are aligned in advancing closer collaboration and delivering results for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Gor made the statement following his meeting with Australia's High Commissioner to India Philip Green…
Beijing, Aug 13 — The abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama was a direct result of China's decision to prioritise political control over religious tradition. The case showcases how authoritarian regimes use religious succession to maintain power, a report has detailed. In the mid-1990s, China and…