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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. (Photo: Twitter)

China accuses US of 'bullying' with new 'illegal' sanctions

The punitive measures were seriously harming China's interests, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning

27 Feb 2023 4:01 PM IST

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Sept. 15, 2017. Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. (File Photo: PTI)

Nikki Haley makes big announcement, launches her 2024 US presidential...

Haley, 51, is the two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations

14 Feb 2023 6:42 PM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in Vancouver, British Columbia. On Saturday, Trudeau said that on his order a U.S. warplane shot down an unidentified object that was flying high over northern Canada. (Darryl Dyck/AP, File)

US fighter jets shoot down high-altitude airborne object in Canada:...

The decision in this regard was taken following a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister...

12 Feb 2023 10:11 AM IST

US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the National Governors Association in the East Room, in Washington. (AP)

US shoots down unidentified object flying at 40,000 feet above Alaska

The object, which was about the size of a small car, was first detected inside American airspace on Thursday

11 Feb 2023 12:03 PM IST

Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the countrys southeast on February 7, 2023. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)

Earthquake toll in Turkey, Syria rises to more than 4,300

The confirmed death toll across the two countries has soared above 4,300 after a swarm of strong tremors near the...

7 Feb 2023 10:49 AM IST

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. (Photo: Twitter/@vonderleyen)

EU officials visit Kyiv as Russia strikes civilian target

Russia has frequently struck apartment buildings, causing civilian casualties, although the Kremlin denied targeting...

2 Feb 2023 3:49 PM IST

Victims of a shooting attack are covered on the ground near a synagogue in Jerusalem , Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue

The attack came a day after an Israeli military raid killed nine Palestinians in the West Bank

28 Jan 2023 10:23 AM IST

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price (AP)

Not familiar with it, familiar with shared values with India: US on...

Price said that there are numerous elements that bolster the US' global strategic partnership with India

24 Jan 2023 11:37 AM IST

New Zealand Education Minister Chris Hipkins talks to reporters outside parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. Hipkins is set to become New Zealands next prime minister to replace Jacinda Ardern. (AP/Nick Perry)

Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM

The 44-year-old senior politician must be formally backed by Labour members of parliament on Sunday to take over as the...

21 Jan 2023 10:14 AM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ( Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern to step down as PM, sets October election

Ardern announced that New Zealand's next general elections would be held on October 14, and that she would remain a...

19 Jan 2023 8:55 AM IST

The Care the Bear carbon emissions campaign is followed by many companies in Thailand. (Photo By Arrangement)

Phuket becomes an example of organic tourism

The Bio-Circular Green model is a unique amalgam of technology and innovation aimed at rendering the economy...

13 Jan 2023 6:36 PM IST

The World Health Organization on Wednesday recommended that two Indian cough syrups - Ambronol and DOK-1 Max - should not be used for children in Uzbekistan. (Representational image: PTI)

WHO recommends not using Indian cough syrups in Uzbekistan

Analysis by Uzbekistan's health ministry showed the syrups contained a toxic substance, ethylene glycol

12 Jan 2023 10:53 AM IST