United States President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a “historic” 10-year bilateral security agreement on Thursday to strengthen Ukraine’s defence against Russian invasion. The two leaders signed the agreement on the sidelines of the G7 conference in Italy. The agreement binds future American governments to supporting Ukraine, even if Republican candidate Donald More
Israeli security forces have committed crimes against humanity during the ongoing war in Gaza, finds a UN investigation. AFP reported on Wednesday the Israeli crimes included that of “extermination. The first comprehensive probe by the world body also blamed Palestinian groups for war crimes. The Jewish state, the inquiry panel concluded, was involved in war More
At least 50 people have been wounded in a fire at a tyre factory in the Shahriar area of Iran’s Tehran province. The fire erupted on Monday noon, according to Tasnim News Agency. Mohammad Ismail Tawkali, head of Tehran’s emergency response department, said the fire broke out in a factory southwest of Tehran, and 50 More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting a ceasefire plan in Gaza, according to a media report on Tuesday. This comes as Washington leads an intense diplomatic campaign to push Hamas to accept the proposal. The text — passed with 14 votes in favour and Russia abstaining — “welcomes” the More
The BRICS foreign ministers have underlined the imperative of an urgent peaceful settlement in Afghanistan. Stability in Afghanistan was in the interest of boosting regional security, the organisation said in a joint statement at the foreign ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. According to the statement, cited by TASS, the diplomats stressed the need for More
Afghanistan secured fifth position in the 13th edition of the Central Asia Wrestling Championship in Iran by clinching two bronze medals, Iranian media said on Monday. The competitions in Tehran, the nation’s capital, ended last night, with Uzbekistan emerging champions.. Uzbek wrestlers bagged five gold, one silver and one bronze medals and Iranians won one gold, More
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has quit the emergency government in a sign of deepening divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s post-conflict plans for Gaza, media reports said on Monday. The departure of Gantz’s centrist party will not pose an immediate threat to the government. But it could have a serious impact nonetheless, leaving More
At least 10 people have been killed and 33 others injured in an attack on a bus carrying worshipers in India-governed Jammu and Kashmir, says a media report. The incident happened on Sunday when armed assailants opened fire on the vehicle that was returning from a shrine in Reasi to Katra, police were quoted as More
A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers has commenced in the Nizhny Novgorod city of Russia, a media report said on Monday. In addition to the “10” states, the meeting was being attended by representatives of countries – friends of BRICS, TASS news agency reported. Improvement in the global governance system with an emphasis on More
The D-8 Council of Ministers has called for an “immediate, permanent and unconditional” cease-fire in Gaza, says a media report. An extraordinary meeting of the D-8 Council of Ministers on the situation in Gaza was held on June 8 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Foreign ministers from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan gathered in More
