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
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East next week, says the State Department. A statement from the State Department said Washington was striving to put pressure on Israel and Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal that President Joe Biden laid out last week, Reuters reported. Following the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the More
Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen was attacked by a man in Copenhagen Square, but it was not immediately clear if the PM was hurt, a media report said on Saturday. The man who reportedly assaulted the Danish Prime Minister will appear in a pre-trial custody hearing on Saturday, authorities said. Associated Press said: “there has More
The United Nations (UN) has added Israel’s military to the global list of states and armed groups who have committed violations against children, media reports said on Saturday. The list is part of a report on children and armed conflict that is due to be submitted to the UN Security Council next Friday. Israel’s representative to UN More
At least 32 displaced Palestinians have been killed and dozens others wounded in Israeli forces bombardment on a UN-linked school in central Gaza, media reports said on Thursday. Al-Aqsa Hospital said on Thursday that it received the bodies of 37 people killed by the attacks, which hit al-Sardi school and homes in Nuseirat camp, Aljazeera More
