South Korean patients’ advocacy groups call on doctors to end walkout
Seoul, July 4 - Members of more than 90 patient advocacy groups staged a rally in central Seoul on Thursday, calling for doctors to end the ongoing walkout that has disrupted public health services for nearly five months.
EAM Jaishankar meets Chinese FM Wang Yi in Kazakhstan
New Delhi, July 4 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.
UK polls: Labour Party expected to form govt after 14 years of Conservative rule
New Delhi, July 4 - The Labour Party is expected to form the new government in the UK after 14 years of Conservative rule as the country goes to polls on Thursday.
Dalai Lama able to walk after knee replacement surgery, say personal physicians
Dharamsala, July 4 - After a successful knee replacement surgery at a top New York hospital, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is rapidly recovering and able to walk, two of his personal physicians said on Thursday.
Israel approves largest land seizure in West Bank in decades
Jerusalem, July 4 - Israeli authorities have approved the appropriation of 12.7 square km of land in the occupied West Bank, marking the largest single appropriation in about three decades, an Israeli settlement monitor group has said.
Thousands evacuate as wildfires spread amid heatwaves in California
San Francisco, July 4 - Wildfires spread in Northern California amid heatwaves, causing thousands to evacuate, officials have said.
Canadian PM names first woman to hold armed forces’ top job
Ottawa, July 4 - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. Jennie Carignan as the first woman to lead the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).
Israel reviewing Hamas’ response to Gaza ceasefire deal: Mossad
Jerusalem, July 4 - Israel's Mossad intelligence agency has received Hamas' response to a proposed deal aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict and the release of hostages, according to a statement released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on behalf
Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus detected in several parts of Israel
Jerusalem, July 3 - Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Ministry of Health revealed on Wednesday that it has detected, during a monitoring operation, mosquitoes that were later found to be infected with the West Nile virus.
Former Senate member among 3 killed in Pakistan blast
Islamabad, July 3 - At least three people were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the police said on Wednesday.
Pak-Afghan informal talks in Doha again hit TTP roadblock
Islamabad, July 3 - Pakistan and Afghan Taliban held important talks during an informal dinner meeting on the sidelines of the Doha process for Afghanistan earlier this week.
Russia declares Romanian diplomat persona non-grata in tit-for-tat move
Moscow, July 3 - The Russian Foreign Ministry has declared a diplomat working at the Romanian Embassy in Moscow persona non grata, according to a Ministry statement issued on Wednesday.
‘Midfielder’ Starmer within striking distance of rewriting history in UK
London, July 3 - Elected to Parliament in 2015 for the first time at the age of 52, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, widely projected to become the next UK Prime Minister after Thursday's General Elections, has promised to offer the change the
Stop the Labour ‘supermajority’, UK PM Sunak appeals to voters
London, July 3 - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday appealed to the voters to stop the Labour "supermajority", saying that it will raise the taxes.
Impostors raising funds by claiming Prabhakaran is alive: LTTE chief’s family
Colombo, July 3 - Labelling it as a "major scam", the extended family of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has urged all Tamils in India and around the world not to fall into the trap laid out by certain
Kamala Harris emerges top contender for Biden’s White House ticket if he quits
Washington, July 3 - Kamala Harris, the Indian American Vice President, is emerging as a leading choice for Democrats to take over from President Joe Biden should he step aside, bowing to growing calls from within the party following his disastrous performance in
Five killed in fire in Indonesia
Jakarta, July 3 - Five members of a family, including three children, died after a fire engulfed a furniture warehouse in Bekasi, an outskirt city of Indonesia's capital on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.
Fire in Sri Lanka kills 2
Colombo, July 3 - Two people were killed in a fire that broke out on Wednesday morning in a row of houses where tea plantation workers live in central Sri Lanka, the police said.
Top South Korean envoy discusses North Korea-Russia threats with foreign diplomats
Seoul, July 3 - South Korea's top nuclear envoy discussed the deepening military cooperation between North Korea and Russia in meetings on Korean Peninsula issues with foreign diplomats in Seoul, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Main opposition asks Nepali PM to resign
Kathmandu, July 3 - The main opposition Nepali Congress party on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to step down, one day after the largest ruling partner initiated the move.