N.Korea convenes year-end party meeting with leader Kim in attendance
Seoul, Dec 27 - North Korea has convened a key year-end meeting of the ruling Workers' Party with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance to discuss next year's policy direction, Pyongyang's state media said on Wednesday.
UN chief appoints Sigrid Kaag as senior humanitarian coordinator for Gaza
United Nations, Dec 27 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as the senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza.
Russian defense enterprises double production of Su-57 fighters
Moscow, Dec 27 - Russian defence enterprises have fulfilled the country's orders in 2023 and doubled the production of Su-57 fighters, local media quoted Yury Slyusar, General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation, as saying.
Turkish Parliamentary committee okays Sweden’s NATO bid
Ankara, Dec 27 - The Turkish Parliament's foreign affairs committee has approved Sweden's NATO bid following deliberation, a first step necessary for putting it to a full parliament vote.
‘Rot in Hell’: Trump’s message to opponents on Christmas
Washington, Dec 26 - Former US President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of 'fury and bitterness' on social media focused on his legal woes in his Christmas message to supporters, giving a virtual trailer on his personal obsessions and discords he will inflict
US military bombards Hezbollah facilities in Iraq
Washington, Dec 26 - The US military forces aerially struck facilities in Iraq said to be used by Kataib Hezbollah -- an Iraqi paramilitary group better known as the Hezbollah Brigades -- and its affiliates on Christmas night, Defence Ministry statements said.
US strikes sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq, after 3 troops injured in attack
Washington, Dec 26 - The US military has carried out strikes on three sites used by Iran-backed forces in Iraq after an attack wounded American personnel, including one critically, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday.
S.Korea calls N.Korea followers ‘internal threat’ in military educational material
Seoul, Dec 26 - The Defence Ministry has described followers of North Korea's ideology and system in South Korea as an "internal threat" in its latest basic educational material for soldiers, in a departure from the previous liberal government that did not outline
S.Korea, US discuss strengthening cooperation in US arms maintenance
Seoul, Dec 26 - South Korea and the US have agreed to make efforts to expand the participation of South Korean companies in the maintenance of US military equipment in the Indo-Pacific region, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
S.Korea Prez Yoon calls for approaching low birthrate issue from different perspective
Seoul, Dec 26 - South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol called on Tuesday for approaching the issue of the country's surprisingly declining birthrate from a fundamentally different perspective, emphasising the need to identify its causes and find effective solutions.
S.Korea to add 700 more items to export ban list against Russia, Belarus
Seoul, Dec 26 - South Korea will tighten export controls against Russia and Belarus by significantly expanding its list of items subject to export restrictions, including excavators, batteries and larger vehicles, in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, officials said on Tuesday.
Iran rejects US accusation of attacking tanker in Indian Ocean
Tehran, Dec 26 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected the US accusation that an Iranian drone attacked a chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean.
Netanyahu inspects north Gaza, vows to continue fight
Jerusalem, Dec 26 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the northern Gaza Strip and vowed to continue the fight, his office has said.
First Hindu woman to fight polls from Pak’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad, Dec 26 - Pakistani-Hindu Dr Saveera Parkash is set to be the first woman candidate from the minority community to stand in the upcoming general elections from Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Rwanda Bill ‘best bill’ to tackle small boat crossings: Cameron
London, Dec 26 - The Rwanda Bill is the "best bill" to address the issue of small boat crossings in the English Channel, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said in remarks aimed at those unhappy with the legislation.
Nicaraguan flight from France with over 275 passengers lands in Mumbai
Mumbai, Dec 26 - A chartered aircraft bound for Nicaragua with more than 275 passengers, mostly Indians, which was detained for four days in France over suspected ‘human trafficking’, landed in Mumbai early on Tuesday, officials said here
Indonesia’s 1st high-speed railway handles one million passengers
Jakarta, Dec 26 - The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1 million passenger trips since its official operation on October 17.
Trump risks losing all if he focuses on 2020 ‘stolen election’ theatrics
Washington, Dec 25 - Former US President Donald Trump will risk losing the 2024 elections, even if nominated by the GOP and being the front-runner among Republican rivals, if he focuses too much on his drama of the 2020 elections being 'stolen' from
JN.1 driving death rates in China: Report
Beijing, Dec 25 - Amid the global rise in fresh Covid-19 cases, China is reportedly experiencing increasing death rates due to infection caused by the JN.1 variant, claimed a media report.
NASA unveils space security guide to bolster cybersecurity
Washington, Dec 25 - The US space agency has released the first iteration of its Space Security Best Practices Guide to bolster mission cybersecurity efforts for both public sector and private sector space activities.