Over 5.6 mln people affected by floods in India’s Assam as death toll rises to 93
File Photo NEW DELHI, July 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — Flooding in India’s northeastern state of Assam has affected over 5.6 million…
Over 50 killed after gov’t forces repel Taliban attacks in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR (Afghanistan), July 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than 50 combatants with majority of them Taliban militants have been killed in…
US admits to ‘intercepting’ Iranian passenger plane; passengers injured as plane take precautionary measures
Iranian passenger plane in Syrian airspace WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Central Command has claimed responsibility for engaging…
Multilateral bodies like UN must become more representative of current world order: Indian PM
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (NNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon the international community to reform multilateral…
US Pres Trump tells Pres Putin hopes to avoid US-Russia-China arms race
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he hopes to avoid an…
Covid-19: UN chief tells China coal has no place in post-COVID recovery
BEIJING, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coal power has no place in a post-coronavirus economic recovery plan, the UN chief said…
Afghanistan: Taliban say ready for peace talks next month if prisoner swap complete
KABUL, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban are prepared to hold peace talks with the Afghan government after a religious…
China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu
BEIJING, July 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – China said Friday it had revoked the license for the US consulate in the…
US arrests 3 Chinese researchers for failing to disclose links to China’s military
WASHINGTON, July 24 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — The US federal authorities have arrested three Chinese researchers for failing to disclose their links to…
WHO chief dismisses Pompeo’s comments as “untrue and unacceptable
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, July 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that…
