Agencies

Yangon: Thai authorities along the country's northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military, the AP reported.Myanmar military aircraft carried out three strikes overnight on...

Moscow: The United States just wants its allies to understand its position on Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is set to carry gas from Russia to Europe, and it's "unfortunate" that the project became a contentious point, US Secretary...

New Delhi: Over four crore vehicles older than 15 years are plying on roads pan-India and fall under the ambit of green tax, with Karnataka occupying the top slot with more than 70 lakh such vehicles.The Ministry of Road...

Cairo: Egypt is losing some $14 million per day due to the Suez Canal blockage as efforts to refloat the stranded container mega-ship continue, the head of the waterway authority told the national eXtra news channel."We are talking roughly...

Moscow: The US social media giant, Facebook, has shut down the account of Iran's state-run English-speaking Press TV news network, the broadcaster said on Saturday."We have already reviewed this decision and it can’t be reversed," Facebook said in a...

Moscow: The United States condemns China’s response sanctions introduced against persons and legal entities in the United States and Canada over these countries' unilateral restrictions linked to the Chinese region of Xinjiang, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said."We...

Bangkok: The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) in Myanmar says over 90 people died during the Saturday clashes between protesters and security forces."As of 27 March, (423) people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup. 90+ were...

Cairo: The Ever Given container ship that is blocking the Suez Canal could be moved as soon as tonight, during high tide, a source in the Suez Canal administration told Sputnik."I expect the ship to be relocated today because...

Tehran: Iran and China signed a 25-year "strategic cooperation pact" Saturday in the latest expansion of Beijing's flagship trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative as the US rivals move closer together.Negotiations for the deal, launched five years ago, sparked controversy...

Naypyitaw: Myanmar's security forces shot and killed at least 64 people - including a young boy - on Saturday, news reports and witnesses said, even as the ruling junta's leader said the military would protect the people and strive...