spotlight

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said he hoped international inspectors will be allowed access to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after both Ukraine and Russia accused each other of shelling the site, prompting grave warnings.Zaporizhzhia, in...

Gaza: A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants has come into effect after three days of violence that left 43 people dead.Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants said the truce began at 11.30 pm local time, after talks moderated by...

Bogota: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for a fresh global strategy to combat illegal drug trafficking.Speaking at his inauguration on Sunday, the country's first ever left-wing leader declared the "war on drugs" a failure, a BBC report...

Beijing: China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday.The Chinese army's Eastern Theatre Command said it would practice anti-submarine attacks and sea raids.The earlier four...

Birmingham: A billion hearts broke as India failed to grab yet another gold medal after they lost in the women's CWG T20 finals to Australia, who clinched the medal rush by 9 runs here on Sunday.India did everything...

New Delhi: India registered 16,167 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Monday.According to the bulletin issued by the Ministry, the total caseload rose to 4,41,61,899 while the toll touched 5,26,730 as 41 more succumbed to the...

Beijing: China's longest wooden arch bridge, which was almost a thousand years old, collapsed as a result of a fire in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.Fire engulfed the Wan'an bridge in...

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian security forces have killed 333 suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels in a recent security operation, an Ethiopian official said.Speaking to local media outlets on Saturday, State Minister of Government Communications Service Selamawit Kassa said the...

Havana: A fuel storage tank at a supertanker port near the port of Matanzas in Cuba exploded Saturday morning following a blaze, which has left at least 17 people missing and 67 injured, according to the Cuban presidency.The tank...

New Delhi: Former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar was elected the Vice President on Saturday, defeating the Opposition candidate Margaret Alva.The returning officer of the vice presidential election said of the total 780 electors, 725 cast their ballots but...