Ukraine, Russia still far apart after peace talks but agree prisoner swap

Istanbul [Turkey], June 3: A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only an agreement between...

Conservative Nawrocki wins close Polish presidential election

Warsaw [Poland], June 3: Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won a knife-edge vote to become Poland's next president, the electoral commission confirmed on Monday, after he...

Former German FM Baerbock elected president of UN General Assembly

New York [US], June 3: Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the UN General Assembly with an overwhelming majority on Monday...

Israel's Gaza attacks kill 51 Palestinians

Gaza [Gaza City], June 3: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed and 503 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours,...

Six people injured in 'targeted terror attack' in US: FBI

Washington DC [US], June 3: Six people were injured in an incident that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called a "targeted terror attack"...

Ukraine drones strike bombers during major attack in Russia

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 3: Ukraine says it completed its biggest long-range attack of the war with Russia on Sunday, after using smuggled drones to launch...

Google to spend $500 million revamping compliance in shareholder settlement

Washington DC [US], June 3: Google agreed to spend $500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the...

South Koreans vote for president after months of turmoil triggered by martial...

Seoul [South Korea], June 3: South Koreans will elect a new president on Tuesday to cap six months of turmoil triggered by a shock martial...

Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks with Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], June 3: Russia told Ukraine at peace talks on Monday that it would only agree to end the war if Kyiv gives up...

J-K: Five terror associates booked under Public Safety Act, lodged in different...

According to officials, the arrested individuals have been identified as Nayeem Ahmad Khan, resident of Gamandar Panthachowk in Srinagar, Faizan Akhter Bhat alias Faizan, resident...

Himachal: Kullu administration acts on garbage being dumped in Kasol hills, DC...

The Kullu administration has acted after a video from Kasol, a famous tourist place, showed a pile of garbage being dumped in the hills. The...

Hisense donates to South Africa school on Int'l Children's Day

Johannesburg [South Africa], June 2: As part of International Children's Day celebrations, Chinese electronics giant Hisense on Sunday donated essential home appliances to the community...

Egypt launches campaign to combat single-use plastic bags

Cairo [Egypt], June 2: Egypt launched a national awareness campaign against single-use plastic bags on Sunday.

EVs account for 61 pct of new car sales in Denmark in...

Oslo [Norway], June 2: Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for more than 60 percent of Denmark's new car sales in May, reflecting strong consumer interest in...

Feature: Kidults' emotional cravings, not just toys, drive POP MART's popularity

London [UK], June 2: A crowd of collectors and POP MART fans gathers outside the brand's brightly lit flagship store on Oxford Street, eager to...

Man dead after shooting incident at shopping center in Ireland

London [UK], June 2: A man has died and a child was injured after a shooting incident at a shopping center in Carlow, Ireland, local...

Rafal Trzaskowski leads in Poland's presidential runoff: exit polls

Warsaw [Poland], June 2: Rafal Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw, was leading by a narrow margin in Poland's presidential runoff on Sunday, according to exit polls.

Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Greece

Athens [Greece], June 2: Hundreds of spectators gathered at the Olympic Rowing Center in Schinias, northeast of Athens, on Sunday to witness a vibrant dragon...

FFC aid ship aiming to break Israel's siege of Gaza sets sail...

Rome [Italy], June 2: International nonprofit organisation Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says one of its vessels has left Sicily to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza,...

Wilders threatens to leave Dutch government if no halt to asylum

Washington DC [US], June 2: Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has reiterated his threat to break up the governing coalition in The Hague if his...

Polish presidential election run-off too close to call, indicate exit polls

Warsaw [Poland], June 2: Exit polls indicated on Sunday that the result in the run-off for the Polish presidency between liberal candidate Rafal Trzaskowski and...

Bus plunges off bridge in northern Nigeria, killing 22 athletes

Abuja [Nigeria], June 2: A bus crash in Nigeria's northern state of Kano has killed 22 athletes returning home from a national sports event, according...

Trump disappointed with Russia-Ukraine negotiations

Washington [US], June 1: Speaking in the Oval Office on May 30, US President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with both his Russian counterparts Vladimir Putin...

When the US 'slaps' China in the face with all its might

Washington [US], June 1: During the "truce" on tariffs, the US suddenly strongly criticized China in terms of economy, security and military.

Jailed for bribing border customs

Singapore, June 1: The Straits Times reported on May 30 that a Chinese student named Sun Tung, 29, was sentenced to four weeks in prison...

Billionaire Elon Musk upset by news of his drug use

Washington [US], June 1: The news that billionaire Elon Musk used drugs published in The New York Times attracted much attention after he appeared with...

Overpass collapses on train in Russia, many casualties

Moscow [Russia], June 1: At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured after a bridge collapsed on a train in Russia's Bryansk region,...