US ready for new chapter with Kamala Harris, says Obama
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Former US President Obama said the US is ready for a new chapter with Kamala Harris in the lead role. He said this while addressing the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The four-day event began on Tuesday. “The US is ready for Harris’s presidency,” said Obama, adding: “America is waiting […]
Israel airstrikes: Hezbollah announces death of four members
Tel Aviv, Aug 21 (IANS) The Hezbollah group has announced that four of its operatives were killed during the early hours of Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon‘s Matmoura. The militant group based out of Lebanon has in a statement that four of its members were killed “On the road to Jerusalem” — […]
US alliance with S. Korea, Japan will get even stronger regardless of election: Pentagon
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The US’ alliance with South Korea and Japan will continue to get “even stronger”, a Pentagon spokesperson has said amid questions about how the American presidential election in November would affect Washington’s security and foreign policy. Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder made the remarks on Tuesday as Vice President […]
Covid-19 variant KP.3.1.1 predominant in US as infections continue ticking up
Los Angeles, Aug 21 (IANS) The KP.3.1.1 Covid-19 variant, now the predominant SARS-CoV-2 variant circulating in the US, has been causing increasing infections in the country, the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed. KP.3.1.1, of the Omicron family, is among many currently co-circulating JN.1-derived variants in the US, Xinhua […]
Egyptian, Canadian FMs discuss efforts to facilitate Gaza ceasefire
Cairo, Aug 21 (IANS) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly have discussed efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, the two ministers exchanged views on developments in the Middle East, especially the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a […]
Two feared dead in plane crash in Malawi
Lilongwe, Aug 21 (IANS) Two people are feared dead in a plane accident in Malawi involving a small aircraft of C210 type, which crashed into Lake Malawi in Nkhotakota district, about 200 km northeast of the capital, Lilongwe, with one crew member and two passengers on board, authorities have confirmed. Malawian government’s chief spokesperson, Moses […]
Iraqi militant group claims drone attack on Israel’s Eilat
Baghdad, Aug 21 (IANS) The Shiite militia group “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a site in Eilat, Israel’s southern port city. In an online statement, the militia said its fighters carried out the attack on Tuesday evening on a “vital site” in Eilat, adding that the attack was […]
Israeli evacuation orders constrain aid operations in Gaza: UN
United Nations, Aug 21 (IANS) The latest Israeli evacuation order for Gaza is constraining the movement of aid operations already hampered by limited access, fuel shortages and other challenges, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday the challenges of relentless hostilities and repeated evacuation orders […]
Azerbaijan applies for BRICS membership
Baku, Aug 21 (IANS) Azerbaijan has formally applied to join the BRICS group, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has announced. The bid follows Azerbaijan’s expression of interest at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana in early July this year, Xinhua news agency reported. During the summit, a Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership was signed between […]
Hamas says Biden’s comments on Gaza peace talks ‘misleading’
Gaza, Aug 21 (IANS) Hamas has called US President Joe Biden’s statements about the movement backing away from the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip “misleading”. Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday that it viewed Biden’s claims with “great astonishment and disapproval”, noting that they “do not reflect the true position of the movement, […]
