South Australia confirms bid to host COP31 climate summit
Canberra, Oct 14 (IANS) The state of South Australia (SA) has announced that it will bid to host the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2026. Premier of SA Peter Malinauskas on Monday said that SA would bid to host the 31st Conference of Parties (COP) summit at the Adelaide Convention Centre in November 2026, […]
Israel vowed to force Hezbollah out of Lebanon
Jerusalem, Oct 14 (IANS) Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant vowed that Israel will prevent Hezbollah forces from reoccupying the southern Lebanese border area after the operation ends. According to a statement from his office on Sunday, Gallant toured the Lebanon-Israel border, visited an observation post overlooking southern Lebanon, and held a situational assessment with military […]
N. Korea appears to be preparing for explosions on roads connected to S. Korea
Seoul, Oct 14 (IANS) North Korea appears to be preparing to carry out explosions at roads connected to South Korea, the South’s military has said, just days after Pyongyang vowed to cut off all inter-Korean roads and railways. On Wednesday, the North Korean People’s Army (KPA) announced the measure that will “completely separate” North Korea’s […]
Man with shotgun arrested near Trump’s California rally
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) A man in illegal possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested at an intersection near former US President Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California, the police said as per media reports. The 49-year-old suspect, Vem Miller, was driving a black SUV when he was stopped at a security […]
19 killed in Israeli shelling on Gaza school
Gaza, Oct 14 (IANS) At least 19 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured in Israeli shelling on a school housing displaced persons in the Nuseirat refugee camp of the central Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Local sources and eyewitnesses reported on Sunday that Israeli artillery fired on the Al-Mufti school, which houses […]
Iraq seeks ceasefire, prevents conflict expansion: PM
Baghdad, Oct 14 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has said that Iraq works to seek a ceasefire and prevent the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East. Al-Sudani made the remarks during his meeting with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and his accompanying delegation, according to a statement issued by […]
Zimbabwe reports two mpox cases
Harare, Oct 14 (IANS) Zimbabwe has announced two confirmed cases of mpox in people who have travelled to South Africa and Tanzania. Zimbabwe’s Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora said on Sunday in a statement that both cases were stable, no longer infectious and were being managed at home, Xinhua news agency reported. “Both […]
Iran warns US troops ‘at risk’ over missile defence deployment to Israel
Tehran, Oct 14 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that the US would be endangering its troops by deploying them to Israel to operate American missile defence systems. Araghchi’s remarks on Sunday on social media followed reports that Washington had decided to send its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to […]
Iranian, French Presidents discuss ways to end conflict between Hezbollah, Israel
Tehran, Oct 14 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have explored ways to stop the conflict and achieve a ceasefire between Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel. In a phone call, the two sides discussed the latest developments in West Asia, especially the escalation of tension in Lebanon, according to a statement […]
4 soldiers killed, dozens injured in drone attack on army base in Israel
Jerusalem, Oct 14 (IANS) Four soldiers were killed in a drone attack on a military base in northern Israel, the Israeli military said in a statement. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday evening that a drone launched by Hezbollah forces from Lebanon hit an army base adjacent to the town of Binyamina, located […]
