Venezuela calls on UN to stop US military moves in Caribbean
Caracas, Sep 20 (IANS) Venezuela has called on the United Nations Security Council to demand an immediate halt to US military operations in the Caribbean. In a post on the social platform Telegram on Friday (local time), Foreign Minister Yvan Gil shared a video of a related speech at the UN by Venezuela’s permanent representative […]
Philippines posts $359 million BOP surplus in August
Manila, Sep 20 (IANS) The Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP), which accounts for the transactions of the country with the rest of the world, registered a surplus of 359 million US dollars in August 2025, higher than the 88 million dollars recorded in August 2024, the Philippine central bank said. In a statement issued Friday […]
Australian study unlocks secrets of ancient life through fossil faeces
Sydney, Sep 20 (IANS) An Australian-led study used prehistoric faeces to uncover how molecular fossilisation occurs, revealing new insights into what ancient animals ate, the world they lived in and what happened after they died. The study, published in the journal Geobiology, examined 300-million-year-old fossilised droppings, or “coprolites,” mostly from the Mazon Creek fossil site […]
Poland scrambles fighter jets to secure airspace in Russian strikes on Ukraine
Warsaw, Sep 20 (IANS) Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to safeguard Poland’s airspace during Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian targets near the Polish border, said the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command. On-duty fighter pairs have been scrambled, and air defence and radar systems have been put on high alert, the command said […]
Japan’s one-year rice demand through next June estimated at 7.11 million tonnes
Tokyo, Sep 20 (IANS) Demand for rice in Japan is estimated to rise slightly to 7.11 million tonnes in the year through June 2026, according to the country’s agriculture ministry. The 2025 staple rice production is expected to see a significant increase to 7.45 million tonnes, boosted by expanded planting in response to shortages, an […]
Maiden India-Greece maritime exercise concludes in Aegean Sea
Athens/New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The maiden edition of the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian and Hellenic Navies marked an important milestone in the growing defence cooperation between India and Greece. The exercise, which concluded on September 18, was conducted in two phases. The harbour phase was held from September 13-17 at Salamis Naval […]
Not only US, several countries are restricting entry
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Changing world order, popular demands, and vested interests are affecting countries that once embraced immigrants either to add skill and experience to their workforce, or merely out of compassion. Among nations that conform to the former are the United States and the United Kingdom. While tens of thousands of Indian […]
US experts warn Trump administration against undermining relationship with India
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) US strategic experts have warned the administration led by President Donald Trump about the consequences of straining ties with India, a report cited on Saturday. According to a report in ‘Eurasia Review’, top former US officials Kurt Campbell and Jake Sullivan remarked in an article in ‘Foreign Affairs’, that “the only […]
Nepal: Interim PM Karki has to rebuild public trust in governance
Kathmandu, Sep 20 (IANS) Nepal has become the latest country where public mobilisation has overthrown the ruling regime, fueled by anger over widespread corruption, nepotism, and administrative misgovernance, a report cited on Saturday. It said, the mass uprising, against the backdrop of political upheavals sweeping across South Asia, beginning with Sri Lanka in 2022, followed […]
Bangladesh: Awami League claims 10,000 new millionaires emerge as ordinary people swept by poverty
Dhaka, Sep 20 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League Party on Saturday highlighted that over 10,000 new millionaires have emerged in just 8–10 months amid the country’s economic recession, while ordinary people are being swept away in a tide of poverty under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. According to the party, the economy of Bangladesh is currently […]
