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Zelenskyy visits Gulf Arab states to talk drone defense and seek strategic ties

New Delhi, March 31 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday made unannounced visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as Ukraine seeks to use its drone expertise to help Gulf Arab ... Read More


Cambodia advances a scam center law with penalties of up to life in prison

New Delhi, March 31 -- Cambodian lawmakers on Monday unanimously adopted a new law targeting online scam operations with up to life in prison, following a government pledge to shut them down by the en... Read More


Iranian attack on Saudi base injures US troops. More American forces arrive in the Middle East

New Delhi, March 30 -- The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base. Iran fi... Read More


Rubio pushes postwar plan for Strait of Hormuz after meeting G7 allies skeptical about Iran strategy

New Delhi, March 30 -- Top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries showed divisions with the United States over the Iran war but agreed Friday during a meeting in France to call for an immediate h... Read More


Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead, authorities say

New Delhi, March 30 -- Severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours, with more heavy rainfall predicted, authorities... Read More


UK police arrest a man after a car hits pedestrians in the English city of Derby, injuring 7

New Delhi, March 30 -- Police in the English city of Derby arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a car struck a number of pedestrians in the busy city center, sending seven people to h... Read More


Africa is hurting again from a global crisis it had no part in starting

New Delhi, March 30 -- Lagos taxi driver Adegbola Isaac went to the gas station twice last weekend. Each time, the price in the Nigerian city had climbed further and hit 1,350 naira ($0.99) per liter,... Read More


Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmy appointed as new Arab League chief

New Delhi, March 30 -- Arab foreign ministers on Sunday appointed veteran Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmy as the head of the 22-member Arab League, at a time the Middle East is plunged in a monthlong Ir... Read More


Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel, their first since war started

New Delhi, March 30 -- Israel's military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Saturday, the first time it had faced fire from that country. The Iranian-backed Houthi r... Read More


Republic of Congo constitutional court confirms leader Sassou-N'Guesso's election win and fifth term

New Delhi, March 30 -- The Republic of Congo's constitutional court on Saturday confirmed President Denis Sassou-N'Guesso's victory in the recent election, granting the 82-year-old leader a fifth term... Read More