McCarthy again falls short in US House vote but says victory near January 06, 2023 at 04:55PM

China in talks with Pfizer for generic Covid drug January 06, 2023 at 04:27PM

US 'engaging closely' with all allies, including India on Russia's war against Ukraine: US Secretary of State spokesperson Ned Price January 06, 2023 at 01:58PM

Akshata Murty's vision is to open up Downing Street to public to draw a line under Johnson 'fiefdom era' January 06, 2023 at 08:33AM

Nepal: 1st Parl session after new PM's appointment to begin on Jan 9 January 06, 2023 at 06:08AM

Nepal's first Parliament session after the appointment of new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is scheduled to begin here on Monday and will focus on the elections of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Will weigh invitation to visit Kyiv: Japan PM Kishida to Ukraine President January 06, 2023 at 12:40AM

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from Dubai January 06, 2023 at 12:23AM

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power last year over his government's mishandling of the cash-strapped country's economy, has returned from Dubai, his first foreign trip since returning to Sri Lanka four months ago. He fled Sri Lanka to the Maldives on a Sri Lankan Airforce plane in July, as the country plunged into its worst crisis since its independence in 1948.

Chinese health authority adjusts Covid prevention and control measures January 05, 2023 at 11:49PM

The National Health Commission said it would add positive antigen tests as a diagnostic standard and adjust the criteria for discharging Covid patients from hospital. On December 7, it announced the most significant relaxation of its Covid prevention and control protocols since the pandemic began three years ago, abandoning its tough zero-Covid policy.

Joe Biden steps up migrant expulsions January 05, 2023 at 11:16PM

The United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly expel Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, President Joe Biden said on Thursday in his first major speech on border security. At the same time, the United States will allow up to 30,000 people from those three countries plus Venezuela to enter the country by air each month, Biden said.