Vilnius: European Union and Nato leaders vowed to counter “hybrid threats” during visits to Lithuania and Latvia dominated by the Belarus migrant crisis and Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also repeated his call on Russia to “de-escalate” its military build-up on

Marib, Yemen: Forced to flee fighting in Yemen’s brutal war, Yehya Hayba and his family find themselves crammed into a desert tent with dozens of others, fearing the onset of winter. Hayba, his wife and their seven children escaped to the Al-Sumya camp east of Marib

Kathmandu: Former Nepal prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to “take back” Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh territories from India if his party comes to power. Lipulekh is Himalayan pass located at a western point near Kalapani, a disputed border area between Nepal and India. India and

Islamabad: A signature campaign has been started to sensitize world against the forcible occupation of Junagarh by India in 1947, whose state council led by last Babi dynasty ruler, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, merged Junagarh into the newly formed Pakistan after the partition of the

United Nations: A UN human rights expert has called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to ensure accountability for the 600 people who died during the massive, nationwide protests against three contentious agriculture laws that farmers said would work against their interests. “To truly turn

Honiara: Fiji will deploy 50 troops to an Australian-led peacekeeping force in the Solomon Islands following anti-government rioting that razed parts of the capital Honiara, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said Monday. The Fijian contingent will lift the number of peacekeepers to about 200 troops and police

Male: The Ihavandhoo Island Council has stated that Indian fishing vessels engage in illegal fishing within Maldivian borders with the use of nets, and that the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) had not taken any action even after they had been notified. Fishermen from Ihavandhoo (Haa

Imphal: Following an incident that led to the killing of a Myanmar national and grievous injuries to seven others in Tamu town, about 10 km inside the neighbouring country, India has beefed up security measures to ensure there is no massive influx of foreign nationals. The