New Delhi: India has been ranked at the 126th place among 146 countries in the latest World Happiness Report published by a non-profit organisation launched by the United Nations. The report was released on Tuesday on the occasion of the International Day of Happiness. The United
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the country to stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets, state media KCNA said on
Moscow: Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a state visit to Russia Monday, a trip Beijing has touted as a "visit for peace" as it seeks to play mediator in Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. Xi's three-day trip is his first to Russia -- a major Chinese
Vatican City: Pope Francis met with thousands of refugees and charity groups hosting them in Italy as he sought to promote legal migration routes to Europe as an alternative to smuggling operations that he said have turned the Mediterranean Sea into a “cemetery.” Francis said “humanitarian
Geneva: The UN’s migration agency should not get itself dragged into domestic policy debates, its chief Antonio Vitorino said, as he seeks a second term leading the organization. “Migration has become a highly politicized area, and even a highly polarized area,” the 66-year-old former Portuguese deputy
London: A man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after a crowd incident saw windows smashed at the Indian High Commission in London. Metropolitan Police officers were called to the building in Aldwych, Westminster, at around 1:50pm on Sunday, and two security guards sustained
Srinagar: Pakistan will continue to raise voice against the grave human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Addressing the weekly press briefing here, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said, “We will continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral support to our Kashmiri brothers
London: Britain’s Home Secretary arrived in Rwanda on Saturday for a visit aimed at reinforcing the UK government’s commitment to a controversial plan to deport some asylum-seekers to the African country. Ahead of her visit, Suella Braverman said the migration policy “will act as a powerful
Geneva: The United Nations has issued a warning that as a result of the escalating violence, ten million children in the central Sahel region of West Africa are now in a state of "extreme jeopardy" and are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. The number of
Paris: Set at foot of the Pyrenees mountains, Lake Montbel is famous in southwest France for its turquoise waters, massive size and thriving aquatic life. But as spring nears, the postcard landscape has largely turned into a muddy wasteland, with the boats of the local sailing