Yearly Archives: 2025

All 55 million US visa holders under review for violations, Trump administration says

Washington, D.C. – The United States is carrying out a sweeping review of more than 55 million visa holders, assessing whether they have violated...

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday by the country’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with...

Colombia hit by twin attacks, 13 killed; president brands armed groups as terrorists

Bogotá, Colombia – Colombia was rocked Thursday by two near-simultaneous attacks that killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, marking one of the...

Czech president Petr Pave says country should join peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

Prague, Czech Republic – President Petr Pavel has said the Czech Republic should be ready to participate in a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine...

21 countries call on Israel for ‘immediate reversal’ of E1 settlement plan

London, England – Foreign ministers of 21 countries issued a joint statement on Thursday urging the “immediate reversal” of the Israeli government plan to...

Belarus Ambassador V. Denisenko holds talks with Tajikistan’s Investment Committee Chairman

Dushanbe, Tajikistan — On August 18, 2025, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Tajikistan, Viktor Denisenko,...

Syria’s top diplomat and an Israeli delegation meet in Paris as US pushes for normalizing ties

Paris, France — Syria’s foreign minister held a rare direct meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris on Tuesday, in talks brokered by the...

Mega Media Merger: Nexstar’s $6.2 billion deal to buy Tegna marks a landmark moment in broadcasting

New York, USA — Nexstar Media Group has announced plans to acquire broadcast rival Tegna in a landmark $6.2 billion deal, uniting two of...

IFS officer Kishan Dan Dewal appointed as India’s next envoy to the Dominican Republic

New Delhi, India – Shri Kishan Dan Dewal, a senior diplomat of the 2003 batch of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), has been appointed...

IFS Officer Bandaru Wilsonbabu named India’s next envoy to Turkmenistan

New Delhi, India – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday announced that Shri Bandaru Wilsonbabu (IFS 2004), presently Ambassador of India to...

Terrorists attempted to blow up Crimean Bridge with 130 kg of explosives

Moscow, Russia — Russian authorities say they have foiled a major terrorist plot to blow up the Crimean Bridge after discovering a car carrying...

Russia Hands Over 1,000 Fallen Ukrainian Soldiers, Kyiv Returns 19 Russian Bodies

Moscow, Russia – Russia has returned the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including five who reportedly died while in Russian captivity, Ukrainian authorities said...

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