Jakarta, April (IANS) Indonesia on Wednesday welcomed the announced ceasefire between the United States and Iran, describing it as a positive step toward de-escalation.Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang said at a press conference that Indonesia sees this momentum as a positive beginning and urges all sides to make the most of the opportunity to advance a sustainable peaceful solution.Dialogue and diplomacy remain the only way in resolving the conflict, Yvonne said.Yvonne…
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Kathmandu, April 7 (IANS) The H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, also commonly called bird flu, has spread across four districts of Nepal, a government official said on Tuesday.The highly pathogenic virus has been detected in 23 poultry farms in Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa and Chitwan districts, Indira Sharma, an information officer at the Department of Livestock Services, told Xinhua. This year, the bird flu was first detected in the farms in Morang district on March 18.”We are putting all our …
Tehran, April 7 (IANS) Iran has rejected a US-proposed 15-point peace plan, calling instead for a permanent end to the conflict, the official news agency IRNA reported.Tehran delivered its response in a 10-point document, citing past experiences as the reason it would not accept a ceasefire, Xinhua news agency reported.The response outlines Iran’s demands, including ending regional conflicts, establishing safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, reconstructing war-affected areas, and lifting i…
Hanoi, April 6 (IANS) The 16th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam opened its first session on Monday morning in the capital city of Hanoi. Speaking at the opening ceremony, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam said that the session will focus on institutionalising the resolution of the 14th National Congress of the CPV, while creating a legal and institutional foundation and policy impetus for the country.Lam expressed his expectation that the 16th NA…
Sydney, April 6 (IANS) An Australian-led study has uncovered evidence of a rare form of exploding star, shedding light on one of the most cataclysmic events in the universe. The study, published in Nature, uses gravitational wave observations to probe how the most massive stars end their lives, strengthening the case for a long-predicted “forbidden gap” in black-hole masses, according to a statement from Australia’s Monash University.At the end of their lives, most massive stars collapse into bl…
Kabul, April 5 (IANS) More than 31,000 people were affected by flash floods in Afghanistan in 2025, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as quoted by local media reports on Sunday. In a statement, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme emphasised the need for disaster-resilient infrastructure. The agency said it was making efforts in cooperation with the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan to help people better deal with future shocks, Afghanistan’s leading news age…
Brasilia, April 3 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said he cannot predict when the US-Israeli strikes against Iran might end, but vowed to shield Brazilians from the economic impact of the conflict.In an interview with local television station Record Bahia, Lula da Silva stressed the uncertainty surrounding the duration of the conflict.”The war goes on … The concrete fact I can offer is that we are making every possible effort to prevent the irresponsible war on…
Washington, April 3 (IANS) Latest US intelligence assessments show that roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers are still intact and thousands of one-way attack drones remain in Iran’s arsenal more than one month after the United States and Israel launched massive strikes on Iran, CNN reported.”They are still very much poised to wreak absolute havoc throughout the entire region,” a source familiar with the intelligence told the US media outlet.According to the report, the assessments also indic…
United Nations, April 2 (IANS) The UN Security Council decried incidents that killed three Indonesian peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).In a press statement, Security Council members on Wednesday reaffirmed their full support for UNIFIL and urged all parties to ensure the safety and security of its personnel and premises, as well as the mission’s freedom of movement, in accordance with international law. They also called on parties to refrain from actions tha…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has told aides that he’s willing to end the US-Israeli war with Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing Trump administration officials.Trump and his aides recently assessed that a mission to pry open the crucial global energy waterway would push the war with Iran beyond his timeline of four to six weeks, said the report.As a result, Trump decided that the United States should focus on…