Saturday
Paris: The unprecedented global cyberattack affected "more than 75,000 victims" in dozens of countries, French police said in a statement today, the day after the ransomware hit Russia's banks, British hospitals and European car factories among others.
Saturday
Paris: The unprecedented global cyberattack affected "more than 75,000 victims" in dozens of countries, French police said in a statement today, the day after the ransomware hit Russia's banks, British hospitals and European car factories among others.
New Delhi/Beijing: India will boycott China's Belt and Road Forum (BRF) beginning in Beijing tomorrow, a clear indication of which came in an official statement tonight that said India cannot accept a project that violates its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
London: Pakistan's intransigence over harbouring terror outfits and funding extremists in Jammu and Kashmir is a serious challenge to peace in South Asia and there is a need to isolate the country at all international fora, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.
Sunday
United Nations: The United States and Japan today called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on North Korea after Pyongyang carried out its latest missile test, diplomats said.
Damascus: More than 2,200 civilians and rebels evacuated an opposition district in Damascus today, state media said, bringing the government closer to cementing its control over the Syrian capital.
D sseldorf (Germany): Chancellor Angela Merkel dealt a devastating blow to her main rival today, four months before national elections, when early results showed her party securing a strong win in a regional vote in Germany's biggest state.
Monday
Paris: New French President Emmanuel Macron named centre-right lawmaker Edouard Philippe as prime minister today in a further effort to splinter the country's traditional parties and redraw the political map.
Beirut: Air raids on an Islamic State-held village and town in Syria have killed at least 32 civilians over the past two days, activists said Monday, underscoring the risk for hundreds of thousands of residents trapped in areas under the militant group's control ahead of the looming battle for Raqqa.
Washington: The US today urged India and Pakistan to engage in direct dialogue to reduce tension as they faced-off at the International Court of Justice over the the death penalty given to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Tuesday
United Nations: The United States would consider talks with North Korea if it halts all nuclear and ballistic missile tests, Washington's envoy to the United Nations said today as the UN Security Council weighed new sanctions on Pyongyang.
Washington: Donald Trump has been accused of sharing "highly classified" information with the Russian foreign minister and the country's ambassador here during a White House meeting last week, but the defiant US president asserted today that he has an "absolute right" to do so.
United Nations: The United Nations has revised downward India's economic growth forecast for 2017 but predicted an increased 7.9 per cent GDP growth next year as it cautioned that stressed balance sheets in the banking sectors will prevent strong investment rebound in the near term.
Wednesday
Dublin: Enda Kenny announced today he will step down as Ireland's prime minister after six years once his Fine Gael party elects a new leader.
Kathmandu: China has accepted a proposal from Nepal to invest in mega projects in the Himalayan country under the Belt and Road initiative to link its border areas with road and railway networks, a media report said today.
Washington: Donald Trump gave vent to frustrations over his mounting political problems today, declaring that no president in US history had been treated "more unfairly." Thursday
Islamabad: Pakistan stands at a "crossroads" in its fight against extremism and must decide whether it wants to enjoy the benefits of its young demography or suffer at the hands of terrorism, Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said today.
The Hague: India scored a major diplomatic victory over Pakistan today as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) here stayed the execution of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Beijing: Skirting questions whether it is willing to rename the USD 50 billion CPEC traversing through Pakistan- occupied Kashmir, China today said it believes in the Panchsheel principles of "mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty".
Friday
Tripoli: An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces said today.
London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange today hailed Sweden's decision to drop its rape investigation against him as an "important victory" even as he attacked the country's authorities for detaining him for seven years without charge.
Kathmandu: Prime Minister Prachanda today said the completion of the first phase of local polls in Nepal is his "accomplishment" and he feels victorious regardless of whoever wins the country's first local-level elections in two decades.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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