South Asia and Beyond

SNG Daily: More Sanctions Coming For Iran After Attack On Israel; Pablo Escobar’s Name Cannot Be Registered As A Trademark

Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. More Sanctions Coming For Iran After Attack On Israel Iran’s first direct attack on Israel will see more sanctions from the US and its allies. That’s the indication Washington and other allies have given Tel Aviv in an attempt to prevent any further […]Read More

Scientists Train Robot To Walk On The Moon

Spirit, a robot, is being trained to walk on the moon. Scientists are testing it in the rugged terrain of Oregon’s Mount Hood, in preparation for future missions in space. The research is part of the LASSIE Project, which stands for Legged Autonomous Surface Science in Analog Environments. “Moving forward to missions that are going […]Read More

SNG Daily: US Says It Won’t Be Part Of Israel Retaliation Against Iran; Sudan Struggles For Attention After One Year Of Violent Conflict

Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Israel On High Alert; US Says It Won’t Be Part Of Retaliation Against Iran Two weeks after its embassy in Damasus was bombed allegedly by Israel’s fighter jets, Iran launched drones and fired missiles at Israel in its first direct attack on Israeli […]Read More

US Won’t Be Part Of Any Israeli Retaliatory Action Against Iran?

US President Joe Biden and other leaders of the G7 nations have condemned Iran’s attack on Israel, saying it risked provoking an “uncontrollable regional escalation.” A White House official said Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran if Israel decides to retaliate after […]Read More

SNG Daily: Without Russia, Ukraine Peace Summit A ‘Complete Circus’; Japan PM Says Hopes Of Ukraine Will Collapse If…

Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Putin: Without Russia, Ukraine Peace Summit A ‘Complete Circus’ Overnight attacks have hit a huge power plant in Ukraine causing massive disruption across the war-ravaged nation. Putin’s response to that – Russia had to. Speaking to his ally Belarus’s President Lukashenko, the Russian […]Read More

SNG Daily: Netanyahu’s Approach To War A ‘Mistake’, Says Biden; China Calls US Remarks on AUKUS And Taiwan ‘Dangerous’

Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. ‘Dangerous’: China Questions US Comments On Taiwan And AUKUS The US deputy Secretary of State’s comments have drawn a sharp reaction from China. Kurt Campbell made a rare linkage between AUKUS and Taiwan when he indicated the AUKUS submarine project between Australia, Britain […]Read More

SNG Daily: Russia’s Foreign Minister In China To Discuss Ukraine, Asia-Pacific; Israel Withdraws More Soldiers From Gaza

Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. Iran’s Foreign Minister In Syria, Israel Says Ready For Any Iran Scenario A week after the deadly attack on its embassy compound in Syria that killed seven advisors, including a senior commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s Foreign Minister is visiting Damascus. Hossein […]Read More

NATO Turns 75, Amid The Ukraine War Pinch

As the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, commonly known as NATO, marked 75 years of its existence, its top diplomats met in Brussels. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the grouping was stronger than ever before. The timing is rather awkward, coming in the midst of Russia’s war in Ukraine, a military conflict that’s now […]Read More

SNG Daily: ‘Israel Will Be Slapped,’ Says Iran Supreme Leader; WCK Founder Says His Aid Workers Were Targeted

Your one-stop destination for all the top international stories of the day. ‘Israel Will Be Slapped,’ Says Iran Supreme Leader After Syria Embassy Bombing Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has said Israel ‘will be slapped’ for the bombing of its embassy compound in Syria. Iran holds Israel responsible for the strike in which seven military […]Read More

The Soft Power Of Buddhism Carries Enormous Political Influence

The Buddha lived his years in India, he preached here and died here and there was a time when Buddhism had spread all over this country, as far as Afghanistan, to southeast Asia and beyond, says Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden, secretary-general of the International Buddhist Confederation in Delhi (IBC). He was speaking to Stratnews Global in […]Read More