US Treasury warns shippers not to pay Hormuz tolls, even in form of charityU.S. Treasury warns shippers paying tolls or making charitable donations to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz risk sanctions. T...
01 May, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
How many people have been killed in the Iran war?Iran news: A devastating war has erupted in the Middle East following US and Israeli strikes on Iran. The conflict has spread, causing thou...
08 Apr, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza as Egypt offers new ceasefire proposalIsraeli strikes on Gaza have resulted in over 60 Palestinian deaths in the last 24 hours. Egypt is mediating to reestablish a ceasefire, pr...
24 Mar, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
West Asia: Hamas says 3 Israeli hostages will be freed on Saturday as plannedHamas announced the release of three Israeli hostages, potentially resolving a dispute over the Gaza truce that has mostly held since Janua...
13 Feb, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
WHO chief says Israel tanks fired on Gaza aid convoyThe World Health Organization chief on Tuesday said that Israeli tanks at the weekend had fired on an aid convoy that had been cleared to t...
18 Sep, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Global aid group asks warring forces to respect its neutrality with 24 of its aid workers killedThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed the opening of rupee accounts outside India as part of its strategic action plan to internation...
30 May, 2024, 10.34 PM IST
World's largest humanitarian network calls for Gaza ceasefireThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access...
29 May, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
UN revises toll from Libya floods to 3958, over 9000 injuredThe United Nations has revised the death toll from the floods in Libya, stating that at least 3,958 people have died instead of the previou...
18 Sep, 2023, 07.26 AM IST
EU announces 1 lakh euros aid to flood-hit Uttarakhand, HimachalThe EU funding supports the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) in delivering emergency shelter and household items, including tarpaulins, kitc...
13 Sep, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
At least 2,300 dead in 'epic' Libya floods, thousands more missingAs global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred country that has been over...
13 Sep, 2023, 12.03 PM IST
All countries 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics, says IFRCThe world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)...
30 Jan, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
Damage, injuries as Storm Vamco hits VietnamThe storm made landfall on Sunday morning with winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour (56 mph), according to media reports, uprooting trees ...
15 Nov, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
'51.6 million people doubly hit by climate-linked disasters, Covid-19'At least 51.6 million people globally have been affected by floods, droughts or storms and also the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Inter...
24 Sep, 2020, 01.11 PM IST
Oil rich Kuwait assists Kerala flood victimsA Kuwait Red Crescent (KRC) delegation visited Kerala to lend helping hand to the flood affected people there.
04 Mar, 2019, 02.26 PM IST
11 million people affected due to floods in India: ReportAccording to the IFRC, over 16 mn people have been affected by monsoon flooding across India, Nepal and Bangladesh with more than 400 death...
18 Aug, 2017, 07.26 PM IST
India to provide $5 million grant to treat Afghan childrenThe grant will be utilised for the treatment of Afghan children at Max, Artemis and Fortis hospitals in New Delhi, according to statement b...
14 Sep, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
- Poor nations ill-equipped to cope with tsunami: Red Cross
'If we have a tsunami wave that is predicted to be anything between four and 10 metres, this is higher than some islands we know.'
11 Mar, 2011, 11.08 PM IST