Trump, Xi likely to speak soon, Treasury’s Bessent says

US Treasury Secretary Bessent said he believes President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak soon to iron out trade issues including a dispute over critical minerals. President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of violating an agreement with the US to mutually roll back tariffs and trade restrictions for critical minerals. “What […]

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Bangladesh Supreme Court lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party

Dhaka: Bangladesh has restored the registration of the country’s largest Muslim party, more than a decade after it was banned by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government. Sunday’s Supreme Court decision means the Jamaat-e-Islami party can now be formally listed with the Election Commission, paving the way for its participation in the next general election, […]

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Indonesia Declares Support for India in Fight Against Terrorism: All-party Delegation Member John Brittas

Jakarta: The chairman of a prominent Indonesian Islamic organisation on Friday condemned terrorism in all its forms and asked India and Indonesia to walk hand in hand to promote peace and economic development, as he met the visiting all-party Indian delegation. The all-party parliamentary delegation, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, is here with […]

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‘Emerging Geopolitical Giant’: New Zealand Deputy PM Highlights Defence, Security, And Trade Ties With India

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, has underscored India’s emergence as a “geopolitical giant” and a vital security actor in the Indo-Pacific region, highlighting the deepening partnership between New Zealand and India across defence, security, and trade. Speaking at the Ananta Aspen Centre in New Delhi, Peters emphasised that in an […]

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EU-India naval drills spotlight Italy’s growing role in IndoMed security

India and the European Union (EU) will conduct a three-day joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean from June 1 to June 3, reflecting their growing defence and strategic cooperation. The joint exercise will focus on advanced counter-piracy operations, interoperability, tactical manoeuvres, and enhanced communication protocols, reflecting the growing maritime security cooperation between the two […]

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France’s Macron calls for Asian coalitions as he warns of US-China divisions

By Fanny Potkin, Xinghui Kok and Idrees Ali SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that division between the two superpowers, the United States and China, is the main risk currently confronting the world as he emphasised the need for building new coalitions between Paris and partners in the Indo-Pacific. […]

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Prof Yunus unveils ‘3 Zero’ theory for post-MDG era

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus unveiled a ‘Three Zero’ theory to improve human lives in the world in the post-MDG (Millennium Development Goals) regime after the year 2015. “We should move ahead with three goals—Zero poverty, Zero unemployment and Zero net carbon (CO2) emission—-to achieve the vision of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) to improve human […]

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Israel aid blockage making Gaza ‘hungriest region on earth’, UN office says

Israel is blocking all but a trickle of humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, with almost no ready-to-eat food entering what its spokesperson described as “the hungriest place on earth”. Spokesperson Jens Laerke said only 600 of 900 aid trucks had been authorised to […]

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