New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his telephonic conversation with newly-elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, invited him for an early visit to India, the Prime Minister’s office said in a release. PM Modi congratulated him on being elected as the UK Prime Minister. Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the India-UK […]
Read MoreNew Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday. PM Modi further expressed his eagerness to work closely with the newly elected Iranian President to further strengthen the country’s long-standing bilateral relationship with India. Taking on X, PM Modi wrote, “Congratulations @drpezeshkian on your election as the President […]
Read MoreBy Jagannath Panda, Ryohei Kasai, and Eerishika Pankaj In June 2024, former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi minced no words in criticizing the Chinese government and President Xi Jinping for the persecution of Tibetans, including attempts to erase their culture. Pelosi was part of a U.S. delegation that met with the 14th Dalai Lama in […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: A top US official on Thursday told a Chinese counterpart that Washington’s defense commitments to the Philippines were “ironclad” after a violent clash in the South China Sea. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell “raised serious concerns” about Chinese actions in a call with Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, the State Department said. […]
Read MoreULAANBAATAR: Mongolians began voting in parliamentary elections on Friday, with the ruling party widely expected to win despite deepening public anger over corruption and the state of the economy. Voters across the vast, sparsely populated nation of 3.4 million — sandwiched between authoritarian China and Russia — are exercising their democratic rights to elect 126 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A private airline from Tajikistan launched its flight operation to Pakistan on Thursday by transporting 14 passengers from Dushanbe to Islamabad amid efforts to enhance trade and people-to-people contacts between Pakistan and Central Asian Republics. Pakistan’s push for enhanced regional connectivity with Central Asia aims to unlock mutual economic opportunities, particularly in energy, trade […]
Read MoreLONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the haj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists said on Friday. Temperatures along the route from June 16 to 18 reached 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) at times […]
Read MoreBEIJING, June 28 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Friday for the building of “bridges” in the global economy, as Beijing grapples with economic, trade and territorial disputes with neighbours and trading partners. The world’s second-largest economy will never leave the road of peaceful development, Xi told a conference to commemorate China’s guiding […]
Read MoreThe United Nations children’s fund said Thursday that Israel had agreed to restore power to a key desalination plant in southern Gaza, which could provide much-needed water to a million displaced people. “UNICEF confirms an agreement (with Israel) was reached to re-establish the medium voltage feeder power line for the Southern Gaza Desalination Plant,” said […]
Read MoreBy Gleb Stolyarov TBILISI, June 28 (Reuters) – Laughing and joking, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cruised around Pyongyang last week in a Russian-made Aurus limousine to showcase their strengthened anti-Western alliance. The luxury sedan was intended to epitomize Russia’s domestic prowess and reduced dependence on imported technology and goods […]
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