New Delhi: New Delhi said Thursday is seeking the reduction of Canadian diplomatic staff in India, as a row over the killing of a Sikh separatist deepens. “We have informed the Canadian government there should be parity in diplomatic presence”, foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi told reporters. “Their numbers here are very much higher than ours […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The total value of assets seized in Singapore’s biggest money laundering case has swelled to S$2.4 billion ($1.76 billion), police said on Wednesday. The assets now include cash amounting to more than S$76 million, 68 gold bars, cryptocurrencies of more than S$38 million, more than 110 properties and 62 vehicles […]
Read MoreBishkek: On September 20, the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Russia organized a meeting between representatives of the Main Department for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and leaders of Kyrgyz diasporas and regional associations in Moscow and Moscow region. The meeting aimed to provide information and raise awareness about […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will strengthen bilateral relations in various fields with Iran for the mutual benefit of both nations, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister expressed the desire in a meeting with Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi in New York, which was shared through a post on Facebook today. “In the […]
Read MoreBeijing : China’s long-term military modernisation efforts are bearing fruit, with a string of upgrades for its warships and warplanes under way amid intensifying tensions in the Indo-Pacific, particularly the Taiwan Strait. NEW HELICOPTER ENGINE China showcased a 1,100-kilowatt turboshaft helicopter engine at a helicopter expo in Tianjin last week. A Chinese military expert told Reuters […]
Read MoreBangkok : Thailand’s new prime minister vowed to restrict the use of marijuana for medical purposes after thousands of weed shops opened across the country since the nation became the first in Asia to decriminalize cannabis a year ago. The government will seek to “rectify” its cannabis policy and rampant sprouting of dispensaries that freely sell […]
Read MoreHangzhou: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in China’s eastern city of Hangzhou, kicking off his first visit to the Asian nation since 2004 as he makes further strides to end more than a decade of diplomatic isolation amid Western sanctions. Assad arrived aboard an Air China plane in a heavy fog, which Chinese state […]
Read MoreNew York : With much of its long-term development plan hindered by international trade laws, the current global order has been labeled “unfit” by Indonesian delegates at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit, who also urged for the end of “discriminatory” trade policies. These repeated calls from Indonesia came as the country tries to […]
Read MoreNew York : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for reorganising international financial mechanisms to address the ongoing global economic crisis. She came up with the importance at a high-level roundtable titled “Towards a Fair International Financial Architecture” at UN headquarters here convened by Spain and the European Council on the sidelines […]
Read MoreNew York : Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seeking a diplomatic path as tensions soar over Pyongyang’s weapons programs. Kishida reiterated the public offer at the UN General Assembly days after his government publicly announced his willingness for a summit. In a speech […]
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