Limassol : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, attended a business roundtable event on Sunday. Upon his visit to the country, President Christodoulides called PM Modi’s visit historic and “a new chapter in a strategic partnership that knows no limits.” Earlier in the day, while sharing the events that PM […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a stark warning to Iran against retaliating on U.S. targets in the Middle East while also predicting Israel and Iran would “soon” make a deal to end their escalating conflict. Trump in an early morning social meeting posting said the United States “had nothing to do […]
Read MoreBy Mandy Zuoin Shanghai Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has labelled Israel’s attack on Iran as an “unacceptable” breach of international law, and urged the two countries to de-escalate. In a phone call with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar on Saturday, Wang said China could play a “constructive role” in the peaceful resolution of the […]
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Cyprus, Canada and Croatia from June 15-19, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday. According to MEA, PM Modi will visit Cyprus on June 15-16, followed by participation in the G-7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on June 16-17, and finally, an official visit to […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday that the Netherlands extracted as much as $31 trillion in wealth from Indonesia during more than 300 years of its colonial rule over the region. Indonesia declared independence in 1945, following centuries of Dutch colonial exploitation that began at the end of the 16th century. With the […]
Read MoreJERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government faced a major test Wednesday after the opposition submitted a bill to dissolve parliament, with his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners threatening to support the measure and force early elections. The ultra-Orthodox parties are furious that the government has failed to pass a law exempting their community from mandatory military […]
Read MoreElon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink is gearing up to start operations in India within the next two months after receiving a licence last week, reported ANI. Starlink is the third company to get a licence from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Before Starlink, the DoT had approved the operations of Eutelsat’s OneWeb and Reliance […]
Read MoreSRINAGAR, India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to make his first visit to contested Kashmir since a conflict between India and Pakistan last month, inaugurating a strategic railway to the mountainous region, his office said Wednesday. The Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir is at the center of a bitter rivalry between India and Pakistan, divided […]
Read MoreThe new South Korean administration will likely make efforts to buy time for US trade talks, as it studies the negotiations of bigger neighbours Japan and China for leverage, according to sources familiar with the ruling party’s thinking. President Lee Jae-myung, who took office hours after winning the June 3 snap presidential election without a […]
Read MoreUnited Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis today (4 June) said the participation and inclusion of all political parties will help prevent a ‘very polarised position’ and potential ‘unrest’, though the circumstances should be viewed in the context of the country. “But I think circumstances need to be looked at….the decision of the government […]
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