Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has strongly condemned Israel, accusing it of “genocide” in Gaza. This is the first time the country has publicly reacted so strongly to the issue since the war began. He criticized Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and Iran at a conference of Muslim and Arab leaders. The Saudi crown prince […]
Read MorePrabowo, who has said he will pursue a non-aligned foreign policy, posted a video of his call to Trump made after he arrived from China, where he had met with President Xi Jinping on his first overseas trip since taking office last month. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in […]
Read MoreBy Masum Billah BAKU, November 13: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for creating a South Asia grid to share the hydroelectricity generated by Nepal and Bhutan. In a meeting with the Social Business Group on the sidelines of the climate conference in Baku, the Chief Adviser said much of the hydroelectricity […]
Read MoreVietnam’s Communist Party head To Lam has congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory in a phone call and the two discussed ways their countries could boost economic ties, the communist party said on Tuesday. The United States is Vietnam’s largest export market, and in September last year the two countries upgraded their […]
Read MorePakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday called for $6.8 trillion in climate funding for developing countries by 2030. Sharif was speaking at a climate finance roundtable hosted by Pakistan during the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. According to live coverage of his speech by Pakistani TV channels, the prime […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned the “genocide” in Gaza and called on Israel to end its attacks in the region. According to Arab and international media, Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for an end to the war and “genocide” in Lebanon as well, during a summit of Arab leaders in Riyadh, […]
Read MoreIsrael Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that his country has defeated Hezbollah and that eliminating its leader Hassan Nasrallah was the crowning achievement. “Now it is our job to continue to put pressure in order to bring about the fruits of that victory,” Katz said during a ceremony at Israel’s foreign ministry. Katz […]
Read MoreJapanese lawmakers voted on Monday for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader, after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month. Ishiba, who called the snap poll after taking office on Oct. 1, must now run a fragile minority government as protectionist Donald Trump returns to […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabia and Iran have maintained high-level contact as part of efforts to contain the war that broke out in Gaza. Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler on Monday called on Israel to respect Iran’s sovereignty and refrain from attacking Iranian soil, highlighting warming ties between the Middle East rivals. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told […]
Read MoreWith Donald Trump set to become the next US president after the recently closely contested presidential polls, India and other Asian countries are expected to benefit due to rising US-China tensions and potential investment restrictions in strategic sectors, as per Moody’s Ratings. “In the Asia-Pacific region, trade and investment flows might be further diverted away […]
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