India says it seeks to strengthen relationship with Afghanistan

Indian foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi seeks to strengthen its relationship with the people of Afghanistan. The remarks come after India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Dubai last week. Indian foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, told reporters […]

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‘We’ve made our position very clear’: India on border row with Bangladesh

India today (17 January) reiterated its commitment to ensuring a crime-free border with Bangladesh, pointing out the need for enhanced security measures and adherence to bilateral agreements, reports Times of India. In a press conference, India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have made our position very clear. We had summoned the […]

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Gaza ceasefire: Hamas thanks Iran, resistance front

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has thanked Iran and the Iran-backed resistance front for the ceasefire agreement with Israel in Gaza. Iran’s state television Press TV reported the news. Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas agreed on a second ceasefire agreement in Gaza on Wednesday (January 15) after 15 months of conflict brokered by […]

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Gaza ceasefire in exchange for 47,000 lives, effective Sunday

The Israeli government has approved a ceasefire and hostage agreement with the Palestinian independence movement Hamas. It will be implemented from Sunday (January 19). CNN reports. The agreement was approved at a meeting of the security cabinet on Friday (January 17). Later, the full cabinet met for about seven hours to finalize it, the country’s […]

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Trump’s inauguration on Monday: China’s Xi invited, Modi not on list

Donald Trump is going to be sworn in as the new president of the United States on Monday, January 20. Many members of the international community have been included in the list of invited guests for this swearing-in ceremony. However, while Chinese President Xi Jinping has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony, Indian Prime Minister […]

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Gaza ceasefire: Who are the most prominent Palestinians held by Israel?

Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to release Palestinians held in Israeli jails in return for freeing hostages taken by the militant group Hamas in their Oct. 7, 2023 attack. There is no final agreement on which prisoners will be released in return for hostages, in part because it is unclear how many […]

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ICC prosecutor sees ‘no real effort’ by Israel to probe alleged Gaza war crimes

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has defended his decision to bring war crimes allegations against Israel’s prime minister, saying Israel had made “no real effort” to investigate the allegations itself. In an interview with Reuters, he stood by his decision over the arrest warrant despite a vote last week by the US House of Representatives to […]

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Why is the ceasefire agreement a ‘big defeat’ for Israel?

Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. However, their main goal, which was to completely destroy Hamas and return the Jews expelled from the northern part of the occupied territory, has completely failed to achieve it. And this is why the dissatisfaction among the hard-line members of the Israeli cabinet has intensified. […]

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