Russian, Indonesian navies hold joint counter-terrorism drills

The joint exercise, which started last week, came as newly inaugurated Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged closer ties with Russia on defence, in a bid to forge links with any country as part of Jakarta’s long-held non-aligned foreign policy. Russian and Indonesian ships practised freeing a vessel captured by terrorists and fought unmanned boats during […]

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Netanyahu approved pager attacks against Hezbollah, spokesman says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in September, Omer Dostri, spokesperson for his office, said on Monday. The Israeli military, which has been engaged in cross-border fighting with Hezbollah since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, at first […]

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Saudi crown prince says Israel must not attack Iran

Saudi 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 […]

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Bangladesh proposes to launch direct shipping with Norway

Advisor for Shipping and Textiles and Jute, Brigadier General (Retd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hossain, has urged the country to launch direct cargo shipping between Norway and Bangladesh. He said that if a direct shipping connection is established in Norway, it is possible to reach goods from Chittagong to any port in Norway within 15 days. […]

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Trump’s China Policies To Benefit India, Asian Countries: Ratings Agency

With 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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Israel-Hamas War: Qatar steps down as mediator

The Middle Eastern country of Qatar has announced that it will temporarily step down as a mediator in the ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. However, officials in the country said that if Israel and Hamas “show sincerity” regarding the ceasefire, they are willing to return to the role of […]

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How much of Modi’s friendship with Trump is ‘face to face’ and how much is ‘work’?

Donald Trump often says that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is his friend. Modi also claims that Trump is his friend. About a month and a half ago, in September, when Narendra Modi went to the United States to attend the Quad Summit at the invitation of President Joe Biden, Trump had announced that he […]

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Why is the Saudi army chief suddenly visiting Iran?

Saudi army chief Fayed al-Ruali has visited the Iranian capital Tehran. It is reported that his visit is to discuss defense. On Sunday (November 10), Iranian state media reported that the Saudi army chief met with Iranian army chief Mohammad Bagheri. Saudi Arabia has not yet established relations with Israel. However, Riyadh wants to get […]

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Gaza-Lebanon War: Arab and Muslim Leaders Unite

Leaders of Arab and Muslim countries will meet in Saudi Arabia on Monday in the context of Israel’s ongoing aggression in Gaza and Lebanon. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported this in a statement on Sunday. The SPA statement said that the increasing violence in the Palestinian and Lebanese territories, especially the brutal aggression by […]

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