Sri Lanka and China have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding on maritime cooperation amid Indian concerns over Chinese research ships visiting the Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka on December 31 relaxed a one-year temporary ban on foreign ships entering Sri Lankan waters for research purposes. Sr Lanka had to impose the ban after strong […]
Read MoreIndia 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreDonald 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 […]
Read MoreUnder 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 […]
Read MoreInternational 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 […]
Read MoreAt the invitation of President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa is paying a State Visit to the Republic of Türkiye on January 15-19, 2025. During the State Visit, the two sides signed 11 cooperation documents, aiming at expanding and developing relations and cooperation between the two countries. President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa […]
Read MoreChina has offered to invest $3.7 billion in Sri Lanka, stated to be the biggest-ever foreign investment in the island nation, to build a state-of-the-art oil refinery at Hambantota as the two countries signed a new plan to upgrade BRI cooperation during Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s state visit to China. On Thursday, Dissanayake […]
Read MoreThe Israel-Hamas war has been going on for 15 months. Thousands of Palestinians have been killed in the brutal Israeli attacks. Mediators have managed to reach a phased agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the war. Reuters reports that the agreement was completed on Wednesday, an official familiar with the talks said. It will […]
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