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US, Iran to speak at UN; Zelenskyy to appear from Ukraine

United Nations: Leaders of two of the world's most-watched nations US President Joe Biden and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will be among those who...

India, UAE and France hold first trilateral ministerial meeting in US

New York: India, the UAE and France have held their first trilateral ministerial meeting here on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly session...

At UN, leaders confront COVID’s impact on global education

United Nations: With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world, activists implored world leaders Monday to prioritise school systems and restore educational...

Putin blasts US attempts to preserve global domination

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blasted what he described as US efforts to preserve its global domination and ordered officials to boost...

11 schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike: UNICEF

YANGON: At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar village, the UN children's agency said, an attack the...

Ukraine says Russian missile struck close to nuclear plant

Kyiv: Russian missile struck close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine without damaging the three reactors but hit other industrial equipment in...

Taliban release American engineer Mark Frerichs in prisoner swap

Frerichs was exchanged at the airport in Kabul Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban freed on Monday American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for an Afghan tribal leader...

Jaishankar arrives in New York for hectic diplomatic week at UNGA high-level session

New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has arrived here for the high-level UN General Assembly session, with a packed diplomatic week ahead that...

Will not tolerate any activities aimed to split China, Beijing hits back at Biden’s Taiwan remarks

Beijing: China on Monday said it will strive with “utmost sincerity” for the peaceful reunification of Taiwan and not tolerate any activities aimed at...

US would defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion: Biden

Beijing: President Joe Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing as part of...

Indian mission condemns violence temple attack in UK

London: India on Monday strongly condemned violence against the Indian community and vandalisation of Hindu premises in the eastern England city of Leicester as...

Amid military setback in Ukraine, concerns from ally China, India mount more pressure on Putin

KYIV: Pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin mounted both on the battlefield and in the halls of global power as Ukrainian troops waging a...

UK: Russia likely to step up Ukraine civilian target attacks

Kyiv: Russian shelling hit cities and towns across a wide stretch of Ukraine during the night, officials said on Sunday, while the British Defence...

27 people killed in China bus crash

BEIJING: Twenty-seven people were killed in a bus crash in southwest China on Sunday, police said, in the country's deadliest road accident so far...

WHO raises alarm on disease in flood-hit areas of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation raised the alarm Saturday about a "second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer,...

India, China expressing concern about Ukraine war reflective of global worries, says Blinken

Washington: Indian and Chinese leaders expressing their concerns to the Russian President over the Ukraine war is reflective of the global worries about the...

UN body says Pakistan floods impacted 16 million children

Islamabad: An estimated 16 million children have been impacted by "super floods" in Pakistan with at least 3.4 million of them needing immediate lifesaving...

US media praises PM Modi for telling Putin this is not time for war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The Modi-Putin conversation in Samarkand was widely carried by the mainstream American media. The mainstream American media on Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra...

US President Biden warns Russia on nuclear weapons in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is warning his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin against using chemical or tactical nuclear weapons in the wake of serious...

PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors

Samarkand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Samarkand...

Chinese President Xi calls for effort to prevent ‘colour revolutions’; asks SCO members to maintain strategic independence

Samarkand: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on the SCO member states to prevent external forces from destabilising them by instigating a "colour...

Putin hails ‘new centres of power’ at summit with Asian leaders

SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the growing influence of "new centres of power" on Friday at a summit with Asian leaders including China's...

Xi calls for ‘solid protection’ for Chinese personnel working on CPEC projects in Pakistan as he meets Sharif

SAMARKAND: President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Pakistan to provide 'solid protection' for hundreds of Chinese working on the CPEC projects in the...

China banned from Queen’s Lying-in-State in Parliament complex

London: The House of Commons Speaker has refused permission for a Chinese government delegation to attend the Queen's Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall within the...

US will be key partner in India’s growth journey: PM Modi to Indian-Americans

Washington: The US will be a key partner in India's growth journey over the coming 25 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, as...

Putin condemns ‘attempts to create unipolar world’ in talks with Xi Jinping

SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blasted attempts to create a "unipolar world" and praised China's "balanced" approach to Ukraine, as he met...

Russia happy about Iran joining SCO: President Putin tells Iranian counterpart Raisi

Samarkand (Uzbekistan): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday met his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi here on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan's...

Joe Biden hosts anti-extremism ‘summit’ at White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday will address a White House conference on "hate-motivated violence" in his latest bid to call out what...

China’s Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in...

India will do its best to promote South-South cooperation: UN envoy Kamboj

United Nations: India will continue to do its best in furthering South-South cooperation which has become even more crucial at a time when developing...

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