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Russia has sent USD 300 million to political parties worldwide to meddle in elections, US says

WASHINGTON: Russia has covertly sent at least USD 300 million to foreign political parties and candidates in more than two dozen countries since 2014...

President Murmu to join 500 world leaders at Queen’s funeral

London: President Droupadi Murmu will be among an estimated 500 world leaders and foreign dignitaries, including kings and queens and heads of state and...

EAM S Jaishankar to meet Bangladeshi counterpart on sidelines of UNGA session in New York

Dhaka: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to meet his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen on the sidelines of the United Nations General...

Russia-India trade more than doubles this year, says Kremlin ahead of SCO summit

MOSCOW: Ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit this week where Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

Around 50 million lived in modern slavery’ in 2021; forced marriages up in countries like Afghanistan, India: UN report

United Nations: Around 50 million people globally were living in "modern slavery" in 2021, according to a report by the UN, which said that...

Saudi Arabia arrests man over pilgrimage for Queen Elizabeth

Dubai: Saudi police arrested a Yemeni man this week after he advertised on social media his pilgrimage to Mecca, where he paid tribute to...

UN sums up climate science: world heading in wrong direction

Geneva: With weather disasters costing 200 million a day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming, the world is heading in the wrong direction, the United...

India has powerful case to be permanent member of UN Security Council: EAM Jaishankar

Riyadh: India has a powerful case to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council and the principal UN organ must adapt to...

Russia hits power stations after Ukraine counteroffensive; Eastern towns hit in overnight strikes

KYIV: Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure, causing widespread outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive that has driven Moscow's...

Bangladesh leader: Prolonged Rohingya stay impacts stability

Dhaka: Bangladesh's prime minister said Monday that the prolonged stay of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees in crowded camps in the country has...

India hands over 12th consignment of humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Moscow: India on Monday handed over the 12th consignment of humanitarian aid comprising essential medicines and equipment to Ukraine as part of its ongoing...

UN to EU: Don’t backtrack on climate goals amid energy pinch

Geneva: The acting UN human rights chief on Monday urged European Union member states to avoid backtracking on their efforts to develop renewables and...

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin begins journey for London funeral

London: Thousands are lining the route to catch a glimpse as Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, seen in public for the first time, began its...

India, Gulf Cooperation Council sign MoU to facilitate consultations

Riyadh: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has held a "productive" meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf during which...

Ukraine pushes major counteroffensive as war with Russia marks 200 days

Kharkiv: As the war in Ukraine marks 200 days, the country has reclaimed broad swaths of the south and east in a long-anticipated counteroffensive...

China slams sanctions on Russia though Beijing has not provided military or financial support to Moscow

BEIJING: Chinese state media say the country's top legislator decried sanctions against Russia during a recent visit to the country, underscoring China's backing of...

North Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which...

What the UN is doing in Pakistan is a drop in the ocean of what is needed: Antonio Guterres

ISLAMABAD: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday exhorted the international community to step up efforts to help flood-ravaged Pakistan rebuild resilient communities and infrastructure...

Blackout has put Ukraine N-plant’s operation in danger, says IAEA

VIENNA: A blackout caused by fresh shelling near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has compromised the site’s safety, the UN atomic watchdog warned on...

UK PM Liz Truss, PM Modi agree on ‘vital importance’ of bilateral ties in phone call

London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and agreed on the “vital importance” of the India-UK bilateral...

King Charles III proclaimed as Britain’s monarch in historic ceremony

London: King Charles III pledged to follow the "inspiring example" of his mother, late Queen Elizabeth II, as he was proclaimed Britain's new monarch...

India-Japan partnership good for Indo-Pacific region and global order: Jaishankar

Tokyo: A stronger India-Japan partnership is good for each other as well as for the Indo-Pacific region and the global order, External Affairs Minister...

UN chief Guterres arrives in flood-hit Pakistan for ‘solidarity’ visit

ISLAMABAD: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appealed to the world to help Pakistan which is reeling from devastating floods that have killed...

Britain’s longest-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth dies at 96

Balmoral, Scotland: Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. “The Queen...

Queen’s state funeral to be UK’s first since 1965

Former PM Winston Churchill was the last head of state to be accorded with this honour London: The Queen’s state funeral will be UK’s first...

Nepal Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal to visit India next week

Kathmandu: Nepal's Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal will visit India next week to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Vinay Mohan Kwatra on a...

Govt announces one day state mourning as mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II

National flag will be flown at half mast on Sept 11 NEW DELHI: One day state mourning will be observed across India on September 11...

Economic losses in flood-hit Pakistan touches USD 18 billion: Reports

Islamabad: The cataclysmic floods in Pakistan has caused economic damages to the tune of around USD 18 billion to the country's teetering economy, wiping...

India Japan agree to enhance military drills and defence ties to bolster their strategic partnership

Tokyo: India and Japan on Thursday agreed to step up bilateral defence cooperation and engage in more military exercises, including holding the first joint...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘weaponising’ energy: US

WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin is "weaponising" its energy resources, the White House has alleged, a day after he threatened to cut off all...

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