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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...

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...

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