Indra Nooyi’s advice for Indian students in US: ‘Be watchful, respect local laws’

New Delhi: In light of recent incidents involving Indian students in the United States, former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, has advised Indian students residing in or planning to travel to the United States to be vigilant and abide by local laws. Nooyi shared a video message of over 10 minutes, urging Indian students planning […]

Siege, hunger, disease to be ‘main killer’ in Gaza, warns UN agency for Palestinians

Siege, hunger, disease to be ‘main killer’ in Gaza, warns UN agency for Palestinians

New York: Siege, hunger, and diseases will soon become the main killer in Gaza, said commissioner- general of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Philippe Lazzarini, who heads the UNRWA for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, took to X on Wednesday to vent his concern for the growing hunger and spread of diseases […]

US sanctions three Iran weapons-procurement networks

US sanctions three Iran weapons-procurement networks

Washington: United States, US sanctions, US sanctions Iran weapons-procurement networks, world news, Indian express news, current affairsIt said the networks – based in Iran, Turkey, Oman and Germany – had procured carbon fiber, epoxy resins and other missile-applicable goods. The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on three procurement networks that are supporting Iran’s […]

Births crisis: Nearly every country to shrink by 2100, study warns

London: Fertility rates in nearly every country will be too low to sustain their populations by the end of this century, a major study has warned. By 2100, populations in 198 of 204 countries will be shrinking, with most births taking place in poor countries, the study published in the Lancet showed on Monday. Sub-Saharan […]

Israel-Hamas peace talks in Doha hit roadblock

Israel-Hamas peace talks in Doha hit roadblock

Blinken to visit Egypt to accelerate ceasefire talks Doha: The ongoing indirect peace talks in Qatar capital have hit a roadblock after Israel refused to budge on many demands put forward on behalf of Hamas According to sources in the Israel defense ministry, the Israeli delegation led by Mossad Chief David Barnea told the mediators, […]

India, US paving way for free, prosperous Indo-Pacific: Envoy Garcetti

India, US paving way for free, prosperous Indo-Pacific: Envoy Garcetti

New Delhi: US Ambassador Eric Garcetti said India and America are paving the way for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific as he hailed the ongoing joint exercise between the two nations, on Tuesday. A bilateral tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise between India and the US — ‘Tiger Triumph-24’ — commenced on […]

PM speaks to Putin, Zelenkskyy; calls for early end to Russia-Ukraine conflict

New Delhi: In a significant diplomatic initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on phone and conveyed India’s consistent support for all efforts for peace, and for bringing to an early end the ongoing conflict between their two nations. During the phone conversation […]

Incoming Palestinian PM lays out plans for reform but faces major obstacles

Incoming Palestinian PM lays out plans for reform but faces major obstacles

Ramallah, West Bank: The incoming Palestinian prime minister said on Tuesday that he will appoint a technocratic government and establish an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction. In a mission statement acquired by The Associated Press, Mohammad Mustafa laid out wide-ranging plans for the kind of revitalized Palestinian Authority called for by the United […]

US, Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space

US, Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space

New York: The United States and Japan are sponsoring a UN Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space, the US ambassador has announced. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a UN Security Council meeting on Monday that “any placement of nuclear weapons into orbit around the Earth would be […]

Russia’s Putin to visit China in May: Sources

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China in May for talks with Xi Jinping, in what could be the Kremlin chief’s first overseas trip of his new presidential term, according to five sources familiar with the matter. Western governments on Monday condemned Putin’s re-election as unfair and undemocratic. But China, India and North […]