Category: World News

Bled, Sep 2 (IANS) Global trade must be placed on a firmer foundation, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia.… Continue reading WTO chief urges stronger foundations for global trade

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrived in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning to begin a two-day official visit to India, underscoring the growing strategic importance of… Continue reading German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrives in India for two-day official visit

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) John Mearsheimer, a leading American international relations expert and Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, has termed the Trump administration’s India policy a… Continue reading Colossal blunder: America’s leading expert criticises Trump’s India strategy

New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to arrive in India on Tuesday for a three-day official visit, marking a key moment in the deepening… Continue reading Singapore PM Lawrence Wong to begin three-day India visit today

Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor in the first Trump administration and a vocal critic of the US president, slammed the current administration’s policies toward… Continue reading Trump ‘shredding’ decades of outreach towards India, says former US NSA Bolton

Tianjin, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a crucial meeting at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin… Continue reading All eyes on Tianjin as PM Modi and Putin set to hold key meeting

Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump claimed his tariffs brought in “trillions of dollars” to the US economy, after a federal appeals court ruled that he overstepped his… Continue reading Trump claims tariffs brought in ‘trillions of dollars’ after US court rules he overstepped trade authority

Tianjin, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Tianjin, China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit on Monday, marking a significant diplomatic engagement with regional powers.… Continue reading PM Modi to attend SCO Summit in Tianjin, China today

United Nations, Sep 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he strongly condemned the arbitrary detentions of at least 11 UN personnel by the Houthi de facto authorities in… Continue reading Guterres condemns additional detention of UN personnel in Yemen

Aden, Sep 1 (IANS) Several employees of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) were arrested by the Houthi group in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, security and humanitarian sources told… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis arrest WFP staff, raid its Sanaa HQ

Tianjin, Aug 31 (IANS) Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have achieved various progress regarding environmental protection cooperation, further promoting green economy and sustainable development among them, a… Continue reading SCO members achieve progress in environmental protection cooperation: Official

Tehran, Aug 31 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasised the need for Iran and Armenia to remain vigilant against any foreign attempts to disrupt their “friendly and strategic” relations. Pezeshkian… Continue reading Iranian president urges vigilance against foreign attempts to harm ties with Armenia

Oslo, Aug 31 (IANS) European Union (EU) foreign ministers met in Copenhagen, where they unanimously urged the United States to reconsider its recent decision to deny entry visas to Palestinian… Continue reading EU ministers urge US to reconsider visa ban on Palestinian officials

Sanaa, Aug 31 (IANS) Top officials of Yemen’s Houthi group vowed to retaliate against Israel as the group confirmed earlier in the day that Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi of the… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis vow retaliation after Israeli airstrikes kill PM of Houthi-run govt