Category: World News

United Nations, Sep 26 (IANS) India has signed an international agreement to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar signed the pact formally known as… Continue reading India signs treaty to protect marine biodiversity on high seas

Ottawa, Sep 26 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday survived a vote of no confidence in the first major test of his minority Liberal government whose popularity has… Continue reading Canada PM Trudeau survives no-confidence vote in Parliament

Beirut, Sep 26 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Beirut has issued an advisory strongly urging Indian citizens against travelling to Lebanon till further notice following the recent incident of airstrikes… Continue reading Indian embassy urges citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon amid violence

Beirut, Sep 26 (IANS) Israeli warplanes resumed intensive airstrikes on eastern and southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, who spoke anonymously, told Xinhua on Wednesday evening that… Continue reading Israel resumes intensive airstrikes on Lebanon

Ottawa, Sep 25 (IANS) Canada and the US have announced that they will create a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic. In a joint statement on… Continue reading Canada, US to negotiate boundary dispute in Arctic

United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has met officials from Asia, Europe and Latin America on the sidelines of the UN high-level meetings to promote… Continue reading EAM Jaishankar meets officials from across world for discussions (Ld)

Jerusalem/Beirut, Sep 25 (IANS) Israel’s army has said that Hezbollah had fired around 300 rockets and other projectiles into Israel amid the second day of Israel’s heaviest attacks on Lebanon… Continue reading Hezbollah fires 300 rockets at Israel: Army

New York, Sep 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has held a series of meetings with his counterparts from Spain, Bolivia, Guayana, Moldova, Cyprus, and EU Commissioner for… Continue reading EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Spain, Bolivia, Guayana, Moldova, Cyprus in New York

New York, Sep 25 (IANS) India has called for increasing international cooperation to fight the synthetic drug trade which has been used by terrorists against the country. External Affairs Minister… Continue reading India calls for greater int’l cooperation to fight synthetic drug trade used by terrorists

New York, Sep 24 (IANS) During a whirlwind trip of about 55 hours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieved “very significant outcomes” in bilateral and multilateral domains and India was able… Continue reading PM Modi’s whirlwind US trip achieved ‘very significant outcome’: Foreign Secretary

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has met his counterparts from the G4 countries — Brazil, Germany, and Japan — on the sidelines of the… Continue reading EAM Jaishankar meets G4 foreign ministers on sidelines of UNGA

New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for New Delhi after concluding his three-day “successful” visit to the US, which witnessed a series of bilateral talks with… Continue reading PM Modi concludes 3-day US visit, departs for India after series of bilateral talks

Tehran, Sep 24 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has reiterated the country’s preparedness to initiate fresh negotiations aimed at revitalising the 2015 nuclear deal and lifting sanctions, provided… Continue reading Iranian FM reiterates willingness to restart nuclear talks ahead of New York visit

New York, Sep 24 (IANS) India remains open to providing all support to facilitate a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr… Continue reading PM Modi meets Zelensky, reiterates India’s support for peaceful resolution of Ukraine conflict