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Italy's Deputy PM, Defence Minister to visit India early next year: Italian Ambassador
New Delhi, April 13Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani and Defence Minister Guido Crosetto are scheduled to visit India early next year as both countries continue to unlock the unparal...
Meloni leads strongly, just like 'extraordinary leader' PM Modi: Italian Ambassador (IANS interview)
New Delhi, Dec 13Italian Ambassador to India, Antonio Bartoli believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an "extraordinary political leader" who has an "extraordinary capacity&qu...ATMIS lauds Somalia, Ethiopia deal to end bitter dispute
Mogadishu, Dec 13The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has welcomed an agreement signed between Ethiopia and Somalia to end their bitter dispute over Addis Ababa's plans to ...Zimbabwe makes strides in building digital infrastructure: Minister
Harare, Dec 13Zimbabwe has made significant strides in developing its digital infrastructure by prioritising investment in information and communications technologies (ICT), Minister of ICT, Po...Sweden to join NATO brigade in Latvia
Riga, Dec 13Swedish lawmakers approved the country's long-term participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s multinational brigade in Latvia, according to informa...Emmanuel Macron names Francois Bayrou as new French Prime Minister
Paris, December 13French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appointed the President of the Democratic Movement party (MoDem), Francois Bayrou, as reported by CNN.WFP secures $118 million to help displaced families in Africa
Nairobi, Dec 13The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it has secured $118 million to provide life-saving assistance to over 1 million displaced people in Burundi, Djib...South Korea: New impeachment vote looms for Yoon over failed martial law bid
Seoul, Dec 13A second motion to impeach South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched martial law declaration was reported to the National Assembly on Friday, with the nation ree...Ukraine's energy infrastructure under massive missile attacks
Kyiv, Dec 13Explosions were heard all over Ukraine on Friday morning as Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on its energy infrastructure, Ukrainian media reported.Turkey, US discuss Syria's stability, Gaza ceasefire
Ankara, Dec 13Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a meeting on Friday on combating terrorism and achieving stability in Syria, calling for an imme...FM Cho says martial law chaos caused 'serious damage' to South Korea's diplomacy
Seoul, Dec 13The martial law turmoil has caused "serious damage" to South Korea's diplomacy, its top diplomat said on Friday, amid concerns over a foreign policy vacuum as Presi...South Korea ready to take additional market stabilisation measures if needed: Finance Minister
Seoul, Dec 13South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok vowed on Friday to implement additional market stabilisation measures in case of excessive market volatility, the finance ministr...US: Texas sues DuPont, 3M over toxic 'forever chemicals' in consumer products
Houston, Dec 13Texas, the second-largest US state, is suing companies including DuPont and 3M, charging them of having made products containing toxic "forever chemicals" commonly known...India, UAE sign MoU to facilitate polar and ocean research cooperation, academic collaboration
New Delhi, December 13At the 15th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) in New Delhi on Friday an MoU was signed between the Emirates Polar Mission Steering Committee, UAE, and India's National...UAE Accountability Authority strengthens ties with Greek counterparts
Athens, December 13Humaid Obaid Abushibs, Chairman of the UAE Accountability Authority (UAEAA), led an official working visit to the Hellenic Republic, aimed at enhancing cooperation in audit and an...Extremely wide-ranging and productive: Jaishankar on 15th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting
New Delhi, December 13External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan co-chaired the 15th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) in New Delhi...New Zealand's overseas visitor arrivals continue to rise
Wellington, Dec 13New Zealand's overseas visitor arrivals were 240,200 in October 2024, an increase of 14,200 from October 2023, with the biggest changes in arrivals from Australia, the United...
US, Canada exchange tariff warnings, sparking trade war concerns
Ottawa, Dec 13A senior official in the government of Ontario, Canada, recently warned that the province might ban US-made alcohol and restrict electricity exports to several American states if ...Laos to take tougher actions to address urgent issues
Vientiane, Dec 13Laos' National Assembly (NA)'s ninth legislature has closed its eighth ordinary session, with the government instructed to take tougher action to address public debt, hi...Japan puts new evidence of historical germ-warfare unit on display
Tokyo, Dec 13The former site of the headquarters of Unit 731, a notorious Japanese germ-warfare unit during World War II (WWII), reopened to the public on Friday, featuring a special exhibitio...Overnight temperature plunges to minus 42 degrees Celsius in western Mongolia
Ulan Bator, Dec 13Overnight temperatures dropped to a bone-chilling minus 42 degrees Celsius in Otgon soum, an administrative subdivision of Zavkhan province in western Mongolia, from Thursday to F...Philippines evacuates over 45,000 people after Mount Kanlaon eruption
Manila, Dec 13Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos said on Friday that the government has evacuated over 45,000 residents from villages around the active Kanlaon Volcano, which erupt...Australian opposition leader reveals $210 billion price tag for nuclear plan
Sydney, Dec 13The leader of Australia's federal opposition party, Peter Dutton, has revealed his nuclear energy plan would cost hundreds of billions of dollars.ADB approves 30-million USD loan to bolster public-private partnership in Philippines
Manila, Dec 13The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Friday it has approved a 30-million-US dollar loan to support public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the Philippines and help the count...
Travellers in Australia warned of flight delays as Qantas engineers go on strike
Sydney, Dec 13Travellers in Australia were warned to expect flight delays on Friday after hundreds of Qantas engineers across the country began strike action over a pay dispute with the airline...Brazil expects agricultural output to increase seven per cent
Rio De Janerio, Dec 12Brazil, one of the world's top food producers, expects its cereal, legume and oilseed production to increase by 7 per cent to 314.8 million tonnes in 2025, the state-run Braz...
Brazil's Lula to seek reelection in 2026
Brasilia, Dec 12Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will seek reelection in 2026, the presidency's Secretary of Social Communication Paulo Pimenta has confirmed.Opportunity to build on the significant achievements: UAE Dy PM remarks during the 15th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting
New Delhi, December 13The 15th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting took place in New Delhi on Friday, where UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan expr...Bank of France raises corporate credit rating threshold for first time in 40 years
Paris, December 13The Bank of France has announced a major adjustment to its corporate rating system, effective January 2025. For the first time in 40 years, the turnover threshold required to qual...UAE, Indonesia hold 2nd Joint Consular Committee session
Abu Dhabi, December 13The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Indonesia held the second session of their Joint Consular Committee in Jakarta to enhance and bolster cooperation in all joint consula...UAE National Orchestra established under patronage of Abdullah bin Zayed
Abu Dhabi, December 13Under the patronage of Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the "UAE National Orchestra" was established to reflect the c...The past record of the Modi government will be a source of comfort, says EAM Jaishankar on efforts in Syria
New Delhi, December 13India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar highlighted the government's swift and coordinated response to the recent crisis involving Indian pilgrims stranded ...India, UAE have common interest in preserving and promoting stability, security, prosperity of our regions: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi, December 13External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that India and UAE have common interest in preserving and promoting the stability, security and prosperity of our regions. He...TIME Magazine names Donald Trump as 'Person of the Year' 2024
New York, December 13TIME Magazine has named US President-elect Donald Trump as the 'Person of the Year', 2024.Over 1.1 million Syrians homeless since recent escalation of hostilities: UN
United Nations, Dec 12More than 1.1 million people have fled their homes across Syria since the recent hostilities erupted two weeks ago amid reports of food and fuel shortages, UN humanitarians have s...Russia hopes to keep military bases in Syria, Guterres urges deescalation
Damascus, Dec. 13Russia hopes to keep its military bases in Syria as they are important in the fight against terrorism, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said late Thursday.
Half of US teenagers are online almost constantly: Study
New Delhi, Dec 13Half of teenagers in the US are almost constantly online on social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat, finds a study, raising concerns about technology’...G20 meeting: South Korea stresses tech innovation, zero-carbon energy
Seoul, Dec 13South Korea has called on major nations to seek ways of actively using zero-carbon energy resources and joining hands to achieve technology innovation in an effort to address vari...South Korea: National Assembly to question PM, ministers over imposition of martial law
Seoul, Dec 14South Korean National Assembly is set to hold a parliamentary session Friday to question the Prime Minister and other officials who attended a controversial Cabinet meeting shortl...Commercial-level air taxis arriving soon in South Korea
Seoul, Dec 13The transport ministry said on Friday it will conduct a flight demonstration of a commercial-level air taxi model this week, as part of a government project to introduce the urban...