Astana: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that negotiations on trade liberalisation between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India have intensified, signalling fresh momentum in efforts to forge a free trade agreement between the two sides, according to a media report. “Last year trade agreements were concluded with Mongolia and the United Arab Emirates,…
Nicosia: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha have discussed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, battlefield developments and efforts aimed at achieving a “comprehensive and lasting peace”. The meeting took place on Wednesday on the sidelines of the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers, known as the Gymnich Forum, in Cyprus….
Johannesburg: India has sent emergency pharmaceutical supplies to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. In a social media post, Ethiopia-headquartered Africa CDC said the consignment, donated by India, was received in Uganda by its Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre. The supplies…
United Nations: China has said it supports the “active mediation” by Pakistan and other countries between the US and Iran in the ongoing West Asia conflict. “Regarding the current situation, the key is the negotiation between the United States and Iran because they are the major parties concerned,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters…
Washington: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham termed “problematic” the role of Pakistan as a mediator in the United States’ war with Iran. Graham’s remarks came as Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said he is not in favour of Islamabad joining the Abraham Accords, which deal with establishing diplomatic, economic, and security ties between Israel and Arab…
Ottawa: Canadian police have arrested 17 persons, believed to be of Indian origin, for their alleged involvement in extortion and organised crime targeting South Asian business owners and community members in the region. The Extortion Task Force of the Peel Police “dismantled a coordinated campaign of intimidation, threats, and escalating violence used to extort local…
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Iran’s enriched uranium can be turned and destroyed in the US, but his preference is for it to be destroyed “in place” or at “another acceptable location,” under the supervision of the IAEA. Trump’s comment marks a shift in his repeated statements that Iran hand over its enriched uranium…
Beijing: A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media reported on Saturday, the country’s biggest mining disaster in 17 years. A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred at 7:29 pm (1129 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu…
Washington: US President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” launching fresh strikes against Iran if last-minute negotiations do not result in a peace deal, US media outlet Axios reported on Friday. It said that Trump met with a senior national security team in the morning to discuss the war on Iran even as Pakistan Army Chief…
Washington: The US is ready to sell as much energy as India is willing to buy, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday, ahead of his maiden visit to New Delhi. Rubio, interacting with reporters in Miami, described India as a “great partner” and said his visit was important as it would give…
