United Nations: Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2027-28, with India saying it looks forward to working closely with them during their two-year tenure. In a closely watched and contested election on Wednesday, the 193-member UN General Assembly elected the five…
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said efforts are on to have a Quad leaders meeting this year on the sidelines of another global gathering in the region. Rubio made these remarks while responding to a question from Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera during a meeting of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee….
Washington: The United States on Tuesday said it would like to end the sanction waivers granted to countries purchasing Russian oil, contending that these measures were time-limited to ease global supplies in the wake of the Iran war. Testifying before the Senate Foreign Policy Committee, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the ultimate…
Washington, US President Donald Trump on Monday said talks were continuing with Iran at a rapid pace, as fresh strikes by Tehran appeared to hit the fragile ceasefire. “Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. The nominal ceasefire between Iran and…
United Nations: Bangladesh and Cyprus will face off this week in a closely-watched election for the President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and Cyprus’ Special Envoy for Multilateralism Ambassador Andreas Kakouris are vying to lead the 193-member General Assembly during its 81st session, which begins in…
Singapore: India is “powerful” and “modernising” its military with heavy industrial and logistics capacity to sustain “high-end military operations”, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Saturday. Hegseth made these remarks while talking to the delegates at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday in Singapore. “India is powerful and modernising its military,” he said and…
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…
