Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday warmly welcomed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he reached the venue for the G20 Leaders’ Summit here. Modi arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base (AFB) in Gauteng on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Friday for the Summit hosted by South Africa. “Working together for…
Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Johannesburg and the two leaders took stock of progress in cooperation in diverse areas, including defence and security, critical minerals, trade & investment and people-to-people ties. PM Modi met Albanese hours after he arrived in South Africa to attend the G20…
Kathmandu: The National Security Council of Nepal has recommended mobilising army personnel to ensure security during the general election scheduled for March 5, 2026. The National Security Council (NSC) reviewed the country’s security situation on Thursday and advised the Cabinet to deploy the army under the provisions of Nepal’s Constitution. Recommendations were made with an…
Johannesburg: South Africa has decided not to hand over the annual G20 Presidency to a “junior” US official at the end of the leaders’ summit, even as a White House official cautions Cyril Ramaphosa over “running his mouth” against the US and President Donald Trump. South African President Ramaphosa adopted a reconciliatory approach on Thursday…
Johannesburg: The US will attend only the closing ceremony of this weekend’s G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg, but will not participate in any deliberations, the US confirmed in a statement late on Thursday. South Africa will hand over the annual Presidency of the G20 to the US on Sunday, and had indicated that it would…
Belem (Brazil): At least 13 people were injured in a fire which broke out at the main venue of the ongoing UN COP30 Climate Summit in Brazil’s Belem, forcing thousands of people to run for safety. The fire broke out at around 2 pm on Thursday at the ‘Blue Zone’, where all meetings, negotiations, country…
Kathmandu: The curfew imposed on Wednesday in parts of Nepal’s Bara district after clashes broke out between young protestors associated with the Gen Z movement and the former ruling Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), was extended until 8 pm (local time) on Thursday, the district administration said. Officials said the restrictions would remain…
Washington, DC (US): The United States has approved the sale of an FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missile system and the M982A1 Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectiles and associated equipment to India, with an estimated value of USD 47.1 million. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the sale in a notification saying that the US State…
London: The UK on Wednesday issued a stark warning to Russia over a spy ship it said has been operating on the edge of its waters north of Scotland and even directed lasers at Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots. UK Defence Secretary John Healey used an address in London to not only caution Russian President…
Moscow: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and apprised him of preparations underway for the upcoming annual India-Russia summit. Putin shook hands with Jaishankar, receiving him in the Representative Office of the Senate Palace in the Kremlin, state-run TASS news agency reported. “Honoured to call on…
