India, China should commit themselves to mutual understanding, not mutual suspicion: FM Wang as he meets FS Misri

Beijing: India and China should meet each other halfway and commit themselves to mutual understanding rather than mutual suspicion, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday as he met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri here. Misri is here on a two-day visit for talks with Chinese officials to improve India-China relations, in the second such…

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US Congress will pass sanctions against countries who don’t cooperate on deportation: House Speaker

Washington: The US Congress is ready to pass sanctions on countries which refuse to cooperate with the Trump administration’s order on deportation of undocumented immigrants, House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has warned. Soon after taking over, the Trump administration started massive mass deportation. Raids are being reported from across the country. “Colombia and all…

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Russia-India relations based on ‘special and privileged strategic partnership’: Putin

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that Russian-Indian relations are based on “special and privileged strategic partnership” and hoped that the two countries will use joint efforts to continue to consistently build up productive bilateral cooperation across all areas. President Putin sent heartfelt congratulations to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…

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USAID halts funding to Bangladesh after Trump imposes 90-day hold on all foreign aid

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Saturday suspended its funding to the Muhammed Yunus-led interim Bangladesh government after President Donald Trump suspended all foreign aid for 90 days. This follows the State Department’s “stop-work” order on Friday, halting all existing foreign assistance and pausing new aid under Trump’s new executive order from…

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US Supreme Court clears Mumbai-attack convict Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India

Washington: The US Supreme Court has cleared Mumbai attack convict Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India, dismissing his review petition against the move. India was seeking the extradition of Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, as he was wanted in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks case. This was Rana’s last legal chance not to be extradited to India. Earlier,…

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