By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, April 18 (IANS) Beijing wants India to join a China-Nepal connectivity project, top diplomat Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding that the Himalayan nation’s development should be a common goal shared…
London, April 18 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prince Charles at an exhibition on Indian science and innovation here on Wednesday. Modi welcomed Prince Charles at “Illuminating India: 5,000 Years of Science and…
London, April 18 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his bilateral engagements in Britain on Wednesday with a meeting with his British counterpart Theresa May during the course of which they discussed the bilateral…
Stockholm, April 18 (IANS) India is a strong candidate for a permanent seat in a reformed UN Security Council, according to a joint statement issued here after the first Indo-Nordic Summit. “The Nordic countries agree…
Washington, April 18 (IANS) The White House has denied any direct talks yet between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, though Washington has spoken to Pyongyang “at the highest levels”. The…
Seoul, April 18 (IANS) Representatives of North and South Korea on Wednesday held a preparatory meeting on protocols and security at their shared border ahead of the historic summit between its leaders next week. The…
Seoul, April 18 (IANS) South Korea’s presidential Blue House on Wednesday said it is reviewing way to turn the Korean Peninsula’s armistice into a peace mechanism in the upcoming summit with Pyongyang later in April….
Washington, April 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the US and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have already started direct talks at “very high levels.” Trump made the remarks…
Kuwait City, April 18 (IANS) Kuwait is ready to cement commercial relations with the US, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday. Khaled Al-Roudhan, the Kuwait’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, flew…
Rabat, April 18 (IANS) The Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR), together with armed forces from 15 countries, started military drills in southern part of the country, the army said on Tuesday. The military exercises are part…
Rome, April 18 (IANS) Italy opposes chemical warfare but did not participate in Friday’s US-led air strikes against chemical weapons facilities in Syria, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday. Reporting to the Lower House…
Stockholm, April 18 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked the achievements of pugilist M.C. Mary Kom and shuttler Saina Nehwal at the Commonwealth Games in Australia earlier this month while addressing the…
Stockholm, April 18 (IANS) India and the five Nordic nations of Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland on Tuesday agreed to deepen cooperation in innovation and climate change in the first India-Nordic Summit held here…
Rome, April 18 (IANS/AKI) Italy opposes the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a military operation, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday. “We have made it clear to our allies that we oppose…
Rome, April 17 (IANs/AKI) Syria’s key ally Russia has a vital role to play in ending Syria’s devastating conflict and negotiating peace in the war-torn country, Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday. “We…
Rome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) There should be dialogue with Moscow including over war-torn Syria, Italy’s Premier Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday, calling Russia “a great neighbour of Europe”. “Italy has been accused of being too…
Milan, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Nations must safeguard the healthy world economy of recent years and oppose trade barriers, Italy’s Premier Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday. “In these past years we have benefitted from a favourable…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) With one in seven Indians at risk of contracting malaria and an unfortunate break in the “dramatic success” of the last decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment at the Commonwealth…
Stockholm, April 17 (IANS) Sweden’s Leader of the Opposition Ulf Kristersson called on visiting Indian Prime Minister Narndra Modi here on Tuesday. Kristersson, who heads the Moderate Party, and Modi “exchanged views on strengthening bilateral…
Stockholm, April 17 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Finland ahead of the first ever India-Nordic Summit here. Modi held the…