By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, April 26 (IANS) Adding to its growing naval might, China on Wednesday launched its first home-built aircraft carrier, amid high tensions in the Korean Peninsula and the South China Sea. The…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India and Sri Lanka on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in economic projects following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Sri Lankan counterpart…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks on bilateral issues with his visiting Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe here. “Held comprehensive talks with PM Ranil Wickremesinghe on ways to…
Sydney, April 26 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that he will meet US President Donald Trump on May 4 in New York and reaffirm their alliance, following rumours of a tense relationship…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday here called upon visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. “Visit of a special partner. Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe arrives in Delhi on…
Jerusalem, April 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled a meeting with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel over the latter’s plan to meet groups critical of Israel’s action in the West Bank, an…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) With the World Trade Organisation ruling in Mexico’s favour, allowing it to impose trade sanctions worth $163 million a year against the US, the Trump administration lost its first trade battle…
Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) Around 12,000 Bangladeshis are set to return from Saudi Arabia before June 30, after Riyadh set a deadline for illegal immigrants to leave the kingdom, a media report said. The Bangladeshi…
Seoul, April 26 (IANS) Part of the elements of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) missile system has been deployed in South Korea, its Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Without elaborating, the Ministry…
Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) A state-owned Chinese firm has offered to invest $2 billion in Bangladesh’s construction materials sector, a media report said. The China Building Materials Federation has presented a plan to Bangladesh Investment…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) Republican lawmakers removed the funds allocated for the Mexico border wall from their budget, given that the Democrats were unwilling to agree to back the budget with it and after President…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) The US said it is “deeply concerned” that Turkey conducted airstrikes in Syria and Iraq without “proper coordination” with Washington or the coalition forces, media reports said. “We have expressed those…
Brussels, April 26 (IANS) The European Union (EU) reportedly intended to exclude the financial services sector from a trade deal with Britain after Brexit, media reports said. According to Brussels-based online newspaper EUobserver on Tuesday,…
Tokyo, April 26 (IANS) Japan and the US began a specific seaborne joint military exercise within the ongoing joint naval exercises that began on Sunday amid heightened tensions with North Korea, media reports said. The…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) President Donald Trump accused Canada of hurting milk producers in Wisconsin and other US states, warning that he will not continue to put up with such behaviour. “Canada has made business…
Jerusalem, April 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a meeting with Germany’s Foreign Minister after he decided to meet with NGOs opposed to the occupation of Palestinian territories, an official said. Netanyahu canceled…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Israel’s Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon on Tuesday called the coming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel as enormously significant. “Its timing is so right. The fact that…
Brussels, April 25 (IANS) Week-long celebrations will held in Belgium, Luxembourg and prominent European Union institutions to mark the third edition of International Yoga Day on June 19, the organisers said here on Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) To discuss the future of the India-US energy partnership, one of the first Trump administration officials to visit India from the Department of Energy (DOE) held a roundtable meet here…
Berlin, April 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka arrived in Berlin on Tuesday to attend an international summit to discuss women entrepreneurship, alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel and was booed and hissed at…