United Nations, April 27 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been extremely supportive of the efforts that are leading up to the summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea, a UN…
Moscow, April 27 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will discuss on Saturday with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif the situation around the Iran nuclear deal after the US and France threatened to scrap…
Washington, April 27 (IANS) US Department of State on Thursday confirmed on Twitter that President Donald Trump will visit Britain on July 13. The State Department retweeted the post of British top diplomat Boris Johnson…
Brussels, April 27 (IANS/AKI) United States Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey on Thursday said she hoped Italy would remain “a strong member” of the North Atlantic Alliance whatever the political hue of the new government…
Rome, April 27 (IANS/AKI) United Nations officials, ministers researchers and civil society organisation representatives from over 15 countries will attend a rural inequality summit on May 2-3 at the UN agricultural development fund IFAD’s headquarters…
Paris, April 26 (IANS) India on Thursday called for standardising punitive measures against states that use duplicity as policy by supporting or sponsoring terrorism. “There are states who use terrorists as their first line of…
By Gaurav Sharma Wuhan (China), April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on early Friday arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan for a two-day informal summit with President Xi Jinping. The two leaders will…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing/Wuhan, April 26 (IANS) China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Thursday struck a positive note about Sino-Indian ties and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Wuhan. Addressing the media in Beijing, PLA’s…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for Wuhan where he will take part in an informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Prime Minister tweeted about the visit,…
Washington, April 26 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron in a thinly veiled attack on his US counterpart Donald Trump’s “America First agenda” denounced “extreme nationalism” and “isolationism” and said that he believes that Washington will…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) To boost sub-regional economic cooperation, Bimstec Secretary-General Shahidul Islam on Thursday called for faster negotiations for the conclusion of a free trade agreement (FTA) within this grouping of South Asian…
Agartala, April 26 (IANS) The government has embarked on numerous projects to develop road and railways, among others, besides boosting trade and economic relations with Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Harsh Vardhan Shringla said…
By Gaurav Sharma Wuhan (China), April 26 (IANS) India and China will look to re-set their strained ties as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping meet each other at a two-day informal summit…
Seoul, April 26 (IANS) Seoul and Washington will halt their military drills on Friday when the leaders of North and South Korea meet, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. The Army would extend full…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will review Sino-Indian relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective when they meet at Wuhan on…
Brussels, April 26 (IANS/WAM) International donors at a UN-EU humanitarian conference have pledged $4.4 billion to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018. Gathered in the Belgian capital alongside top officials from over…
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) China’s trade with India saw robust growth in the first quarter, with bilateral trade hitting $22.1 billion, up 15.4 per cent year-on-year, official data showed on Thursday. The growth continued from…
Tokyo, April 26 (IANS) Japan has lodged a formal protest against Seoul’s choice of dessert for Friday’s historic summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, the media reported on Thursday….
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Belying talk of involving the private sector in defence production, the government is all set to award the $8 billion advanced submarine order to the public sector Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders…
Seoul, April 26 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will cross the border on foot to attend the historic inter-Korean summit on Friday, the Presidential office said here on Thursday. Kim will meet South Korean…