COP27: India insists on new global climate finance target by 2024
New Delhi: Developing countries require “substantive enhancement” in climate finance from the floor of USD 100 billion per year to meet their ambitious goals and rich countries need to lead the mobilisation of resources, India has stressed at the ongoing UN climate summit COP27. At COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009, developed countries had committed to […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend G-20 summit
Jakarta: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, an Indonesian government official said on Thursday, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over his war in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders are to attend […]
8 Indians among 10 killed in Maldives garage fire: Indian High Commission official
Male: Eight Indians were among 10 people who died early Thursday when a major fire broke out in the garage below a cramped living quarters that housed foreign workers here in the Maldivian capital, an Indian High Commission official said. The fire broke out in the M. Nirufehi area near the Maaveyo Mosque around 12:30 […]
Be ready to fight and win wars as China’s security faces increased instability, Xi Jinping tells military
Beijing: President Xi Jinping has said that China’s national security is facing increased instability and ordered the PLA to devote all its energies to enhancing capability and maintaining combat readiness to fight and win wars as he took charge of the military for a record third five-year term. Xi, 69, has been reappointed as the […]
Dems show surprising strength; control of Congress unclear
Washington: Control of Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag the party down. In the most heartening news for Democrats, John Fetterman flipped a Republican-controlled Senate seat […]
Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
Baghdad: Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicted casualties, Syrian opposition activists said on Wednesday. According to two paramilitary officers in Iraq, some of those killed in the attack were Iranian nationals. It was not immediately clear who was behind the strikes. The US military, which along […]
Leaders push for climate action, fossil tax at UN talks
Sharm el-Sheikh: World leaders are making the case for tougher action to tackle global warming Tuesday, as this year’s international climate talks in Egypt heard growing calls for fossil fuel companies to help pay for the damage they have helped cause to the planet. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday that humanity was on […]
India, Russia have exceptionally steady and time-tested relationship: Jaishankar in Moscow
New Delhi: India and Russia have an “exceptionally” steady and time-tested relationship and the objective now is to fashion a balanced, mutually beneficial and long-term engagement in the backdrop of the increasing economic cooperation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday during talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. In his opening […]
UN sets November 18 as day to spotlight child sexual abuse
United Nations: The UN General Assembly approved a resolution on Monday establishing November 18 as a day to spotlight the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. The day also will be used to stress the need for prevention, for perpetrators to be brought to justice, and for victims to be given a voice as part […]
North Korea: Missile tests were practice to attack South, US
Seoul: North Korea’s military said on Monday its recent barrage of missile tests were practices to “mercilessly” strike key South Korean and US targets such as air bases and operation command systems with a variety of missiles that likely included nuclear-capable weapons. The North’s announcement underscored leader Kim Jong Un’s determination not to back down […]
