UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees
Berlin: Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, summarily executing dozens of them, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday. The global body interviewed hundreds of victims and witnesses for a report detailing more than 900 cases of civilians, including children […]
“Unacceptable”: White House on online harassment of WSJ journalist who questioned PM Modi on minorities’ rights
Washington: The White House has condemned as “totally unacceptable” the harassment of a US journalist on social media for asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question at his joint press conference here with President Joe Biden. Last week, The Wall Street Journal reporter Sabrina Siddiqui asked Prime Minister Modi about the rights of minorities in […]
US-India friendship among ‘most consequential’ in world: President Biden
Washington: The US-India relationship is among the “most consequential” in the world with bilateral ties more dynamic than ever, US President Joe Biden has said after the two countries elevated their strategic technology partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic state visit. Prime Minister Modi on Friday concluded his maiden state visit to the US […]
Germany offers to station 4,000 troops in Lithuania to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank
Berlin: Germany is willing to send around 4,000 troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on Monday. “Germany is prepared to permanently station a robust brigade in Lithuania,” Pistorius said. He said infrastructure and facilities […]
Russia tries to project a sense of order after mercenary revolt but uncertainty still swirls
Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made his first public appearance since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine in a video released on Monday aimed at projecting a sense of order after the country’s most serious political crisis in decades. But uncertainty still swirled about his fate, that of rebellion leader […]
PM Modi’s state visit will open “bold new chapter” in US-India relations: Ambassador Garcetti
Washington: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has said the maiden state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington will go down in history as the starting of a “bold new chapter” in US-India strategic relations. Prime Minister Modi concluded a high-profile state visit to the US on Friday after he held talks with […]
India doing fantastic job in chairing G20: UK minister John Whittingdale
Panaji/New Delhi: The UK government is looking forward to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s visit to New Delhi in September for the G20 summit, a British minister has said. UK’s Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries, Sir John Whittingdale, who was in Goa for the G20 Tourism Ministerial meeting that concluded on June […]
PM Modi tours Egypt’s iconic Pyramids
Cairo: The iconic Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, was built by three Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt more than 4000 years ago. Built in the early 26th century BC, over a period of about 27 years, the pyramid is the […]
PM Modi’s US visit not about leveraging India to be ‘counterweight’ to China: White House
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US was not about leveraging India to be a “counterweight” to China but to deepen ties, including defence cooperation, between the largest democracies of the world, a top White House official has said. Prime Minister Modi on Saturday left for Egypt after concluding his state visit during […]
Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and vows to punish its leaders
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed harsh punishment for the organisers of an armed rebellion spearheaded by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key southern city. Putin denounced the uprising as “a stab in the back” in an address to the nation. It was the […]
