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Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart; discusses Afghanistan and Indo-Pacific
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov here and discussed the progress...
Xi announces USD 233 million Biodiversity Fund for ecological protection
Beijing: Calling for ambitious, pragmatic and balanced global environmental protection targets, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday announced a USD...
Modi, Boris Johnson connect to discuss vaccine certification, trade, climate
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi spoke over phone on Monday during which they...
Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
Baghdad: Iraq said on Monday it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a longtime al-Qaida...
Merkel: Israel can’t ‘lose sight’ of deal with Palestinians
Jerusalem: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday implored Israel not to "lose sight” of the need to establish a Palestinian...
India closely following developments in Afghanistan: Jaishankar
Bishkek, Oct 11 (PTI) India said on Monday that it was closely following the developments in Afghanistan and underscored the...
Taiwan rejects China’s ‘path’ amid show of military force
Taipei: Taiwan's president on Sunday vowed to defend the island from China's rising pressure for reunification, after a week of...
Merkel and Israel’s Bennett differ on Iran, Palestinians
Jerusalem: Germany's lame-duck chancellor, Angela Merkel, received a warm welcome Sunday as she paid a final official visit to Israel,...
15 dead after Russian skydiver plane crashes
Moscow: A plane carrying skydivers crashed Sunday shortly after takeoff in central Russia, killing 15 of the 22 people aboard....
Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
Islamabad: The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the US to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an...