Lee expresses hope to expand cooperation with UAE in AI, renewable energy
Abu Dhabi, Nov 18 (IANS) President Lee Jae Myung said on Tuesday that South Korea aims to deepen cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in strategic areas, such as artificial intelligence (AI), renewable energy and advanced technologies, with the goal of becoming one of the UAE’s major economic partners. Lee, who is currently in […]
Japan, China hold talks in Beijing amid escalating tensions
Tokyo, Nov 18 (IANS) Senior officials from Japan and China held talks in Beijing on Tuesday amid rising tensions triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments on Taiwan, which have strained the bilateral relationship. Citing Japanese government sources, Kyodo News reported that Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian […]
Iran offers condolences on death of Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia accident
Tehran, Nov 18 (IANS) Expressing solidarity with the people of India, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Tuesday offered condolences to the families of the victims of bus accident in Saudi Arabia. Baghaei also prayed for the swift recovery of Indian nationals injured in the accident. Sharing Baghaei’s statement on X, Iran’s Embassy in […]
India has right to defend its people against terrorism, will exercise it: EAM Jaishankar in Moscow
Moscow, Nov 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, while addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, once again called for zero tolerance towards terrorism and stressed that there can be “no whitewashing, justification towards terrorism”. “We must never forget that the SCO was founded […]
Russian President’s aide pays homage at National War Memorial
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide and Maritime Board of the Russian Federation Chairman, Nikolai Patrushev, paid homage to brave hearts of Indian Armed Forces at National War Memorial in New Delhi on Tuesday. “On his visit to National War Memorial, Mr Nikolai Patrushev, Aide to President of the Russian Federation […]
Nepal: Questions raised over viability of operating flights from China-funded airport
Kathmandu, Nov 18 (IANS) Nearly three years since its inauguration on January 1 in 2023, the Pokhara International Airport in the western tourist city of Pokhara continues to struggle to attract international airlines, raising concerns that the multi-million-dollar project could prove to be a big waste of money. Only Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal–China joint-venture airline […]
Telangana delegation in Madina to assist families of accident victims
Hyderabad, Nov 18 (IANS) The Telangana government’s delegation led by Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammed Azharuddin reached the holy city of Madina on Tuesday to assist the families of 45 Umrah pilgrims who died in a bus accident near Madina late on Sunday night. The delegation which also includes Minorities Welfare Secretary B. Shafiullah and AIMIM […]
Putin’s top aide calls on PM Modi, discusses preparations for India-Russia Summit
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top aide and Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss various issues of bilateral cooperation. Patrushev also discussed preparations underway for the India-Russia Summit which is scheduled for early December during […]
Former US Treasury Secretary, Harvard head hit by disclosures in Epstein files
New York, Nov 18 (IANS) As Congress readies to vote on Tuesday on the release of all the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, once a high-flying billionaire social figure, preliminary leaks have hit Larry Summers, a former Treasury Secretary and Harvard University head. After disclosures in emails between them that Summers sought advice […]
Taliban limits Pakistan’s Afghan strategy
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s influence in Afghanistan rested on longstanding ties with Afghan insurgents, cross-border sanctuaries for proxies and a security establishment that believed it could coax Kabul, a report said on Tuesday. It added that after the Afghan Taliban’s return to power in 2021, Islamabad briefly assumed these ties would give it control […]
