US pledges’ safe, welcoming FIFA World Cup in 2026
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) The White House has said the United States is fully prepared to host the largest sporting event in history, promising a “safe, welcoming, and memorable” FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 for millions of fans expected to arrive from across the globe. Andrew Giuliani, Executive Director of the White House Task Force […]
US Institute of Peace renamed ‘Donald J Trump Institute of Peace’
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) The prestigious US Institute of Peace, a federal think-tank constituted by the US Congress, has been renamed as the ‘Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace’ — a move the White House says will stand as a powerful marker of President Donald Trump’s approach to global stability. “This morning, the State Department […]
Trump says Putin ‘would like to end war’ with Ukraine
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin “would like to end the war” in Ukraine, citing what he described as a “very good meeting” between Putin and two close Trump allies, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, in Moscow. Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday (local time) […]
Trump links China to tariffs, chip controls, and ‘trillions’ in US gains
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump cast China as a central factor in his administration’s economic and national security strategy, arguing that tariffs, tightened technology rules, and new domestic manufacturing incentives had put the United States “in the hottest country anywhere in the world.” As he rolled back Biden-era auto-efficiency regulations at an Oval […]
Indian envoy visits British Columbia Legislative Assembly, holds talks on energy, investment
Ottawa, Dec 4 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Canada, Dinesh K. Patnaik, visited the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian Province of British Columbia in a step to boost the bilateral partnership. According to the Indian High Commission in Ottawa, he met several leaders of British Columbia during the visit, including Raj Chouhan, the Speaker of […]
South Korean President Lee calls for measures to stabilise prices
Seoul, Dec 4 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung instructed his aides on Thursday to come up with measures to stabilise prices and ease people’s financial burdens. Lee made the remark during a meeting with his senior secretaries and aides, as last month’s consumer prices rose 2.4 per cent from a year earlier, missing […]
India delivers Influenza and Meningitis vaccines to Afghanistan
Kabul/New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Reaffirming its steadfast support for the Afghan people, India on Thursday delivered 63,734 doses of Influenza and Meningitis vaccines to Kabul. In a statement shared on X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated, “Reaffirming its commitment to support Afghanistan’s public health. India delivers 63,734 doses of Influenza and Meningitis […]
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia to receive advanced treatment in London
Dhaka, Dec 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is set to be flown to London for advanced medical treatment on Friday, her personal physician and BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain confirmed on Thursday. Addressing a press briefing outside Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, Zahid said that a […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives on two-day State Visit, received by PM Modi at airport
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on a two-day State Visit to India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a special gesture, receiving him at the airport. The two leaders warmly hugged and greeted each other at the tarmac before leaving the airport together in the same vehicle. […]
Provisional results show Cameroon’s ruling party leads in regional elections
Yaounde, Dec 4 (IANS) The ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) has won the regional elections held last Sunday, according to provisional results from regional supervisory commissions. The preliminary figures released Wednesday indicate that the CPDM captured the majority of the regional council seats contested in 58 divisional headquarters of the country, Xinhua News Agency […]
