IANS Year Ender 2025: A year of strains, signals and slow repair for India–US partnership
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) India–US relations ran into trouble in 2025 after starting the year on a positive note. Political differences, trade disputes, and sharp public messaging quickly tested the partnership. The year opened with momentum after Donald Trump returned to the White House on January 20. In the first 100 days, both sides moved […]
Ukraine launched drones at Putin’s residence from Sumy, Chernihiv: Russian Defence Ministry
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) The drone attack by the Ukrainian armed forces on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region was launched from Sumy and Chernihiv regions, Major General Alexander Romanenkov, Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ Anti-Aircraft Missile Troops, said on Wednesday. “At around 7:20 p.m. on December 28, an air attack […]
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia laid to rest with full State honours
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia was laid to rest with full State honours on Wednesday following her funeral prayers at the South Plaza of Parliament complex in Dhaka, local media reported. She was buried beside her husband and former president Ziaur Rahman at […]
IANS Year Ender 2025: Starting with expectations, Trump ends year knotted in controversies
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) The year began with expectations as President Donald Trump stepped up to lead the US. He, however, ended 2025 knotted in chaos and controversies. After four years of drift under his predecessor Joe Biden, 2025 started with Trump promising decisive action. But, as the year ends, the foreign policy and […]
Ready for another year of even stronger ties with India: US Embassy
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The US Embassy in India on Wednesday shared glimpses of significant agreements and interactions that took place between Washington and New Delhi in 2025, expressing hope that 2026 will be another year of “even stronger” bilateral ties. The video shared by US Embassy in India showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
IANS Year Ender 2025: Rocked by Gen-Z protests and political instability, Nepal stares economic slowdown
Kathmandu, Dec 31 (IANS) When 2025 began, Nepal had a strong government with a near two-thirds majority, represented by the country’s two largest political parties — the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), or CPN (UML). After a rollercoaster of three governments in one-and-a-half years — all under former Prime […]
‘Deliberate distraction’: EU’s foreign policy chief rejects Moscow’s claim of Ukraine targetting Russian govt sites
Brussels, Dec 31 (IANS) European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on Wednesday termed Russia’s claim of Ukraine targetting its key government sites a “deliberate distraction.” She accused Russia of attempting to derail progress made towards peace by Ukraine and its Western partners and urged international community to not trust […]
Xi says China ready to work with all countries to advance world peace, development
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said China is ready to work with all countries to advance world peace and development. In his 2026 New Year message, Xi said over the past year China continued to embrace the world with open arms. To better address climate change, China announced new Nationally […]
German Chancellor Merz urges Europe to assert interests amid ‘epochal shift’
Berlin, Dec 31 (IANS) Delivering his New Year’s address on Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Europe must strongly assert its own interests in an increasingly volatile world. In the address, Merz characterised the current global situation as an “epochal shift,” marked by geopolitical upheavals, a return to protectionism, and changing transatlantic dynamics, Xinhua […]
Another advisor in Bangladesh resigns amid political turmoil
Dhaka, Dec 31 (IANS) As political turmoil in Bangladesh escalates ahead of the February 2026 polls, Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the interim government’s Chief Advisor for the Health Ministry, has resigned–marking the second-highest-level exit from the Muhammad Yunus-led administration within a week, local media reported. In a gazette notification issued on Tuesday, the […]
