Washington, Sep 22 — The United States and Italy signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on critical minerals, including recycling and recovery acquisitions.US, Italy launch critical minerals groupS Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio…
United Nations, Sep 22 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) and the leaders from the Visegrad 4 group of Central European countries launched their first meeting, calling it "a new historic occasion" that would take New Delhi's relations with them further.Slovakia's Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár, who…
Washington, Sep 22 — Major US television networks suspended their shared pool coverage of President Donald Trump on Monday after the White House stopped CNN from carrying out an assigned trip, as CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued the administration over a ban on their reporters. Fox News, ABC News,…
Moscow, Sep 21 — Moscow said Monday that sanctions on Russia's oil and gas exports will not revive relations with the United States or lead to peace with Ukraine.On Friday, US President Donald Trump signed the Russia sanctions bill into law. The legislation targets Russia's energy and defence…
Damascus, Sep 21 — At least four people were injured early Monday in a series of explosions at a Syrian military site in Aleppo province, local authorities said.The explosions occurred near the town of al-Eis, triggering successive blasts through the area.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
London, Sep 21 — An LPG tanker was hit by debris from unknown projectiles while transiting outbound from the Strait of Hormuz, following a similar incident earlier in the day, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Monday.The UKMTO said it had received a delayed report of the…
Washington, Sep 21 — Two US lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation seeking national standards to identify, monitor and shut down potentially dangerous Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents operating inside government and corporate computer networks.Representatives Josh Gottheimer, a…
Washington, Sep 21 — Former US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday slammed Pakistan for once again attacking Afghanistan and killing civilians, saying Islamabad's approach to its internal crises and its relations with Kabul was not working."Once again, Pakistan…
Washington, Sep 21 — Two Democratic senators in the US have asked California’s attorney general to investigate allegations that US immigration officers impersonated voters to access sensitive state records during a federal search for people suspected of voting illegally.Senators Alex Padilla and…
Washington, Sep 21 — The United States, Japan and South Korea have agreed to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum technology and critical supply chains while reinforcing their joint security posture in the Indo-Pacific. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japanese…
Washington, Sep 21 — India has joined other G20 members in adopting four consensus outcomes covering household energy access, infrastructure approvals, water reuse and secure critical-mineral supply chains. The agreements were reached at the conclusion of the three-day G20 Energy Abundance…
Washington, Sep 21 — The US Department of Commerce has postponed its preliminary decision in a countervailing-duty investigation into imports of welded stainless line and pressure pipe from India, pushing the deadline from October 8 to December 14. The investigation also covers imports of the same…
United Nations, Sep 21 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar launched his lightning diplomacy rounds on Monday, meeting France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on the eve of the high-level meeting set to begin Tuesday. "Our regular meetings and telecons [teleconferences] enable us to…
Washington, Sep 21 — A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has reintroduced legislation seeking more federal research, public awareness and culturally appropriate programmes to address the disproportionately high incidence of heart disease among South Asian Americans. Representatives Pramila Jayapal…
Yaounde, Sep 21 — At least 11 civilians were killed when Boko Haram militants raided an island in Lake Chad near Ngouboua in Chad's Lake Province, local media and the army said Monday.Army official Moussa Djibrine said that on Sunday, the militants arrived by canoe and opened fire on civilians who…
Quetta, Sep 21 — As violence against Baloch civilians escalates across Pakistan, a leading human rights organisation on Monday brought to light the extrajudicial killing of two Baloch youths by Pakistani forces, Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) revealed that the dead body of…
Kampala, Sep 21 — India's High Commissioner to Uganda, Upendra Singh Rawat, on Monday called on Ugandan President Museveni, reaffirming mutual appreciation for bilateral partnership, the High Commission of India in Uganda said.“High Commissioner Upendra Singh Rawat paid a farewell courtesy call to…
Islamabad, Sep 21 — A leading minority rights organisation on Monday has expressed grave concern over the relentless targeting of Ahmadis in Pakistan, where violence, intimidation and mob activity have followed them from the workplace to places of worship and their homes, with attackers allegedly…
Dhaka, Sep 21 — Several books written by leaders of terrorist groups Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) that advocate the killing of innocent civilians and destabilising governments are being openly sold in shops, online bookstores, as well as at the ongoing book fair in Bangladesh organised by the…
Nicosia, Sep 21 — The High Commission of India in Cyprus joined the Nicosia Municipality and the island's largest volunteering campaign for a clean-up drive at the city's historic centre, as Indian missions around the world continued to mark 'Seva Pakhwada'."As part of Seva Pakhwada 2026, the High…
Tehran, Sep 21 — Iran will definitely change the "geography" of the war with the United States and Israel if it comes under another "invasion," Hossein Mohebbi, spokesperson of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has said."If another invasion is launched (against Iran), there will be…