British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended his new “Stop the Boats” initiative on Wednesday against migrants who risk their lives crossing the English Channel to enter the UK illegally from neighboring France. During the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons, the opposition questioned Rishi Sunak about …
Read More »Landslide strikes Indonesia, killing 11 and leaving dozens missing.
On Monday, the country’s disaster agency reported that landslides and torrential rains on one of Indonesia’s remotest islands left dozens of people missing and eleven dead. According to the most recent information from local authorities on the Riau Islands, “11 body bags had been filled,” and “50 people are estimated …
Read More »Ocean Treaty: After a decade of negotiations, a historic agreement is reached
To protect and restore marine life, the High Seas Treaty seeks to turn 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030. After 38 hours of negotiations, the deal was reached on Saturday night at the UN’s New York headquarters. Years of negotiations had been stalled due to divergent views …
Read More »Ranveer Singh applauds as Deepika Padukone joins Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt as the 95th Academy Awards presenters.
Deepika Padukone has been announced as a presenter at the Oscars in 2023, a proud moment for India. Deepika took to Instagram on Thursday night and shared a post with the names of all the presenters. Dwayne Johnson, Michael B Jordan, Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Troy Kotsur, Dwayne …
Read More »India and China are working together to reestablish peace along the Ladakh border.
Even though S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, was acquainted with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang during the ten years he served as India’s ambassador to Beijing, when the latter held the positions of chief of protocol and then head of external publicity, their initial meeting was cautious with …
Read More »Melanie Joly, Canada’s foreign minister, is in India for the G20 summit.
The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting will be held in New Delhi, where Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly last visited on a separate bilateral trip less than a month ago. She will also be a featured speaker at the Raisina Dialogue, co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs and the …
Read More »During the G20 impasse, China refuses to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Beijing rejected portions of a G20 statement that “strongly” condemned Russia’s aggression. According to Moscow, the G20 had been “destabilized,” by “anti-Russian” Western nations. It follows China’s publication of a peace plan this past week, which some people perceived as pro-Russian. According to India, there were “different assessments of the …
Read More »Scholz, the German chancellor, will “personally” participate in the trade agreement with India.
On Saturday, Olaf Scholz, the chancellor of Germany, stated that India had made a significant advancement that is excellent for bilateral relations. According to Scholz and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a free trade agreement between India and the European Union will eventually be implemented. After meeting Prime Minister Modi at …
Read More »Ukraine asks India to support a UN resolution on world peace.
As the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches on Friday, Kyiv has contacted Delhi to ask for its backing for a UNGA resolution highlighting the need for “lasting peace” in the nation. Andriy Yermak, who oversees the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, requested the phone to national security …
Read More »TV channels are prohibited from covering terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
The News International Newspaper, based in Pakistan, reported that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) had forbidden news outlets from covering terrorist attacks. According to the report, the instructions followed a previous order requesting TV channels to abide by the 2015 Electronic Media Code of Conduct. The notification stated, …
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