New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) India appears to have emerged as a minority of one in the BRICS group's stand on the Israel-Hamas war with South Africa as the chair taking the lead in mounting a vociferous attack on Israel.
Tokyo, Nov 26 (IANS) Japan has decided to support South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southeastern city of Busan, a local media report said on Sunday, as the voting for the mega event is set to take place this week.
Busan, Nov 26 (IANS) Top diplomats of South Korea, China and Japan were set to hold talks in the southeastern port city of Busan on Sunday, with discussions on resuming the long-stalled three-way summit of the three countries' leaders expected to be in focus.
New Delhi: Perhaps the best insight into the geo-political divide between the US and China -- developing on the lines of a new Cold War -- can be had by juxtaposing the address of Chinese President Xi Jinping and the remarks of his American counterpart Joe Biden at the APEC CEO summit held at San Francisco on November 15.
Gaza/Jerusalem, Nov 26 (IANS) Hamas has said in a statement that it had handed over the second group of Israeli and foreign hostages to the Red Cross.
Tel Aviv, Nov 25 (IANS) Thailand on Saturday said that there are still 20 of its citizen which are held by Hamas.
United Nations, Nov 25 (IANS) The largest aid convoy since October 7 arrived in Gaza on Friday with 137 truckloads of aid and 129,000 litres of fuel, UN humanitarians said.
Tel Aviv, Nov 24 (IANS) After spending 49 days in captivity of Hamas, 13 hostages who were kidnapped from Israel have returned home safely, an official said.
Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) India is Bharat and Bharat is India. But West Asia is not Middle East, or the other way around because although geographically contiguous, they are a world apart: the former is a geopolitical entity and the latter a byproduct of centuries of colonialism.
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) The Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirmed that the nation has made a formal request to join th BRICS -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa -- bloc, saying it is an important group of developing countries.
