New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The fifth aircraft carrying an 11-member rescue team with specialised equipment and 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines has departed for Nepal, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar announced on Wednesday.
Asheville, Sep 2 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has defended the decision to invite Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov to the G20 meeting in Asheville, saying dialogue with Moscow was necessary to help resolve the war in Ukraine.
Asheville, Sep 2 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said Iran is caught in an economic “death spiral”, arguing that financial pressure and military operations will eventually force Tehran to return to negotiations.
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever will embark on his three-day visit to India on Wednesday, during which he will also hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Asheville, Sep 2 (IANS) India and the World Bank Group have discussed expanding their partnership beyond traditional lending, with a sharper focus on infrastructure finance, digital public infrastructure, tourism and the mobilisation of private capital.
Asheville, Sep 2 (IANS) The United States held quiet discussions with China and Russia about Iran during the G20 finance ministers' meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said, while cautioning that Beijing made no specific commitment to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Asheville, Sep 2 (IANS) China blocked consensus at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors after objecting to proposals targeting persistent trade imbalances and non-market economic practices, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Asheville, Sep 2 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned G20 economies that persistent global imbalances, fuelled by subsidies, restricted market access and over-reliance on exports, are hurting workers, weakening supply-chain resilience and creating economic tensions.
New York, Sep 2 (IANS) A senior bank executive was stabbed to death by a knife-wielding woman in Times Square, swarming with thousands of tourists visiting the iconic landmark.
Chapel Hill (US), Sep 1 (IANS) Commercial fusion energy could begin supplying electricity to the US grid in the early 2030s, the head of America’s largest fusion energy company has told G20 representatives, pointing to rapid technological advances and billions of dollars in private investment.
