New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi in New Delhi, where the two leaders exchanged views on the evolving situation in West Asia and its wider implications, along with bilateral matters of mutual interest.
London, May 15 (IANS) A global legal advocacy group has written to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman, expressing grave concern over the reported incidents of cancellation of nominations and obstructions of lawyers from participating in several district bar elections across the country.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, once sanctioned and barred by Beijing over his criticism of China, appeared prominently at President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week after Chinese officials quietly adopted a different Chinese spelling of his name, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned US President Donald Trump that mishandling Taiwan could lead to “clashes and even conflicts” as the two leaders opened high-stakes talks in Beijing aimed at stabilising relations between the world’s two largest economies amid tensions over trade, technology and Iran, according to multiple media reports.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has demanded that President Donald Trump publicly disclose any China-linked financial interests involving himself, his family, or senior administration officials as Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) Indian professionals, students, and family-based immigrants could face sweeping new restrictions under a hardline immigration proposal introduced by influential Republican lawmaker Tommy Tuberville, including tougher H-1B rules, limits on work authorization for foreign students, and higher English requirements for citizenship.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday emplaned for Abu Dhabi, beginning his official visit to the United Arab Emirates aimed at further strengthening the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The Trump administration intensified its push to rein in soaring college costs, with Education Secretary Linda McMahon telling Congress that 43 million Americans are now carrying a staggering $1.7 trillion in student debt.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The Pentagon is aggressively restructuring its science and technology apparatus around artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and low-cost weapons as senior US defence officials warned lawmakers that future battlefields will be defined by speed, data dominance and mass deployment of affordable combat systems.
Washington, May 15 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers and State Department officials warned that China’s growing support for Russia’s war machine is rapidly reshaping how the Baltic states view Beijing, with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia increasingly treating economic relations with China as a national security issue linked directly to the war in Ukraine.
