Paris, Oct 17 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation raised alarm over escalating human rights abuses in Bangladesh during a high-level bilateral meeting at the European Commission office in Brussels.
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) President Donald Trump said Russia had asked to be represented at the G20 meetings the United States is hosting this year, and that he would welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced legislation seeking to block President Donald Trump's arrangement to purchase and import Russian diesel, escalating congressional opposition to a policy critics say could provide Moscow with additional revenue for its war in Ukraine.
New York, Oct 17 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation called on Pakistan authorities to withdraw sweeping restrictions preventing television network broadcasts from airing live coverage of terrorist attacks and other vaguely defined “unpleasant” incidents in the country, warning that the measures risk turning security reporting into a tool of state-controlled information and censorship.
United Nations, Oct 17 (IANS) The election for the next secretary-general is deadlocked, with the top three candidates getting two negative votes each from permanent members and only 76 days left for a new leader to succeed Antonio Guterres.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Elon Musk-owned Starlink said it has worked closely with regulators, industry and operators in India for more than 5 years, in a reply to Reliance Industries Ltd (REL) which said that India’s rules apply equally to domestic and foreign companies in the field of satellite communications.
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said the military campaign against Iran would end soon, claimed that American operations in Venezuela had brought enormous economic benefits, and warned of an economic depression if Democrats regained control of Congress in next month's midterm elections.
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) A bipartisan bill in the US House of Representatives seeks to establish a United States-India Interparliamentary Group, reviving a proposal for a formal channel between the US Congress and the Indian Parliament that has stalled twice before.
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) President Donald Trump has put into effect the tariffs of a new US law targeting buyers of Russian oil and then waived them in the same order, sparing countries such as India and China, a 100 per cent duty, a day before it was due to bite and as Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to India.
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) India and the United States are close to sealing the first part of a trade agreement, with dairy access the biggest remaining obstacle, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to India.
