Kyiv, Jan 19 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that if Russia genuinely wanted to end the war, it would focus on diplomacy—not on missile strikes, blackouts, or attempts to damage Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) India is increasingly hedging rather than aligning firmly with the United States as China deepens its global trade footprint and confidence in US leadership weakens, CNN host Fareed Zakaria said, pointing to data and opinion polls that show a broader global recalibration.
Quetta, Jan 19 (IANS) Amid escalating violence and security operations across Pakistan’s Balochistan province, a leading human rights organisation reported the alleged enforced disappearance of three more Baloch civilians, accusing Pakistani security forces of involvement in the latest incidents.
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) US federal judges in California have ordered immigration authorities to release two Indian nationals, ruling that their detention without hearings likely violated constitutional due process.
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) A US-based nonprofit group of Marathi mothers marked the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti with a sold-out cultural gathering in California’s Bay Area, bringing together ritual, conversation and community fundraising, with Indian film actor Ashvini Bhave as the featured guest.
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Senator Mark Warner warned that renewed tariff threats by President Donald Trump could unsettle global markets and strain ties with US allies.
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Influential US lawmakers, former officials, and foreign policy experts openly discussed political change in Venezuela and Iran, reviving regime-change language that Washington had sought to downplay in recent years.
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) European leaders moved swiftly after US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs unless the United States is allowed to acquire Greenland.
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised recent US military action in Venezuelan territory, warning that unilateral use of force erodes international law and threatens global stability.
Berlin, Jan 18 (IANS) Eight European countries -- Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom -- said on Sunday that tariff threats undermine transatlantic ties and "risk a dangerous downward spiral".
