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Moscow : National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met with the Aide to the President and Chairman of the Maritime Board of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev, in Moscow on Friday (local time), where the two sides reviewed progress on key bilateral…

Washington (DC) : US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday (local time) said that the United States has seized roughly USD 1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of Washington's economic pressure campaign against Tehran.…

Singapore : US War Secretary Pete Hegseth used his address on the second day of the Shangri-La Dialogue to underscore Washington's commitment to the Indo-Pacific while warning against any attempt to dominate the region. Speaking at the…

Washington DC : US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and thanked Pakistan for its role in advancing peace in the Middle East, the State Department said on Thursday. In a post…

New Delhi : Italy has kick-started a dedicated task force with India on countering financial support to terrorism, Italian Ambassador to India Antonio Bartoli said on Thursday. Bartoli, while speaking at the 80th Anniversary Celebration of…

New Delhi : US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Friday highlighted the deepening cooperation between Washington and New Delhi that has been actively translating the shared vision of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra…

Tehran : Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday said that reaching a final agreement amid diplomatic efforts to extend the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is contingent upon the US abandoning what he described as an…

Kathmandu: Nepal on Friday unveiled its budget of NRS 2.124 trillion for the fiscal year 2026-27, the first since last year's Gen-Z protests in September, with a key focus on exiting the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list and…

New Delhi: Akshardham Temple of New Delhi featured prominently during a private visit to India by US President's daughter Tiffany Trump and his son-in-law, Michael Boulos, with both the couple and the temple sharing posts about the cultural…

Moscow : National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called for special attention to the situation in West Asia, emphasising the need to ensure the safe and uninterrupted flow of trade through international waterways, including the Strait of…

Ottawa : Canada is preparing to host the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday (local time) for the first bilateral visit by a Chinese foreign minister in ten years, marking an effort towards stabilisation of ties between Ottawa and…

Maryland : US Vice President JD Vance said Washington is "very close" to achieving a broader strategic agreement in West Asia, asserting that recent US actions will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, weaken Iran's conventional military…

Singapore: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrived in Singapore to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, one of the Indo-Pacific region's leading defence and security forums. According to the official advisory issued by the US Department of War,…

Washington DC : The United States on Thursday (local time) announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iran's so-called "shadow oil economy", accusing Tehran of illicit oil revenues to finance the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…

Stockholm : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, announced that Sweden has provided military aid of USD 2.7 billion to Kyiv to strengthen its defence against…

Washington DC : US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hailed President Donald Trump's administration's "kinetic actions and economic pressure" on Iran, which he said worked to bring Tehran to the negotiation table about its nuclear programme.…

Tel Aviv : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has directed the country's military to expand its control over the Gaza Strip, stating that the objective is to take over 70 per cent of the territory, CNN reported. As…

Moscow : National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday met Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on the sidelines of the 1st International Security Forum in Moscow. The two sides reviewed ongoing…

Beijing : The 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held in Beijing on Wednesday, with both sides describing the discussions as "constructive and forward-looking",…

Seoul : Iran strongly rejected South Korea's conclusion that Iranian-developed missiles were likely used in an attack on a South Korean commercial vessel (HMM Namu) in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, escalating diplomatic tensions…