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Delaware : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and attended the dignified transfer of four US service members killed in connection with the ongoing war with Iran, according…

Washington, DC : U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Saudi Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman signed a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, commonly known as a 123 agreement, alongside an accompanying bilateral…

Georgia : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (US local time) termed the war with Iran as a "skirmish" and claimed that Tehran wants to "make a deal." He made the remarks in Marietta, Georgia, while speaking about his…

Manila : India joined its Quad partners on Wednesday in advocating for peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific while reiterating "unwavering support" for "ASEAN unity and centrality" amid growing Chinese military muscle-flexing…

Manila : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn in Manila on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM), with both sides reaffirming their commitment to advancing…

Skopje : President Droupadi Murmu said that India's ancient civilisational philosophy 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'' calls for "building bridges, not walls", when the global landscape is "fractured" by conflict and economic division, a…

Skopje : President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday called for deepening economic and commercial ties between India and North Macedonia, urging both countries to set an ambitious target of doubling their bilateral trade volume by the end of the…

Washington DC : US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (US local time) directed his administration to allow American airline carriers to "fly directly" to Lebanon and expressed optimism that other countries would take the same…

Washington DC : US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday (local time) estimated that the cost of the ongoing US conflict with Iran has reached USD 37.5 billion so far, including certain operations and maintenance expenses…

Manila : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila and discussed key areas of the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership as the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting…

Washington, DC : Pakistan has sought a USD 10 billion exchange stabilisation facility from the United States in a bid to strengthen its foreign exchange reserves and reduce pressure on its economy, Reuters reported, citing a source…

Washington DC : Amid the escalated military confrontation in West Asia as the conflict between Washington and Tehran intensifies, US President Donald Trump has hit a crossroad currently weighing two possible courses of action in the ongoing…

New Delhi : The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) can no longer function in its present form and will remain in abeyance until Pakistan "credibly and irrevocably" ends its support for cross-border terrorism, with any reconsideration of the 1960…

Caracas : The United Arab Emirates has sent 70 tonnes of humanitarian aid and relief supplies to Venezuela following two recent earthquakes as part of its emergency response to the disaster. Delivered through the UAE Aid Agency in…

Hong Kong : The tenth anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration's (PCA) unanimous ruling against Chinese claims in the South China Sea occurred on 12 July. In the lead-up to the anniversary, Beijing and its various organs ramped up…

Chisinau : President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a state visit to Moldova, attended a banquet hosted in her honour by President Maia Sandu of Moldova. She also interacted with members of the Indian community during her visit to the country.…

New Delhi : India and France on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the defence ties, during a meeting between Defence Secretary Rajesh Singh and France's Chief of Defence General (Air) Fabien Mandon. The details of…

Tehran : US strikes targeted the town of Khormoj in southwestern Iran, causing power outages across sections of the administrative centre of Dashti County in Bushehr province, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, citing a local…

Tehran : Amidst a fresh wave of US airstrikes on Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has disclosed details of his high-stakes interactions with Steve Witkoff, the envoy to US President Donald Trump. Araghchi revealed that he…

Taipei : Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Monday detected two sorties by PLA aircraft, seven PLAN vessels and one official ship operating around its territory. Sharing the details in a post on X, the Ministry of Defence said that…