Bodies of 9 suspected migrants found in Panama
Nine bodies of suspected migrants have been found near a remote community in the Panamanian jungle close to the border with Colombia, local prosecutors said on FridaThe bodies, including one child, were found near the Tuqueza and Canaán Membrillo rivers in the Emberá Wounaán indigenous region, according to the Darien...
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Volcanic ash cloud closes La Palma airport
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Minister: Iran will return to nuclear talks ‘very soon’
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Haiti’s leader: Migration won’t end unless inequality does
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Globe Trotting
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Ghana Prez slams European countries not recognising India-made Covishield
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North Korea proposes talks if South Korea lifts ‘hostility'
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Taliban new diktat: All girls to solemnise marriage after attaining age of 20 years
25 September 2021 | PNS
Taliban's relationship with world to be defined by actions: Blinken
The Taliban’s relationship with the international community is going to be defined by the actions the group takes, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, asserting that “this is not a favour” to the world but a basic requirement for a stable and secure Afghanistan. The Taliban swept across Afghanistan last...
China slams Quad ahead of 1st in-person summit in US, says it will find no support
Ahead of the first in-person Quad summit among the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia in Washington, China on Friday criticised the grouping, saying the formation of “exclusive closed cliques” runs against the trend of times and will find “no support”. At the invitation of US President Joe Biden,...
Both France, US have strong interests in strengthening respective relationships with India even more: Blinken
The US and France have “very strong interests” in strengthening their respective relationships with India even more, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, while not getting into the “specific hypotheticals” of a future nuclear submarine alliance between New Delhi and Paris. Blinken was responding to a question on would...
US VP Kamala Harris ‘source of inspiration' for many: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described US Vice President Kamala Harris as a "source of inspiration" for many people around the world and expressed confidence that bilateral relations will touch new heights under President Joe Biden and her leadership. Modi made these comments during a joint press appearance with Harris at...
Quad leaders to announce new working group: White House
Leaders of Quad countries — Australia, India, Japan and the US —would announce a new working group on space, a supply chain initiative and a 5G deployment and diversification effort apart from discussing issues like challenges in the Indo Pacific, climate change and Covid-19 pandemic during their historic meeting here...
Af power transition without negotiation, in non-inclusive manner: India at UN
India on Thursday said that the transition of power in Afghanistan has been without negotiation and in a non-inclusive manner, raising questions on its acceptability. India’s Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs Reenat Sandhu, speaking at the Community of Democracies 10th Ministerial Conference ‘Democracy and Resilience: Shared Goals’, said...
Highest stakes in repatriating displaced people from Myanmar: India
As the only country sharing a long border with Bangladesh and Myanmar, India has one of the “highest stakes” in resolving the issue of repatriation of displaced persons from the Rakhine State of Myanmar, New Delhi’s envoy here said. Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Ambassador TS Tirumurti told...
