Myanmar’s military government chief holds meeting with China

Myanmar’s military government chief holds meeting with China

Sunday, 11 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | Bangkok

The chief of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing, has for the first time since seizing power four years ago met with President Xi Jinping of China, a top ally of his military government, state-run media in the Southeast Asian nation reported Saturday. The Global New Light of Myanmar...

Russia holds Victory Day parade for 80th anniversary

Saturday, 10 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | Moscow

Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a massive military parade on Red Square on Friday attended by President Vladimir Putin and foreign leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Victory Day, which is celebrated...

Kim supervised missile tests simulating nuclear strikes: North Korea

Saturday, 10 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | Seoul

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised tests of short-range ballistic missile systems that simulated nuclear counterstrikes against US and South Korean forces, state media said Friday, as the North continued to blame its rivals for escalating tensions through their joint military exercises. The report came a day after South Korea’s...

Nepal’s human rights group protests outside Indian, Pakistan embassies

Saturday, 10 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | Kathmandu

A Nepalese human rights group staged demonstrations outside the Indian and Pakistani embassies here on Friday, urging both nations to end ongoing tensions and promote peace in South Asia. The Human Rights and Peace Society organised the protests, led by activist Krishna Pahadi and HURPES president Renuka Paudel. The group condemned terrorism...

Pakistan says economic affairs ministry’s X account hacked after post seeking loans

Saturday, 10 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | Islamabad/New Delhi

Pakistan on Friday said that the X account of its ministry of economic affairs was hacked and an appeal was posted on it for more international loans to meet the “heavy losses” caused by the current tensions with India. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a ‘FAKE TWEET ALERT’, saying...

We are at war with the terrorists, India states to US

Saturday, 10 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | New York

India is at war with the terrorists and will bring justice to victims of the Pahalgam attack by holding the “lowlifes, subhuman monsters” accountable, Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra has said, underscoring that in no world would these terrorists be allowed a free pass. “The frame and the template...

US to stay out of war: Vance on India-Pakistan tensions

Saturday, 10 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | New York

Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the US has said it is not going to get involved in a war that’s “fundamentally none of ourbusiness”. While the US cannot control India and Pakistan, it can encourage the two nuclear-armed neighbours to de-escalate, Vice President J D Vance said in an...

Imran Khan’s party files petition seeking his jail release

Saturday, 10 May 2025 | Press Trust of India | Islamabad

Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Friday filed a petition in the High Court here seeking his release from jail, claiming a threat to his life due to the impact of the prolonged detention on his health and in view of the current situation with India. Khan’s Pakistan...

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