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November 16, 2025
3rd International Ayurveda Conference marks 40 years of ayurveda in Brazil
The 3rd International Ayurveda Conference, jointly organised by the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC) and Conayur in São Paulo, concluded on Saturday after two days of discussions focused on s...
November 16, 2025
Cold wave persists in central and northern India; heavy rainfall forecast for southern states
Cold wave conditions continued across central and parts of northwest and east India on Sunday, with temperatures expected to remain low for the next two to three days before a slight rise. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), several region...
November 16, 2025
Commerce Secretary reviews India-EAEU FTA negotiations in Moscow
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Saturday reviewed the ongoing negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) during a series of high-level meetings in Moscow. Agrawal met Andrey Slepnev, Minist...
November 16, 2025
UN says Israeli wall crosses Lebanon border
Lebanon will file a complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Israel for constructing a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border that extends beyond the "Blue Line", the Lebanese presidency ...
November 16, 2025
Hardeep Singh Puri visits Hanwha Ocean shipyard in South Korea, explores collaboration in vessel construction
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday visited the shipbuilding facilities of Hanwha Ocean in Geoje, South Korea, as part of his three-day official visit aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation between the two countries...
November 16, 2025
Syria, Saudi Arabia reluctant to make peace with Israel as Trump pushes to expand Abraham Accords
On 10 November, Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa strides into the Oval Office. He becomes the first Syrian leader ever to do so since the country's independence in 1946. Al-Sharaa, the 43-year-old former Al-Qaeda commander who toppled Bashar al-Assad in Dece...
November 16, 2025
UN says Israeli wall crosses Lebanon border
Lebanon will file a complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Israel for constructing a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border that extends beyond the "Blue Line", the Lebanese presidency ...
November 16, 2025
Syria, Saudi Arabia reluctant to make peace with Israel as Trump pushes to expand Abraham Accords
On 10 November, Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa strides into the Oval Office. He becomes the first Syrian leader ever to do so since the country's independence in 1946. Al-Sharaa, the 43-year-old former Al-Qaeda commander who toppled Bashar al-Assad in Dece...
November 14, 2025
Hamas quietly reasserts control in Gaza as post-war talks grind on
From regulating the price of chicken to levying fees on cigarettes, Hamas is seeking to widen control over Gaza as U.S. plans for its future slowly take shape, Gazans say, adding to rivals' doubts over whether it will cede authority as promised. After a cease...
November 16, 2025
IAF participates in ‘Garuda 25’ bilateral exercise with French Air and Space Force
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in the 8th edition of the bilateral air exercise Garuda 25 with the French Air and Space Force (FASF), being held from November 16 to 27, 2025, at Mont-de-M...
November 13, 2025
France marks 10th anniversary of deadly Paris attacks
France marks the 10th anniversary on Thursday of attacks in Paris in which Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in a rampage through cafes, restaurants and the Bataclan concert hall, and many survivors are still traumatized. The attacks ...
November 11, 2025
France’s Sarkozy back home after court frees him pending appeal
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from jail and went home on Monday, after a Paris court ruled he could be released while he appeals against his conviction for conspiring to raise funds from Libya. Sarkozy was sent to prison on October 21 afte...
November 16, 2025
Trump snubs South Africa, boycotts G20 summit: Principled outrage or payback for feud with Ramaphosa?
In a move that's sent shockwaves through global diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a full American boycott of the G-20 Summit at Johannesburg in South Africa on 22nd and 23rd November....
November 16, 2025
Syria, Saudi Arabia reluctant to make peace with Israel as Trump pushes to expand Abraham Accords
On 10 November, Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa strides into the Oval Office. He becomes the first Syrian leader ever to do so since the country's independence in 1946. Al-Sharaa, the 43-year-old former Al-Qaeda commander who toppled Bashar al-Assad in Dece...
November 16, 2025
Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show
U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from his policies, financial disclosures made public on Saturday showed. According to th...
November 16, 2025
Trump snubs South Africa, boycotts G20 summit: Principled outrage or payback for feud with Ramaphosa?
In a move that's sent shockwaves through global diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a full American boycott of the G-20 Summit at Johannesburg in South Africa on 22nd and 23rd November....
November 11, 2025
Ethiopia to host COP32 climate summit in 2027
Ethiopia said on Tuesday it would host the United Nations' COP32 climate summit in 2027, fending off a rival bid from Nigeria to land an influential role that will allow it to shape the agenda and outcomes of the event. The more immediate choice of host for n...
November 6, 2025
Can Africa ride critical minerals wave to economic boom?
As global powers scramble for critical minerals, African countries are pushing for new investment to process more of their own raw materials and meet their people's demands for economic growth and jobs, analysts say. To capitalise on the burgeoning demand, th...
