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August 20, 2025 9:25 AM

Peace, progress, and partnership: India, China chart forward-looking roadmap for bilateral ties

In a significant diplomatic engagement, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held wide-ranging talks in New Delhi on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the discussions were described ...

August 19, 2025 8:44 PM

Trump says Putin ‘tired’ of war, but possible he doesn’t want to make a deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Vladimir Putin was going to "be good" and move forward toward ending the war in Ukraine, but conceded it was possible the Russian president doesn't want to make a deal. "I don't think it's going t...

August 19, 2025 4:29 PM

Israel studying Hamas reply to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, two officials said on Tuesday of a potential deal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the Israeli hostages still held in the battered enclave. Efforts to pause the fighting gain...

August 19, 2025 11:29 AM

Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire with Israel and hostage release

Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages held in Gaza and Israel's release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian official told Reuters on Monday. Senior Hamas official Basem Naim ...

August 19, 2025 9:06 AM

Prime Minister chairs high-level meet on next-generation reforms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the roadmap for Next-Generation Reforms, with a focus on accelerating measures to enhance Ease of Living, improve Ease of Doing Business, and foster inclusive prosperity. ...

August 18, 2025 4:56 PM

Zelenskiy, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the U.S. president could try to pressure Kyiv into accepting a settlement favourable to Moscow. The leaders of Brita...

August 18, 2025 11:18 AM

Nationwide strike and protests sweep Israel over Gaza War and hostage crisis

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis staged nationwide protests and a general strike on Sunday, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas. The demonstrations, among the largest since the war began nearly two years ago, brou...

August 17, 2025 1:21 PM

Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza, spokesperson says

Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting from Sunday ahead of relocating them from combat zones to the south of the enclave "to ensure their safety," the Israeli military said on Saturday. This comes days after...

August 16, 2025 8:58 AM

Trump-Putin summit yields no deal on ending war in Ukraine

A highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, though both leaders described the talks as productive. During a brief ap...

August 15, 2025 3:17 PM

What is the Golden Dome missile defense shield?

U.S. President Donald Trump has picked a design for his Golden Dome missile defense system and named a leader of the ambitious $175 billion defense program. Here are some key details about the project: HOW WILL IT WORK? The big new aim is for Golde...

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