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October 24, 2025 4:20 PM

All is not well in UN, decisions don’t address global priorities, says EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday said that “all is not well” within the United Nations, asserting that the organisation’s decision-making no longer reflects its membership nor addresses global priorities. He was speaking at an ...

October 24, 2025 2:55 PM

Japan’s Takaichi faces early test of defence ambitions with Trump visit

Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi's new hardline coalition partner unshackles her security ambitions and gives U.S. President Donald Trump room to press for military spending, but her fragile government may put a brake on what she can do. Takaichi, an ...

October 24, 2025 9:49 AM

Putin says Russia will never bow to US pressure, warns on missiles

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow would never bow to pressure from the United States or any other foreign power, and cautioned that it would deliver an "overwhelming" response to any military strikes deep inside Russia. U.S. Pres...

October 23, 2025 7:28 PM

EU vows to bankroll Ukraine for next two years as it eyes Russian frozen assets

The European Union will on Thursday agree in principle to finance Ukraine for the next two years, EU Council chief Antonio Costa said, despite a Belgian threat to block its plan to use Russian frozen assets to aid Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

October 23, 2025 2:31 PM

How the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission is empowering rural communities across India

The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, is one of the world’s largest poverty alleviation programmes. Designed to transform the lives of rural poor househol...

October 23, 2025 1:12 PM

How will the next UN chief be chosen and who wants the job?

A new United Nations Secretary-General will be elected next year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027. Here are the potential candidates so far and how the successor to current U.N. chief Antonio Guterres will be chosen: WHEN DOES THE P...

October 22, 2025 11:14 AM

Peru declares 30-day state of emergency in Lima to tackle rising crime

Peru's President Jose Jeri declared on Tuesday a 30-day state of emergency in the capital Lima and the neighboring province of Callao, saying the move was to battle rising crime. The announcement follows protests last week that left one person dea...

October 21, 2025 11:00 AM

‘Light’s victory over darkness’: Trump, Netanyahu and other world leaders extend Diwali greetings

World leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, extended warm Diwali greetings as India celebrated the festival of lights with great enthusiasm and devotion on Monday. In his message, Trump described...

October 20, 2025 9:42 AM

Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Sunday a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month's truce. U.S. Presid...

October 19, 2025 9:04 AM

Trump claims he has stopped eight wars. So why is he starting a new one with Venezuela?

Why is Trump, who has said a zillion times that the war between Ukraine and Russia would never have started if he were the President, training his guns on Maduro? That's the question that is agitating many a mind around the world, including Venezuela...

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