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March 18, 2025 4:30 PM

Poland and Baltic nations plan to pull out from landmines convention

NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel mines due to the military threat from their neighbour Russia, the four countries said on Tuesday. Quitting the 1997 treaty, which h...

March 18, 2025 12:10 PM

Raisina Dialogue 2025: Jaishankar calls for strong, fair UN, says “Kashmir invasion was made into a dispute”; highlights importance of international order

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday stressed the importance of having an international order just like a domestic order. He slammed the United Nations for making the Kashmir invasion a dispute and turning the attacker and victim at par ...

March 18, 2025 10:06 AM

Lebanon and Syria agree on ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes

Lebanon's Defence Minister Michel Menassa and his Syrian counterpart Murhaf Abu Qasra agreed on a ceasefire, the Lebanese and Syrian defence ministries said in statements on Monday, as cross-border clashes in the last two days left 10 dead. Three so...

March 18, 2025 12:03 PM

Six dead after Honduras plane crashed into the water after takeoff

Six fatalities have been reported after a plane attempted to take off from Roatan Island just off the coast of Honduras, the fire chief told local media late on Monday. Wilmer Guerrero, the Roatan fire chief, told local broadcaster HCH that eight pa...

March 18, 2025 9:29 AM

Peru declares emergency as crime wave grips capital

Peru's government declared on Monday a state of emergency in the capital Lima while it also deployed soldiers to the streets to help quell a recent surge of violence that claimed the life of a popular singer. The death of prominent cumbia musician P...

March 18, 2025 9:04 AM

Trump revokes secret service protection for Biden’s children Hunter and Ashley

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday revoked secret service protection for former president Joe Biden's children Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden. "Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended period of time, all paid for by the Un...

March 18, 2025 8:53 AM

Israel consulted US on its strikes in Gaza: White House

The administration of President Donald Trump was consulted on Monday by Israel on its deadly strikes in Gaza, a White House spokesperson told Fox News’ “Hannity” show. “The Trump administration and the White House were consul...

March 17, 2025 10:55 PM

US reports first outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs. The spread o...

March 17, 2025 9:57 PM

PM Modi presents Mahakumbh’s jal to Tulsi Gabbard

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, in New Delhi on Monday evening and presented her with a vase containing jal (holy water) from the recently concluded Mahakumbh in Prayagra...

March 17, 2025 9:11 PM

New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon highlights strong Kiwi-Indian ties at Raisina Dialogue

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, while speaking at the Raisina Dialogue 2025 in New Delhi on Monday, emphasized the deep-rooted ties between Indians and New Zealanders, tracing back more than two centuries. "It is more than 200 years si...

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