- 13 October, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityNews
Jaishankar meets Italian Defence Minister, discusses defence, security partnership
Rome [Italy], November 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with the Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto and discussed strengthening the India-Italy defence partnership on Thursday. Taking to X,…
US Defence Secy, Blinken urge joint passage of Israel, Ukraine funding; cite national security threat
Washington, DC [US], November 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin have called on lawmakers to swiftly approve the Biden administration's USD 105 billion…
Russian President Putin gives nod to law revoking Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Moscow [Russia], November 2 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on Russia's withdrawal from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the Russian News Agency TASS reported…
Finland’s top diplomat condemns Hamas attack, backs European stance
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): Jukka Salovaara, the Permanent State Secretary of Finland on his India visit "strongly condemned" the recent attack by Hamas on Israel, aligning Finland's stance…
Israeli forces have surrounded Gaza City, says IDF chief
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 2 (ANI): Israel Defence Force (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said on Thursday that troops are operating inside Gaza City and are surrounding…
Most Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan suffer from stress, mental trauma: Report
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 2 (ANI): Most of the Afghan refugees returning to Afghanistan suffer from stress and mental trauma, according to doctors at the health camp set up by the…
Pakistan cracks down on Afghan migrants as deadline expires
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 2 (ANI): Pakistani authorities on Wednesday launched a crackdown on illegal Afghan refugees as a government-set deadline for them to leave the country expired, The Express Tribune…
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Thai PM, 31 Thai nationals believed killed by Hamas
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 2 (ANI/TPS): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Wednesday with the Prime Minister of Thailand Sarta Thavisin to express his condolences over the murder of an estimated…
US State Secy Antony Blinken to visit India for 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue this month
New Delhi [India], November 2 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on the visit of five nations, whose conclusion will be marked by his visit to India…
“If this does not stop, then we will respond”: US says its military targeted in Iraq, Syria
Washington DC [US], November 2 (ANI): After the October 7 attack by Iranian-backed Hamas forces on Israel, the US military has blamed other Iranian-backed proxy groups for near-daily attacks against…
In fierce shelling, Russia attacks over 100 settlements in 24 hours, alleges Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 2 (ANI): More than 100 settlements have come under attack marking the heaviest day of Russian shelling this year, Al Jazeera reported citing Ukraine's Interior Minister. In…
India, Sri Lanka resume talks for economic and technology cooperation agreement
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): India and Sri Lanka held the 12th round of negotiations on the Ecobomic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA), the Ministry of Commerce and Industry…
