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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Finland Prime Minister Petteri President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen once again called for an investment agreement between India and the European Union (EU) as India-EU free trade agreement will be discussed again in the summit.
Sudeten Germans will hold their first gathering in Brno, Czechia, since World War II this weekend. The event has prompted a political backlash. It highlights ongoing tensions regarding the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after the war. The first gathering of Sudeten Germans in Czechia since World War II is set to go ahead this weekend despite a political backlash that has exposed tensions over one of Central Europe's most painful historical legacies.
Sweden ordered four frigates from French company Naval Group. These will be the largest surface warships in Sweden's navy. The acquisition starts in 2030. Sweden plans to acquire four new frigates starting in 2030 in a deal worth billions. They will be the largest surface warships in Sweden's navy.
European industries face a potential "China shock" due to increasing reliance on imported components. Trade analysts warn this could lead to job losses and the cannibalization of local factories by Beijing. Rising volume of components imported from China prompts warning of cannibalisation of European industriesEurope is facing a fresh China shock that threatens to cannibalise local factories, leading to job losses and de facto colonisation of industry by Beijing, trade analysts and representatives have said.
IAEA experts will begin assessing Singapore's nuclear infrastructure readiness in The entire preparatory process and actual infrastructure development can take "well over 15 years" based on the experience of others, and the move does not mean that Singapore has decided to deploy nuclear energy, said PM Wong.
Donald Trump stated that arms deals with Taiwan were a "negotiating chip" with Beijing. Chinese state media has amplified these remarks. Taiwan's government has expressed concern over the unpredictable US leader's stance. President’s remarks about Taiwan arms deals being a ‘negotiating chip’ with Beijing have been seized on by Chinese state mediaIt has been an unsettling few days for Taiwan’s government.
North Korean women's football club Naegohyang FC arrived Naegohyang FC due to play Suwon FC in semi-final of Asian Women’s Champions League on WednesdayA North Korean women’s football club has arrived in South Korea for an AFC Women’s Champions League semi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from the isolated state to the South in eight years. The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country on Sunday before Wednesday’s match between.
The World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghe At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of EbolaThe director general of the World Health Organization has said he is deeply concerned about the scale and the speed of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been at l.
Dr NK Arora stated there is no reason for panic in India regarding the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo. The outbreak in Ituri province has resulted in nearly 100 deaths. Surveillance remains crucial. Amid the Ebola outbreak that resulted in nearly 100 deaths in eastern Congo's Ituri province with several suspected, Dr NK Arora, AIIMS Bilaspur President, urged calm to the citizens, saying there is no reason to panic in India.
The Trump administration imposed new travel restrictions and emergency measures. Washington, May 19 (IANS) The Trump administration announced new travel restrictions and emergency measures after an American citizen tested positive for a strain of Ebola in Africa, even as officials stressed there were currently no cases inside the.
The UN atomic watchdog chief emphasized nuclear security in wartime. The head of the UN atomic watchdog on Monday underscored the need to safeguard nuclear security in wartime, a day after a drone strike near the sole nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The UN World Health Organization opened its annual assembly on Monday. From Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa to the complex evacuation of passengers aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) opened its annual assembly on Monday as countries grapple with disease outbreaks, deep funding cuts and growing geopolitical tension.
Forced displacement in the occupied West Bank has reached a rate unseen in decades. This comes as killings and destruction continue despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas reducing violence in Gaza. A senior official with the UN human rights office reported these findings in Geneva.
UN Secretary General António Guterres urged participants at a global forum in Baku Now is the time to place housing at the heart of sustainable development. That was the message delivered on Monday by UN Secretary General António Guterres to participants at a global forum on urban sustainability under way this week in Baku.
The World Health Organization declared a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency, top global disease transmission experts stressed that the chances of another global pandemic similar to the 2019 coronavirus emergency are increasing all the time.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un views Iran's recent presidential helicopter crash as validation of his nuclear weapons program. He believes his arsenal has protected him from a similar fate. The U. S. had previously urged both nations to abandon their nuclear ambitions. long pushed for both Iran and North Korea to quit their nuclear plans.
Ministers, mayors, and experts are meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, to Ministers, mayors, international organisations, urban planners and experts are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to tackle one of the world’s fastest-growing challenges: the global housing crisis, which, affects nearly 2.8 billion people worldwide.
The United Nations warned that nearly 20 million people in Sudan face acute hunger. Over 800,000 children risk severe malnutrition this year. Civil war, displacement, and collapsing systems are deepening the humanitarian crisis. Parts of the country are nearing famine conditions.
New schools are opening in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ten-year-old Shadrac Anyazaka does not hesitate when asked about his future. “After finishing my studies, I would like to become President of the Republic one day,” he tells visitors to his school in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Two former Sinaloa state officials surrendered to US authorities over alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel. Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, the state's former security minister, and another ex-official are now in US custody. Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum denies any links between her Morena party and organized crime.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned of a "bloodbath" if the U. S. takes military action. This statement follows reports of over 300 drones. Díaz-Canel stated Cuba does not pose a threat. Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, says any US strike would be catastrophic after reports of 300+ dronesCuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has warned that any US military action against his country would lead to a “bloodbath” with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability.“Cuba does not represent a threat,” Díaz-Canel said in a post on X.
Mexico City residents criticized Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum's efforts to beautify Mayor’s attempt to beautify the city with murals of mascot and plum paint jobs criticised as waste of resourcesThe giant purple axolotl peered up at Manuel Martínez from the black bitumen of the street. It was the second such painting of the rare amphibian he had walked past that morning.
A drone dropped a grenade on a children's football match in Civilians left increasingly exposed as a dangerous new front opens up in the country’s decades-old conflictAs night fell over southern Colombia, and a group of children began their weekly Tuesday football match, a drone appeared overhead. The children looked up, and the drone dropped a grenade, its blast killing a 10-year-old boy and injuring 12 more civilians.
Despite US efforts under the Trump administration to pressure Nicolás Maduro, little Some feel optimistic change will come, but for many it’s business as usual for the movement Hugo Chávez startedWhen Ángel Linares heard a strange buzz followed by an explosion, his first thought was that neighbours were setting off fireworks to celebrate the new year. Then his windows shattered, the building’s walls shook and its facade was ripped off, sending him flying on to the ground of an apar.
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