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US special envoy Steve Witkoff meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on the Ukraine conflict ahead of the White House ceasefire deadline (Photo/Reuters)

US envoy holds "useful and constructive" talks with Putin

Aug 06, 2025

US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for "useful and constructive" talks on ending the Ukraine war, Al Jazeera reported. The meeting came ahead of President Trump's ceasefire deadline, with threats of sanctions if Russia refuses. Talks covered Ukraine and possible US-Russia strategic cooperation.

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"Unfair, unjustified and unreasonable": India on additional US tariffs, says will take "actions" to protect national interests

Aug 06, 2025

"We reiterate that these actions are unfair, unjustified and unreasonable. India will take all actions necessary to protect its national interests," the MEA said.
India's Amardeep Singh Bhatia and Russia's Alexey Gruzdev co-chair the 11th Session on Modernisation and Industrial Cooperation in New Delhi (Photo/PIB)

India, Russia sign protocol to deepen industrial and technological cooperation

Aug 06, 2025
Nepal's Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya (Screengrab/ Nepal House of Representatives)

Nepal law minister denies any move to legalise polygamy amid criticism over draft proposal

Aug 06, 2025

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EAM Jaishankar meets young Nepalese leaders (X/@DrSJaishankar)

EAM Jaishankar meets young Nepalese leaders; highlights strong India-Nepal ties

Aug 06, 2025

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with a delegation of young political leaders from Nepal, underscoring...
Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr (Image: YouTube/@Narendra Modi)

"India can be proud of its spectacular rise under PM Modi's leadership": Philippines' President Marcos

Aug 06, 2025

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on a state visit to India, expressed sympathy for Uttarakhand flood victims, honoured...
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Trump slaps additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports over Russian oil purchases

Aug 06, 2025

After the order, the total tariff on Indian goods will be 50 per cent. While the initial duty...
Afghan girls play in a school courtyard in Kabul, Afghanistan (File Photo/Reuters)

Indonesia contributes USD 3.5 million to WFP for Afghan school feeding initiative

Aug 06, 2025
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UNHCR raises alarm over Pakistan's forced repatriation of Afghan refugees

Aug 06, 2025
People offer prayers at the cenotaph for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan (Photo/Reuters)

Japan: Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing with global call for nuclear disarmament

Aug 06, 2025
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Beijing's growing influence, suppression of academic freedom in UK Universities: Report

Aug 06, 2025
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Kmart faces Federal Court action over alleged links to Uyghur Forced Labour in supply chains

Aug 06, 2025
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik (Photo/Reuters)

Bosnia's election body removes separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik from office

Aug 06, 2025
Uyghur groups welcome U.S. Bill to sanction perpetrators of ongoing genocide in China (Image: X/@CUyghurs)

Uyghur groups welcome US Bill to sanction perpetrators of ongoing genocide in China

Aug 06, 2025
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Pakistan falls short of 3 key IMF targets, missing revenue benchmarks for $7 billion bailout package's 2nd review

Aug 06, 2025
A school of fish swims above a staghorn coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Australia (File Photo/Reuters)

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread coral bleaching on record

Aug 06, 2025
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China expresses concern over "third party" presence in South China Sea after India-Philippines joint exercise

Aug 06, 2025
Russia's President Vladimir Putin greets US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (Photo/Reuters)

Trump's special envoy meets Putin in Moscow to avert new US sanctions

Aug 06, 2025
People wade through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan (Photo/Reuters)

71 dead, 86 injured in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to rain-related incidents

Aug 06, 2025