A Muga silk stole for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a Madhubani painting with fish motif for Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, and a Ladakhi pure wool stole for Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson were some of the gifts presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his just concluded five-nation tour. Also Read | PM…
Pakistan and China have both sought to mediate in the West Asia conflict, sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Beijing from Saturday (May 23, 2026) to Tuesday (May 26, 2026) for talks, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, without specifying whether the war in Iran…
The Myanmar Armed Forces claimed it had recaptured two strategic border towns from ethnic militias amid escalating clashes in the border regions of Myanmar. | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has regained control of two towns near the country’s borders with India and Thailand, marking a significant advance in the civil war…
India-Africa Forum Summit was scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28-31, 2026. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Ebola public health emergency in Africa cast its shadow on India’s diplomatic calendar with the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday (May 21, 2026) announcing postponement of the India-Africa Forum Summit-IV that was scheduled…
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Poland’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday (May 21, 2026) he had summoned the Israeli chargé d’affaires over the detention of Gaza flotilla activists, including Polish nationals, demanding their immediate release and an apology. “Poland firmly condemns the conduct of representatives of the Israeli authorities towards…
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te said on Thursday (May 21, 2026) that he would be “happy” to talk to U.S. President Donald Trump, a conversation that would break more than four decades of diplomatic protocol and risk angering China. Mr. Trump told reporters on Wednesday (May 20, 2026)…
“The former municipal president of Yecapixtla was among those arrested in the operation,” the special prosecutor said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Mexican authorities arrested the municipal president of Atlatlahucan and five other political figures in an investigation into corruption and organised crime in central Morelos state,” special prosecutor Ulises Lara said in a video…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in an overnight address, said there has recently been productive contact with the U.S., which has tried to mediate talks to end the war. Files | Photo Credit: Reuters “Two people were killed in a drone attack on the town of Syzran in Russia’s Samara region on the Volga River,” the…
Philippine Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippine government on Thursday (May 21, 2026) ordered police to arrest a Senator who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his role in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly drug crackdown. “I would like to confirm that the Philippine law enforcement…
Israeli forces on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) intercepted all remaining vessels from an activist flotilla attempting to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, the latest effort to highlight the grim conditions for nearly 2 million Palestinians with severe shortages of housing, food and medicine. A live feed on the Global Sumud Flotilla website showed armed…