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Modi and Putin hold talks on stronger defence, trade ties

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two reviewed...

UK Conservatives heading for electoral wipeout, says poll

London, Jan 15 (IANS) The UK's Conservative Party is heading for an electoral wipeout on the scale of their 1997 defeat by Labour, the...

Guterres pleads for Gaza ceasefire, warns of ‘flames of wider war’

United Nations, Jan 15 (IANS) Pleading for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday about the risk...

Not interested in being vice president: Nikki Haley

New York, Jan 15 (IANS) Hours before the Iowa caucuses kickstarting the Republican presidential nomination process, Indian-American presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said she...

Top Trump adviser rules out Ramaswamy’s chances as VP pick

New York, Jan 15 (IANS) A top aide of former US President Donald Trump has said that voters are likely to rule out Indian-American...

North Korea claims to have successfully launched ballistic missile

Seoul, Jan 15 (IANS) North Korea on Monday said it successfully test-fired a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) carrying a hypersonic warhead the previous...

Tulsi Gabbard to host show on X to ‘defend free speech’

New York, Jan 12 (IANS) Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu member of the US Congress and a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, announced she has...

US and UK carry out airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) The US and UK militaries launched strikes against several used by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a US official and...

Palestinian state best way to isolate Iran, normalise regional ties: Blinken

Tel Aviv, Jan 12 (IANS) Wrapping up a seven-day whirlwind tour of the Middle East, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that a...

Many New Zealanders under water restriction due to high summer demand

Wellington, Jan 12 (IANS) Many New Zealanders are facing water restrictions due to dry conditions and high summer demand, local authorities said on Friday. Residents...