FGN15 UN-JAISHANKAR-CARICOM
**** India, CARICOM must further deepen economic, digital ties: EAM Jaishankar
New York: India and the Caribbean nations must further deepen ties in economic, digital and mobility domains, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. ****
FGN4 US-JAISHANKAR-FIPIC
**** India placed on ‘strategic partner stream’ in Pacific Islands Forum
New York: India has been placed on the “strategic partner stream” in the Pacific Islands Forum, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, describing it as a “positive development” that will contribute to the deepening of Delhi’s cooperation with the region. ****
FGN2 US-RUBIO-JAISHANKAR
**** India, US discuss Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act: State Department
New York: India and the US have discussed “sanctions” that could be levelled against countries that engage economically with Russia and Iran, with Washington saying it remains well-positioned to help regional partners address their energy security challenges. ****
FGN7 US-TRUMP-XI-ARRIVAL
**** Xi arrives in Washington, kicking off his state visit with rare planeside welcome from Trump
Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was to be met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart on the tarmac instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House. ****
FGN16 UN-ZELENSKYY-RUSSIA
**** Russia uses citizens of India, 46 other countries in its war against Ukraine: Zelenskyy tells UN
United Nations: Russia uses citizens of India and over 40 other countries to fight in its war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly, urging the countries to not let Russian President Vladimir Putin “drag you into this war.” ****
FGN19 CHINA-XI-LD SPEECH
**** Xi says China and US should be ‘partners, not rivals’
Washington: China and the US should be “partners, not rivals”, Chinese President Xi Jinping asserted upon arriving in Washington, and he expressed confidence that the two can find a way to get along in the new era. ****
FGN33 CHINA-US-TRADE
**** China, US reach consensus on multiple economic and trade issues: Chinese Commerce Ministry
Beijing: China and the US have reached consensus on multiple economic and trade issues during their latest round of consultations in New York, where the two sides also held their first dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI), the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. ****
FGN25 US-CHINA-TRADE-BESSENT
**** US and China agree to extend trade truce by 2 months: Bessent
Washington: The US and China have agreed to extend their trade-war truce by two months, to give more time for a potentially larger deal between the two countries, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. ****
FGN24 PAK-PROTESTS-BAN
**** Pak bans public gatherings in Islamabad ahead of planned protest by Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have banned public gatherings in Islamabad for two months ahead of a march planned by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s political party to the capital. ****
FGN17 PAK-AFGHAN-LD STRIKE
**** Pakistan struck sites in Afghanistan in response to recent drone intrusion: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan has conducted precision aerial and drone strikes on ten locations across Afghanistan in response to recent attempted drone attacks from the neighbouring country a day earlier, Information Minister Atauallah Tarar said on Thursday. ****
FGN34 LANKA-PARLIAMENT-BILL
**** Sri Lanka’s parliament begins debate on controversial bill on judges’ retirement age
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s parliament on Thursday commenced a two-day debate on the controversial 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which seeks to raise the retirement age of judges.
(PTI News)
