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Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru Saturday conveyed condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the loss of lives in the recent floods that have devastated parts of northern India, claiming more than 100 lives in three states. “I am deeply saddened to learn that...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday wished the people of Ukraine a future marked by peace and progress as he thanked their President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his Independence Day wishes. Wishing India on its Independence Day, Zelenskyy Friday said he hoped New Delhi would...

New Delhi/Moscow: As US President Donald Trump singled out India to impose tariffs for purchasing Russian energy, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his meeting with Trump in Alaska, has said that trade between the US and Russia had grown 20 per cent under the US...

New Delhi: The world wants to see an early end to the conflict in Ukraine, India said Saturday, welcoming the summit talks in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two presidents had held extensive talks Friday but couldn't...

Peshawar: The death toll from the recent flash floods in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to over 300, with those killed also including 13 children, provincial authorities said Saturday. Torrential rains, which triggered flash floods in various districts of the province, are expected to continue intermittently...

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will begin a two-day visit to India Monday for the next round of border talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, the foreign ministry here announced Saturday. During the visit, Wang will attend the 24th meeting of the Special...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington Monday after a Russia-US summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years. In a reversal, only a few hours after meeting Russian President...

Washington: US President Donald Trump spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and also was talking with NATO leaders early Saturday, the White House said. Trump secured no agreement to end Russia's war in Ukraine even after...

New York: President Donald Trump has indicated that the US may not impose secondary tariffs on countries continuing to procure Russia crude oil. There were apprehensions that additional secondary tariffs would have hit India in case the US decided to enforce them. "Well, he (Russian...

Anchorage: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he agreed with US President Donald Trump that Ukraine's security "must be ensured", but tied that commitment to addressing what he called Russia's "fundamental security concerns". "I agree with President Trump that the security of Ukraine must...