Moscow, Feb 12 (IANS) Russia will not attend the first meeting of the US-led Board of Peace, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. In response to a question during a news briefing on Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated, “Russia will not take part in the [upcoming] Board of Peace meeting.”Zakharova added that “work to formulate” Russia’s position on the Board of Peace is ongoing, the country’s leading news agency Tass reported.The foreign ministr…
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that India is examining the invitation received from the United States to join the Board of Peace – the US-backed effort to establish peace and begin reconstruction and economic revival in Gaza. The first session of the newly-formed Board of Peace is scheduled for February 19.While addressing a weekly media briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated India’s stance of supporting efforts aimed a…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) The Pentagon is ready to deploy the second aircraft carrier in the Middle East in two weeks amid heightened US-Iran tensions, a leading US media outlet reported.The carrier is likely from the US East Coast, the report quoted US officials as saying, noting the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush is completing a series of training exercises off the coast of Virginia, and it could potentially expedite those exercises, reports Xinhua news agency, quoting The Wall Street J…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good meeting” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, as both leaders focused on negotiations with Iran and the situation in Gaza. “I have just finished meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, of Israel, and various of his Representatives. It was a very good meeting, the tremendous relationship between our two countries continues,” Trump said on Wednesday (local time)The Oval Office meeting …
Abu Dhabi, Feb 9 (IANS) The leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt met Monday to call for a permanent end to the fighting in Gaza, emphasising that the “two-state solution” remains the only path to lasting peace in the Middle East. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met in Abu Dhabi against a backdrop of regional tension. According to the UAE’s state news agency WAM, the two leaders stressed the urgent need to secure a lastin…
Sydney, Feb 5 (IANS) A 19-year-old from Sydney has been charged by authorities over an alleged death threat to Israeli President Isaac Herzog ahead of his visit to Australia.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday that the man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with allegedly making an online threat towards a foreign head of state.The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that the head of state was Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who is set to arrive in Australia on …
Washington, Feb 4, (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday confirmed that Ukrainian and Russian technical military teams are holding direct talks with US involvement, calling the engagement an important step even as he cautioned that the most difficult issues remain unresolved.“For the first time in a very long time, we have technical military teams from both Ukraine and Russia meeting in a forum that we’ll also be involved with,” Rubio told reporters, referring to discussions …
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Noting that India is a friend of both Palestine and Israel, Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian on Thursday said that New Delhi can play an important role in bridging both sides. The visiting Foreign Minister, who arrived in New Delhi earlier in the day to attend the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers meeting (FMM) and the 4th India-Arab Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) 2026, asserted that Palestine expects India to actively participate in the ongoing peace effort…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Over the last year and a half, dozens of Hamas terrorists have visited Pakistan and taken part in public events. The ISI has been welcoming of the Hamas leadership and has ensured good coordination with the members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. Following the onslaught by Israel, Hamas has been largely weakened. Although the outfit is still capable of striking hard, but currently down due to the long drawn battle it fought with Israel. Many attempts at re-g…
United Nations, Jan 29 (IANS) As the Gaza peace deal enters the second phase, India has commended the US efforts to end the conflict. Speaking at the Security Council debate on the situation in the Middle East, India’s Permanent Representative also denounced terrorism, without naming Hamas, whose attacks on Israel in 2023 set off the Gaza crisis.“Let us be clear that terrorism has no place in civilised societies and must be condemned in all its forms and manifestations”, he said.Harish ref…