Washington, April 30 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said that the United States is weighing a possible reduction of American troops in Germany, with a decision to be made over “the next short period of time,” after he decried European allies over a lack of support for the US-Israeli war against Iran. Trump made the remarks in a social media post on Wednesday (Local time) following a recent report by The Wall Street Journal that his administration is considering punishing some members of the N…
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Berlin, April 30 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said his personal relationship with US President Donald Trump remains good despite a recent exchange of sharp rhetoric regarding the war in Iran. Speaking at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday (local time), Merz said he and Trump remain “on good speaking terms,” adding that he simply had doubts from the beginning regarding the actions initiated with the war.Merz called for a swift resolution to the conflicts in Iran, as Germany …
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s exports to Europe have stagnated in the first nine months of 2025-26 despite the continued access to the European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), according to a report in the local media.The report in the Pakistan Today newspaper highlights that the country’s exports to western Europe declined by 3.14 per cent to $3.30 billion in the first nine months of FY26 from $3.41 billion a year earlier, while shipments to northern Europe a…
Moscow, April 27 (IANS) Germany’s Ambassador to Russia, Alexander Lambsdorff was summoned to the country’s foreign ministry on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told local media in Moscow.Lamsdorf was summoned to the ministry over a meeting in Kyiv between Bundestag member Roderich Kiesewetter and Akhmed Zakayev, the leader of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.Kiesewetter is also a member of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs representing the ruling Christian Democ…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Hemant Burman secured silver in the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions event while Zuhair Khan and Addya Katyal won bronze medal in the Trap Mixed Team event as India finished at the top of the medal table with a total of 16 medals: five gold, six silver, and five bronze, in the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle, Pistol, and Shotgun in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday.In the day’s first final, Hemant Burman secured a silver by scoring 351.7 across all three positions in the 50m 3-Position e…
Cape Town, April 24 (IANS) India’s challenge at the South African Women’s Open got off to a good start as Diksha Dagar produced a sparkling back-nine performance to emerge as the leading Indian contender in Cape Town. The left-handed golfer, who famously won this title in 2019 and has finished third in her own Women’s Indian Open, carded an impressive five-under 68 at the Par-73 Royal Cape Golf Club to be placed tied 11th after the opening round.What stood out was her remarkable surge on t…
Hagen (Germany), April 25 (IANS) Indian dressage star Anush Agarwalla delivered an outstanding performance at the CDI Hagen, one of Europe’s most esteemed international dressage competitions, securing a second-place finish with a score of 70.94 per cent aboard his accomplished mare, Floriana. Competing at the CDI (Concours de Dressage International) Hagen in Germany, Agarwalla and Floriana produced a polished and expressive test that impressed the panel of international judges. The pair’s harmon…
Seoul, April 24 (IANS) The government will designate 10 cities to serve as major hubs for startup ecosystems by next year in a bid to promote balanced regional growth and create more jobs for young people, the finance ministry here said on Friday.It will first designate four cities that house the country’s major science institutes — Daejeon, Daegu, Gwangju and UIsan — as startup hubs this year, and name six more cities outside of the greater Seoul area with such potential next year, according …
United Nations, April 24 (IANS) United Nations General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock will make an official visit to India next week, according to her Spokesperson La Niece Collins.During her visit at the invitation of the Indian government, Baerbock will have several bilateral meetings with officials, Collins said on Thursday.She will also meet with the UN team in India led by Resident Coordinator Stefan Priesner, the spokesperson said.This is the second high-level UN visit to India after…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India’s engineering exports to the United States witnessed a growth of 2.3 per cent year-on-year to $19.60 billion in FY26, maintaining its position as the top destination despite higher tariffs, according to industry data released on Thursday.Data compiled by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) India suggested that overall engineering exports touched a record high of $122.43 billion in FY26, an increase of almost 5 per cent compared to $116.75 billion in…