Bishkek, April 27 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday arrived in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting. “On his arrival at Bishkek to attend Meeting of Ministers of Defence of the SCO Member States from 27–28 April 2026, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh ji was welcomed by Ambassador Singh at Manas airport on 27 April 2026,” the Indian Embassy in Bishkek posted on X.Before departing for Kyrgyzstan, Singh state…
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New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) After a brief camp in Gurugram, the India U17 women’s national team reached Suzhou on Monday ahead of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026.India, qualifying for the tournament after 21 years, will start their campaign against Australia on May 2 at 5:00 PM IST on Pitch 8, then face Japan on May 5 at 5:00 PM IST on Pitch 4, and Lebanon on May 8 at 1:00 PM IST on Pitch 8, with all matches held at the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre pitches.The top two teams fr…
Moscow, April 27 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia’s St Petersburg on Monday to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin, local media reported on Monday. Upon arrival in St Petersburg, Araghchi was received by Russian officials and Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali. According to Jalali, Araghchi and President Putin are set to hold talks in St Petersburg on Monday, Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.Speaking to IRNA, Jalali said discussions b…
Seoul, April 27 (IANS) Pyongyang has opened a memorial honoring North Korean troops killed while fighting alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine, with leader Kim Jong-un stressing the need to strengthen Pyongyang-Moscow ties into a “powerful bulwark” in a ceremony marking its opening, state media reported Monday.The North held the opening ceremony of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations in Pyongyang the previous day on the occasion of the first anniversary…
Pyongyang, April 26 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov held talks in Pyongyang on Sunday, Russian media reported.They discussed the current state and prospects of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, state-owned news agency TASS reported.Defence Minister Belousov said: “We agreed with the DPRK Ministry of Defence to transition military cooperation to a sustainable, long-term basis. We are ready to sign a Russian-Korean Military Coo…
Muscat, April 26 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties, regional developments, and ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the regional crisis. During the meeting, Araghchi briefed the Sultan about Iran’s stance on the latest developments in West Asia after the joint Israel-US strikes against Iran. He expressed appreciation for Oman’s support for dialogue and promoting efforts aimed at enhancing security and sta…
Moscow, April 26 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met the visiting Speaker of Russia’s lower house in Pyongyang, a media report said Sunday.Kim met Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who visited the country to attend the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honouring North Korean soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, according to Russia’s Tass news agency.During the meeting, Volodin conveyed President Vladimir Putin’s greetings and best wishes, as well as congra…
Moscow, April 26 (IANS) Russia is an integral part of the Eurasian continent, and cannot be termed as the “main threat to Europe”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated on Sunday.Russia is being portrayed as a “model external enemy” for propaganda purposes, he said in an interview with Vesti News, Russian news agency Tass reported.”Russia cannot be the main threat to Europe,” Peskov emphasised, “because Russia, no matter what anyone says, being a Eurasian country, is still an integral p…
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) China has not openly backed its comprehensive strategic partner Iran as the West Asia conflict continues to intensify, and discussions within Beijing suggest that it never committed to “take the bullet” for Tehran, according to a recent report. In the early phase of the US-Iran conflict, Beijing signalled both to Iran and to observers questioning its relatively “muted response” that its partnership with Tehran does not extend to military intervention, according to a repo…
New York, April 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Saturday night cancelled his negotiators’ trip to Pakistan because of the confusion over who is in charge of Iran and the “tremendous infighting” among their leadership. After Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi landed in Islamabad on Friday, Trump’s Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt had announced that the negotiators, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and his Special Representative Steve Witkoff, would go there.She said Vice Preside…