Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) South Korea, the United States and Japan discussed North Korea’s latest missile launch and coordination efforts in three-way phone talks the previous day, Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Baek Yong-jin, director general for the Korean Peninsula policy, spoke by phone with Dan Cintron, acting US deputy assistant secretary of state, and Otsuka Kengo, deputy director general of the Japanese foreign ministry’s Asia and Oceania bureau, the ministry said, Yonhap News Ag…
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New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Bangladesh is entering a new phase of strategic challenges and opportunities in the aftermath of the July 2024 upheaval, as domestic transformations and global geopolitical turbulence converge to reshape the nation’s future. With its scheduled graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026, the country is preparing for a reset in its external relations, demanding reforms in domestic policy and governance to match the evolving realities.At home, a generati…
United Nations, Jan 13 (IANS) China, at the UN Security Council, criticised US sanctions against trade with Russia, asserting that it was using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse for the action.”China opposes the use of the crisis by any party as a pretext to impose illegal unilateral sanctions and disrupt normal trade and economic relations,” Beijing’s Deputy Permanent Representative Sun Lei said at a meeting on Ukraine on Monday.So far, China has escaped the punitive tariffs for buying Russian …
Gandhinagar, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and respect for international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The two leaders also announced a new bilateral Indo-Pacific consultation mechanism. India welcomed Germany’s continued and growing engagement in the region, including activities under the Capacity Building and Resource Sharing …
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The GB Youth Movement staged a protest in the Chinarbagh region of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) against the inclusion of controversial personalities in the so-called caretaker government, local media reported on Sunday. Political and civil society members also announced protests in Ghanche, Nagar and Shigar districts over the lack of representation in the so-called caretaker cabinet, Pakistan’s leading daily, Dawn, reported.Protesters stated that several cont…
United Nations, Jan 4 (IANS) The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday on the US operation against Venezuela, the council presidency said.”The presidency intends to hold the emergency meeting on Monday morning at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT),” said Khadija Ahmed, spokeswoman for the Somali Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Somalia holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of January, Xinhua news agency reported.The United States launched an operation…
Moscow, Jan 3 (IANS) Several countries across the globe, including Russia, Iran and Iran, on Saturday severely criticised the US military attack on Venezuela, calling it a “flagrant violation” of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Moscow described the US action as “deeply concerning” and condemnable.”The pretexts used to justify such actions are untenable. Ideological hostility has triumphed over businesslike pragmatism and a willingness to build relationships of trust and pred…
Caracas, Dec 27 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has expressed willingness to hold dialogue with the United States on the basis of mutual respect, provided that the United States gives up interference in Venezuela.In a televised speech on Friday (local time), Maduro said that if the US side is willing to engage in dialogue with Venezuela on the basis of mutual respect and abandon its failed attempts to interfere in Venezuela over the past 25 years, he will welcome it and seek a path to…
Beirut, Dec 22 (IANS) Italy plans to maintain a military presence south of the Litani River in southern Lebanon after the withdrawal of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in 2027, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crossetto said here on Monday, adding that other European countries intend to take a similar step. During a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut, attended by Defence Minister Michel Menassa, Crossetto emphasised that Italy’s presence aims to support the Lebanese Arm…