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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy faces Republican pushback in Washington visit

22 Sep 2023 09:16 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns to Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time to face the Republicans now questioning the flow of American dollars that for 19 months has kept his troops in the fight against Russian forces. Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden at the

Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal to visit China this week to discuss bilateral relations

21 Sep 2023 15:52 PM IST

According to a statement from Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will travel to China from September 23 to October 1 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Ganga Dahal, his daughter, the minister of foreign affairs Narayan Prakash Saud, the minister of water

BRICS members strongly condemn terrorism in all forms; commend India’s G20 Presidency

21 Sep 2023 14:35 PM IST

The Foreign Ministers of BRICS member nations held their annual meeting on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, chaired by the Russian Federation in its capacity as the incoming BRICS Chair for 2024. The Ministers expressed their firm view that the

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy holds talks with Brazilian counterpart Lula

21 Sep 2023 13:38 PM IST

On the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday (local time). The two leaders held discussions on the value of establishing peace and preserving communication between their two countries. It was

G20 Summit: Justin Trudeau refused ‘presidential suite’ at hotel

21 Sep 2023 13:22 PM IST

According to sources, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose to stay in a regular room rather than the presidential suite during his trip to India for the G20 Summit. Notably, according to security protocols, presidential suites are specially created by Indian security agencies. During his stay for the G20 Summit,

Iraq to summon Turkish Ambassador over Kurdish region airstrikes

21 Sep 2023 10:08 AM IST

The Iraqi president has announced that he will summon Turkiye’s ambassador and hand him a formal letter of protest over recent Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi territory. The official protest came a day after an airstrike on a military airport in Arbat, southeast of the city of Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq’s

Saudi Arabia hails ‘positive results’ following Yemen’s Houthi rebels’ peace talks visit

21 Sep 2023 10:06 AM IST

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday praised the “positive results” of talks with Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks, though Riyadh released few details on their negotiations to end the war tearing at the Arab world’s poorest nation. The five days of talks, which represented the highest-level,

China keeps interest rates steady amid gloomy forecasts

21 Sep 2023 10:05 AM IST

Leading Chinese economic planners expressed confidence in the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy during a news conference in Beijing. They opted to maintain key interest rates, citing signs of improvement in sectors like services. This optimistic stance contrasts with predictions from the Asian Development Bank and the Organisation for

Brazilian President calls for ‘outrage’ on global inequality at UNGA 2023

21 Sep 2023 10:03 AM IST

Brazil’s left-wing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, while delivering the first country address at the United Nations General Assembly 2023 called for “outrage” against global inequality amid war, climate change, debt, energy and food crises, poverty and famine. “Inequalities need to inspire outrage – outrage over hunger, poverty, war

The pitfalls of relying on Chatbots for medical advice

21 Sep 2023 10:02 AM IST

We rely on medical professionals for accurate information to make informed decisions about our health. When doctors provide false information, it can be harmful. While doctors usually uphold ethical standards, the rise of powerful chatbots like ChatGPT introduces a new concern. Chatbots, designed to mimic human conversation, may offer medical

NASA’s strategy to investigate unexplained UFO sightings

21 Sep 2023 10:01 AM IST

As reports keep coming in about what used to be called UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects), NASA is taking this seriously. They’ve even appointed a new director to research these mysterious events, now called UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena). A team of experts in fields like astronomy and aviation safety was asked

Kremlin calls for stronger Russia-China alliance to counter Western containment

21 Sep 2023 09:59 AM IST

A senior Kremlin official has called for closer policy coordination between Moscow and Beijing to counter what he described as Western efforts to contain them as he hosted China’s top diplomat for security talks. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, told Chinese Foreign