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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung shared a unique diplomatic moment, drumming to K-pop hits like BTS’s ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Golden’ from ‘K-pop Demon Hunters’ in Nara. The leaders expressed optimism for bilateral ties, with President Myung noting they “shared harmony atop our individual rhythms.” The summit aimed to strengthen…
The Trump administration has quietly ordered the recall of nearly 30 career diplomats serving as ambassadors and chiefs of mission across the world, triggering alarm within the US foreign service and renewed accusations of a political purge inside the State Department. The move, reported by various US media outlets, is highly unusual and has not…
NEW DELHI: Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar had two breakfasts together within a week, but the deadlock over the Karnataka chief ministerial post does not seem likely to end soon.The second round of the “breakfast diplomacy” at the deputy chief minister’s residence drew a blank yet again, after both Siddaramaiah and DKS left the…
The Karnataka power struggle, simmering for months and boiling over in the past week, took an unexpectedly choreographed turn this morning. Chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, appeared together for a breakfast meeting in Bengaluru, their first joint engagement since the renewed speculation over a midterm change of leadership. Later, the two leaders…
(AI image generated using ChatGPT) Russia has reacted furiously to US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new sanctions on its oil sector, with former President Dmitry Medvedev calling the move “an act of war” and accusing Washington of abandoning diplomacy.In a post on Telegram, Medvedev denounced Trump’s decision to sanction Russia’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft…
Representational AI image NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese soldiers exchanged sweets across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Diwali. Yu Jing, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in India, confirmed the exchange on social media, calling it a “gesture of goodwill” between the troops. The development comes at a time when India-China relations have shown…
Srinagar: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah completed a year in office on Thursday, his tenure defined by “quiet shawl diplomacy” and joining marathons as he appeared to walk in lockstep with the Centre.Omar has kept his National Conference (NC) intact while sidelining Congress and now his father, NC president Farooq Abdullah, keeping him out of…
Jairam Ramesh (left), Vladimir Putin and PM Modi (file – agencies) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Friday questioned the Modi government’s foreign policy approach after reports emerged that Russia is going ahead with supplying advanced RD-93MA jet engines for Pakistan’s JF-17 fighter aircraft, despite India’s diplomatic objections.In a post on X, Congress general secretary…
AI image for representation only. TL;DR: Driving the newsPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday endorsing a $14 billion deal that would spin off TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance. The move aims to meet the legal requirement set by a 2024 law forcing ByteDance to divest or face a ban…
Iran’s rial tumbled to an all-time low of 1,074,000 against the US dollar on Wednesday, just ahead of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s scheduled address at the United Nations, AP reported.The sharp decline follows Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s rejection of direct talks with the United States over Iran’s nuclear programme, limiting the scope for diplomacy…
