International

Phnom Penh: India and Cambodia continue to solidify Buddhist linkages, including religious tourism. Indian Ambassador to Cambodia Vanlalvawna Bawitlung called on the Cambodian Minister of Culture and Religion Chay Borin and discussed ways to further strengthen various cultural partnerships. During their meeting, they also discussed...

Marseille: In what was the first visit by any Head of State or Head of Government to one of the most ambitious fusion energy projects in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache in the south of...

Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazargues War Cemetery in Marseille Wednesday along with French President Emmanuel Macron, paying homage to the Indian soldiers who fought in the World Wars and sacrificed their lives. The Mazargues War Cemetery is the second largest site where...

Luanda: Angola has recorded 3,402 cholera cases and 114 deaths since the outbreak began in early January, according to the Health Ministry's daily press release. Since February 1, Angola has been reporting more than 100 new cholera cases daily, peaking at 295 February 8. However,...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza and directed troops to prepare to resume fighting Hamas if the militant group does not release more hostages Saturday. Hamas said Monday — and reiterated Tuesday — that it planned...

Washington: The Trump administration will present an unforgiving argument for dismantling the US Agency for International Development to a federal judge Wednesday: USAID is rife with “insubordination" and must be shut down for the administration to decide what pieces of it to salvage. The argument,...

Abidjan: The United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its 2024 Economic Development in Africa Report in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire, outlining strategies to transform the continent's challenges into opportunities through policy reforms, infrastructure investment, and enhanced regional trade integration. UNCTAD Secretary-General...

New YorK: NASA and SpaceX are accelerating the target launch and return dates for the upcoming crew rotation missions to and from the International Space Station (ISS), which will bring the agency's stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back home. The agency's Crew-10 launch...

Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government led by Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to attend the 6th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, from April 2-4. This gives hope for the first-ever in-person meeting between Yunus and Prime Minister...

Paris: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris where they discussed the "incredible opportunities" AI will bring to India. The Indian-origin Alphabet Inc. CEO also discussed how Google and India can work...