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U.S. President Donald Trump has dropped plans to visit India for the upcoming Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders’ summit in New Delhi this November. Trump had earlier accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation but, according to reports, he “no longer has plans” to attend. Sources Offer No Official Confirmation Neither Washington nor New Delhi has
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Tianjin, marking his first visit to China in seven years. He is attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which opens on August 31. Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday and also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines. […]
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World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain has warned that women and children in Gaza are actively starving. After visiting the territory earlier this week, she said the suffering was “very evident,” with families facing acute hunger and food shortages. Urgent Plea to Israeli Leadership McCain raised the issue directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
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On the eve of his four-day visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced Western trade sanctions as “discriminatory.” He said Russia and China are united in opposing restrictions that hinder global socioeconomic development. His remarks came in an interview with China’s Xinhua news agency ahead of his attendance at the Shanghai Cooperation
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Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region came under what officials described as a “massive attack” overnight. Governor Serhiy Lysak confirmed that Russian strikes targeted multiple locations, including the cities of Dnipro and Pavlohrad. Early reports confirmed at least one civilian was killed and 16 people injured, among them two children. Emergency services said several of the