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UNITED NATIONS: The G4 nations of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan have expressed strong concern over the lack of progress on UN Security Council reform during the previous Inter-Governmental Negotiations session. Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Johann David Wadephul, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Motegi Toshimitsu met Tuesday on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly....more
NEW YORK: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar met US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday and reiterated India’s “interests and concerns” over Washington’s new law paving the way for tariffs of up to 100% against Russia’s biggest oil and gas customers – a list that includes India....more
By Deepak Arora
 UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday made a direct call for permanent African representation on the Security Council, saying the body must be reformed to reflect the realities of the 21st century. Addressing the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Guterres said the Security Council was created in the aftermath of World War II, but the world has changed fundamentally since then....more
 UNITED NATIONS: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday rechristened “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence” during his address at the United Nations General Assembly and said that the US government documents would use the new term going forward. "From this point forward, all of United States documents, and hopefully the world's will be changed to use the much more accurate term 'super' as opposed to artificial. So it's super intelligence," Trump said said while strongly advocating for AI....more
NEW YORK: As world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, mayors and city leaders from more than 35 cities today advanced a shared vision on migration, one of the defining political issues of our time. Convened by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as part of the 2026 Urban 20 (U20) Mayors Summit, city leaders from across the world made the case that migration can strengthen economies, respond to demographic change, and build more resilient communities—and that cities have a critical role to play in making it work....more
By Deepak Arora
UNITED NATIONS: The world is drifting toward deeper division, widening inequality and conflicts that are increasingly escaping the restraints of international law, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday, opening the General Assembly’s 81st session with an urgent call to reshape global institutions for a rapidly changing world. “The faultlines in our world are widening. Cracks have become canyons,” Guterres told world leaders gathered in the General Assembly Hall....more
UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he is deciding between making a deal with Iran or "annihilating" the Islamic Republic. But, Trump also suggested that the US will make a deal right after the November midterm elections. Trump has often taken pride in having allegedly mediated several wars. In his address at the UN General Assembly in New York, he referred to two key conflicts in the world at the moment -- one, his own country's war with Iran, and the second, the Russia-Ukraine conflict....more
NOIDA: Nine people were killed after an AC sleeper bus they were travelling in caught fire in Greater Noida late on Wednesday. According to the police, the bus with 35 passengers was travelling from Noida to Mahoba when the incident took place in Dayanatpur village in Jewar, on the Yamuna Expressway. The bus driver and conductor managed to flee the spot....more
WASHINGTON: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, with President Donald Trump personally greeting him at Joint Base Andrews. Trump and first lady Melania Trump were at the Maryland military base for Xi’s arrival ceremony, along with Xi’s wife Peng Liyuan....more
WASHINGTON: The United States has weapons deployed in space, the US Space Force said in the first-ever acknowledgement of possessing such offensive capabilities. US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the "on-orbit" weapon was necessary to safeguard American forces against hostile enemies, in a not-so-subtle warning to China and Russia. Meink, who made the announcement at the annual Air, Space, and Cyber Conference at National Harbour in Maryland, did not specify what type of US weapon is in space. But he hinted that it will be used for "space control" against "evolving threats."...more
 SRINAGAR: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has described Jammu and Kashmir as an “important part of India” after meeting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar. Ambassador Gor, who arrived in Srinagar as part of his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since assuming office, held discussions with Omar Abdullah on India-US relations and areas where Washington could engage with the Union Territory....more
MUMBAI: Tata Trusts has pushed back against Tata Sons’ move towards a public listing, with chairman Noel Tata saying it would be a mistake for the firm. Noel's statement comes after Tata Sons announced the re-appointment of N Chandrasekaran as executive chairman for another five years, following his current term ending on February 20, 2027....more
UNITED NATIONS: Russia is luring Indians into its war against Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian President alleged that Moscow was recruiting nationals from 47 countries through “deception and tricks”. At the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday, Zelensky asked the other countries to prevent their citizens from being drawn into the Russia-Ukraine war....more
NEW DELHI: A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with a frontline Indian warship in the Arabian Sea after manoeuvring in an “unprofessional and unsafe” manner, prompting New Delhi to summon Pakistan’s most senior diplomat on Wednesday to lodge a strong protest over the incident. The collision was the first reported incident involving the militaries of the two countries since four days of hostilities in May 2025, triggered by India’s attacks on terror infrastructure in Pakistan in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack....more |
'Global Action Must Match Global Ambition': Modi At UN Summit
