Xi Jinping set for North Korea visit next week, first since 2019 amid geopolitical strains
Beijing's latest diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang comes as North Korea balances ties with both China and Russia while expanding its nuclear capabilities.
Beijing's latest diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang comes as North Korea balances ties with both China and Russia while expanding its nuclear capabilities.
Showcasing Odisha’s globally acclaimed disaster management framework and its growing leadership in climate resilience, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in Puri, calling for stronger international cooperation to tackle the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.
Rubio told lawmakers that Washington has not seen Chinese military involvement in the Iran crisis while warning about Beijing's expanding economic and political influence across Latin America.
In the age of social media, diplomacy is no longer confined to closed-door meetings, carefully drafted communiqués and formal state dinners. Every gesture, glance, stumble and awkward interaction can now become viral political theatre within minutes.
The most revealing aspect of President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Beijing was not the choreography of friendship, but the limits of it.
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) issued a stern warning to China on the possibility of imposing a steep tariff of up to 155 per cent starting November 1 if a trade deal is not reached between the two countries.
India’s Lakshya Sen produced one of the standout performances of the tournament so far, stunning second seed and world number two Anders Antonsen in straight games to storm into the quarterfinals of the men’s singles at the ongoing badminton tournament on Thursday.
Japan made history when its governing party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected on 4 October 2025 a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, Sanae Takaichi as the first woman to head the embattled governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government.
The commerce ministry said that Trump's threat of tariffs at every turn is "not the right approach to engaging with China."
The Trinamool Congress on Saturday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government over the recent rape of a woman college student in Odisha following the gang rape of a second-year medical student outside a private medical college at Durgapur in West Burdwan district of West Bengal.
