Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump held a crucial bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, on Wednesday, marking their first face-to-face interaction in 16 months amid a backdrop of geopolitical tensions, trade negotiations and evolving strategic challenges.
During the talks, the two leaders discussed trade, the Russia-Ukraine war, West Asia crisis, maritime security and the broader India-US partnership.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian, France. The leaders reviewed the growing India-European Union partnership and discussed ways to further deepen economic cooperation.
The US President is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with PM Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.
He urged global financial institutions to help developing countries absorb the shocks and maintain economic resilience.
US forces struck and disabled an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker sailing toward an Iranian port, the US Central Command said on X.
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's historic electoral victory in West Bengal Assembly elections.
Tehran says it remains open to diplomacy, but Iranian officials have denied reports of fresh written exchanges with Washington or a near-final pact.
Tensions between China and Taiwan have once again intensified, underscoring the deepening diplomatic and political divide after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's visit to Eswatini, described by China ''as an act of smuggling and separatism'', while Lai insisting no country has the right to stop Taiwan from engaging with the world.
Trump, however, added that the US will start bombing Iran at "much higher level and intensity" than before if Tehran refuses to agree to sign the new proposal.
