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Trump says he is losing patience with Iran, did not ask China for favors

May 16, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but China gave no indication it would weigh in. As he flew back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, […]

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PM Modi receives warm welcome from Indian community in The Hague

May 16, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from the Indian community in The Hague on Saturday after arriving in the Netherlands on the second leg of his five-nation tour. Members of the Indian diaspora greeted the Prime Minister with cultural and classical performances outside his hotel, with several artists expressing happiness over the opportunity […]

Business

India, UAE ink major pacts on energy, defence, AI; Abu Dhabi commits $5 billion investment

May 15, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: India and the United Arab Emirates on Friday signed a series of agreements across energy, defence, maritime infrastructure and emerging technologies during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Abu Dhabi, with the Gulf nation announcing investments worth $5 billion in India. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the two sides reviewed […]

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India can play long-term mediator role in Iran-U.S. tensions: Lavrov

May 15, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said India could play the role of a long-term mediator in the ongoing tensions involving Iran and the United States, citing New Delhi’s “vast diplomatic experience” and growing international standing. Addressing a media briefing after the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, Lavrov said Pakistan […]

Business

Trump in China: Xi hails “historic visit”—sans unresolved tensions, major deals!

May 15, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday hailed the outcome of his meetings with visiting US counterpart Donald Trump and touted an agreement on a new relationship for their countries, projecting optimism—despite unresolved tensions and limited deals announced so far—the media reported. “This visit is a historic and landmark visit. Thus […]

Defence

Zelenskiy condemns Russia after strike on Kyiv apartment block kills 24

May 15, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Friday for Moscow to be punished after laying red roses at the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children. Rescue workers ended search operations at the devastated building, which was struck this week during Russia’s heaviest air attack […]

Business

Roving Periscope: “Iran is finished,” Trump claims, praises Xi during China visit

May 15, 2026 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: On the last day of his China visit, US President Donald Trump claimed “Iran is finished,” and it must either negotiate a deal to end the ongoing conflict or face destruction. “Deal or annihilation for Iran,” he stated during an interview with Fox News on the final day of his […]

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Trump leaves Beijing with few wins but warm words for Xi

May 15, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: U.S. President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from Beijing to end his Iran war, despite two days spent heaping praise on his host, Xi Jinping. Trump’s visit to America’s main strategic and economic rival, the first by a U.S. president since his last […]

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Jaishankar, Iranian FM Araghchi discuss West Asia tensions in Delhi

May 15, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in New Delhi and discussed the evolving situation in West Asia, regional security concerns and bilateral issues of mutual interest. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting being hosted in the […]

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Jaishankar calls for urgent reform of global governance institutions at BRICS

May 15, 2026 revoi editor

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday called for urgent reforms in global governance institutions, saying the existing multilateral framework had failed to keep pace with the realities of an interconnected, complex and multipolar world. Addressing the BRICS session on “Reforms of Global Governance and the Multilateral System”, Jaishankar said the credibility and […]