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Indian professionals in Tokyo welcome PM Modi’s push for global partnerships

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Tokyo on Friday, with members of the Indian diaspora in the city expressing excitement and pride over the PM’s visit. From IT professionals to entrepreneurs, many believe PM Modi’s presence will strengthen bilateral ties, boost trade, and open new opportunities. PM Modi embarked […]

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says Europe must clearly define security guarantees

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a group of European leaders on Thursday it was important to produce a clear definition of security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a plan to secure a peace settlement with Russia after 3-1/2 years of war. The virtual meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki and the leaders of Estonia, […]

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Fed’s Cook sues Trump over his attempt to fire her; court hearing set for Friday

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming President Donald Trump has no power to remove her from office, setting up a legal battle that could challenge long-established norms for the U.S. central bank’s independence. The lawsuit said Trump violated a federal law allowing him to remove a Fed governor only “for […]

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Missile attacks in Ukraine leave 23 dead, EU HQ damaged

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early on Thursday in a sweeping attack that the U.S. special envoy on Ukraine said undermined President Donald Trump’s peace efforts. At least 23 people were killed in the capital, Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration, said on Telegram. As of 11 p.m. (2000 GMT) rescue efforts […]

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UN Security Council renews Lebanon peacekeeping mission ‘for a final time’

August 29, 2025 revoi editor

The United Nations Security Council unanimously extended “for a final time” a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, when the operation will then begin a year-long “orderly and safe drawdown and withdrawal.” The decision was taken on Thursday. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978, patrols Lebanon’s southern […]

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BSF Flags “Delay and Denial” By Bangladesh in Taking Back its Nationals Caught in India

August 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Aug 28: The Border Security Force (BSF) has flagged “denial and delay” by Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in accepting apprehended “illegal Bangladeshi entrants” along the eastern border at the three-day Director General-level conference in Dhaka. At the meeting, the BSF stressed upon the need for early construction of a single row fence, without […]

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Tariff War: “If India Does Not Budge, Trump will Not Soften up”

August 28, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 28: Even as some top US officials have warned that unless India was prepared to curb its purchase of Russian crude, President Donald Trump was unlikely to soften his stand on the 50% highest tariff on Indian exports, the government sources continue to express the confidence that the discord between […]

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SCO Summit: After 7 years, PM Modi to meet President Xi for bilateral meetings

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31 and Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 1, in Tianjin on the sidelines of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, the media reported on Thursday. Their engagements will be closely watched by the […]

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Latest Trump buddy: Finland’s President Stubb calls PM Modi on Ukraine, India-EU FTA!

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Facing brickbats at home and abroad, is US President Donald Trump now using a backchannel via his latest European Union friend, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, to ‘reconnect’ with New Delhi? For, a week after attending an EU-NATO meeting with President Trump at the White House on the Ukraine issue, […]

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US reaffirms Greenland’s right to self-determination amid political sway allegations

August 28, 2025 revoi editor

The United States’ top diplomat in Denmark has reaffirmed Greenland’s right to determine its own future, following Danish intelligence reports alleging that private U.S. citizens attempted to sway political sentiment in the Arctic territory. Chargé d’Affaires Mark Stroh met with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Copenhagen on Wednesday. Denmark summoned him in response to a […]