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Israel approves settlement plan to ‘erase’ idea of Palestinian state

August 21, 2025 revoi editor

A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state received final approval on Wednesday, according to a statement from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. The approval of the E1 project, which would bisect the occupied West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, was announced last week by Smotrich and received final go-ahead from a defence ministry planning […]

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India-Russia trade in goods has increased five-fold in four years, need to address trade imbalance: Jaishankar

August 21, 2025 revoi editor

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said that bilateral trade in goods between India and Russia has grown more than five-fold, rising from USD 13 billion in 2021 to USD 68 billion in 2024-25, while cautioning that the trade imbalance must be addressed urgently. Speaking at the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission for […]

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UN chief urges immediate Gaza ceasefire, warns of casualties from Israeli operation

August 21, 2025 revoi editor

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City. “It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire in Gaza,” that was necessary “to avoid the death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza City would […]

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EAM Jaishankar to meet Russian FM Lavrov in Moscow today

August 21, 2025 revoi editor

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will meet his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Thursday to strengthen diplomatic engagement and reinforce the strategic partnership between the two nations. The talks are expected to cover a wide spectrum of bilateral, regional, and global issues, with a strong emphasis on economic resilience and multipolar cooperation. Jaishankar […]

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Nikki Haley cautions Trump on tariff move, says don’t derail India-US ties

August 21, 2025 revoi editor

Former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has warned that the Trump administration’s tariff escalation against India risks damaging ties with a key partner at a time when Washington needs New Delhi to counter China’s rise. In an opinion piece in ‘Newsweek’, Haley argued that India must not be treated on par with China. […]

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Roving Periscope: Israel calls 60k more reservists, prepares to occupy Gaza City

August 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz approving the plan to conquer the war-torn Gaza City and the Jewish nation calling an additional 60,000 reservists for a final assault on the world’s hottest spot, the Middle East is likely to enter one of its most decisive moments in the last two […]

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Pakistan: India won’t take first step to normalize ties, says Shashi Tharoor

August 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Veteran diplomat and former United Nations Undersecretary-General Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that India will not take the first step to normalize bilateral relations with Pakistan. Speaking at the launch of a book, Whither India-Pakistan Relations Today?, an anthology edited by former ambassador Surendra Kumar, he said India no longer […]

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Energy: China increases Russian oil imports; India cuts down

August 20, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: While India has recently cut down on the import of Russian crude because of reduced discounts, China has increased oil import, the media reported on Wednesday. China’s oil refineries have placed new orders for Russian crude that will be shipped from ports that typically supply India, as demand from the […]

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Education: Foreign student arrivals to the US plunge 46% as visa woes mount

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the Trump administration’s controversial policies wreaking havoc within the US and without, the number of visitors to America arriving on student visas plunged sharply in July, falling year-on-year for a fourth straight month, the media reported on Tuesday. The declines were most pronounced from Asia, the largest international education […]

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Fire at illegal oil well in Indonesia kills three, hundreds evacuated

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Firefighters in Indonesia are struggling to contain a three-day-old fire at an illegal oil well that has killed at least three people and injured two others, a disaster relief official said on Tuesday. Some 750 people have been evacuated from the densely populated areas around the site, located in Central Java province’s Blora region, Agung […]