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Ukraine: No breakthrough, yet—Trump proposes, but Putin unwilling to dispose!

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: It wasn’t unexpected, after all, given what happened in Alaska on August 15. US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, delighted after meeting his ‘old friend,’ Russian President Vladimir Putin. And Putin—some claimed it was one of his multiple body doubles!—also returned home without yielding an inch and, […]

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Israel studying Hamas reply to Gaza ceasefire proposal

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Israel is studying Hamas’ response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, two officials said on Tuesday of a potential deal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the Israeli hostages still held in the battered enclave. Efforts to pause the fighting gained new momentum over the past week after Israel announced plans for a […]

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Twenty bodies found in Pakistan mountain village after cloudburst flooding

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Rescue workers on Tuesday recovered more bodies from a mountain village in northwest Pakistan where flash floods triggered by a cloudburst brought down homes and buildings, bringing the death toll there to at least 20, the local district commissioner said. The toll contributed to a total of 358 deaths in the floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]

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Roving Periscope: China smiles; ready to provide rare earths, fertilizers to India

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As India told the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister that differences must not become disputes, Beijing has agreed to address New Delhi’s requirements for rare earths, fertilizers, and tunnel-boring machines, the media reported on Tuesday. Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, who led the Indian team to discuss various bilateral issues […]

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Putin briefs PM Modi on Alaska talks with Trump

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sharing his assessment of last week’s meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska. During the conversation, PM Modi reiterated India’s consistent call for a peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict and New Delhi’s support for all diplomatic efforts. “Thank my friend, President […]

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he’s ready to work for peace ahead of Trump talks

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he was ready to work to end the war with Russia ahead of talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, where he could face pressure to accept terms favourable to Moscow. “Russia can only be forced into peace through strength, and President Trump has that strength,” Zelenskiy wrote on social media […]

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India and China should now move ahead: EAM Jaishankar to Chinese Foreign Minister

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said that the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India offers an opportunity for both countries to review bilateral ties and exchange views on global and regional issues. Welcoming Wang Yi and his delegation, Jaishankar noted that the relationship has gone through a difficult phase in […]

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US would help assure Ukraine’s security in a peace deal, Trump tells Zelenskiy

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

U.S. President Donald Trump told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday that the United States would help guarantee Ukraine’s security in any deal to end Russia’s war there, though the extent of any assistance was not immediately clear. Trump made the pledge during an extraordinary summit at the White House, where he hosted Zelenskiy and a […]

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North Korea’s Kim calls for rapid nuclear buildup amid US-South Korea exercises

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament and called U.S.-South Korea military exercises an “obvious expression of their will to provoke war,” state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. South Korea and its ally the United States kicked off joint military drills this week, including testing an […]

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Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire with Israel and hostage release, Egyptian source says

August 19, 2025 revoi editor

Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages held in Gaza and Israel’s release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian official told Reuters on Monday. Senior Hamas official Basem Naim confirmed the group’s approval on Facebook. Hamas said other Palestinian factions informed mediators of their […]