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PM Modi gets warm welcome from Indian diaspora as he arrives in Brasília for state visit

July 8, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received a warm welcome from members of the Indian diaspora as he arrived in the Brazilian capital for a state visit. Touched by the gesture, PM Modi described it as a “memorable welcome” and praised the diaspora for staying connected with their roots. “Landed in Brasília a short while […]

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China: Is ‘President-for-life’ Xi Jinping on his way out?

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: President Xi Jinping, who has helmed China since 2014, was ‘elected for life’ in 2023, and has been ‘missing’ for weeks, may step down by the end of 2025, the media reported on Monday, after weeks of social media speculation that he is ready to share power, or may have […]

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BRICS Summit: India leads it; Trump threatens “anti-Americans” with 10% extra tariff

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the just-concluded 17th BRICS Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, tried to navigate delicate geopolitical scenario, in the absence of the Russian and Chinese Presidents, India became the focal point of the event which condemned the Pahalgam massacre, and passed several resolutions, but a livid US President Donald Trump […]

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Roving Periscope: “Ridiculous…won’t work,” says Trump on Musk’s political outfit

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Mocking his friend-turned-foe Elon Musk’s potential political outfit, “The America Party” (TAP), US President Donald Trump on Sunday said it was “ridiculous”, and “won’t work.” Multibillionaire and Tesla CEO Musk, who shifted from the Democrats to support the Republican presidential candidate and donated millions for Trump’s campaign in 2024, was […]

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Oil tumbles as OPEC+ hikes August output more than expected

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

Oil prices slipped on Monday after OPEC+ surprised markets by hiking output more than expected in August, while uncertainty over U.S. tariffs and their potential impact on global economic growth weighed on demand expectations. Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 47 cents, or 0.69%, to $67.83 a barrel by 0327 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate […]

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South Korea court to hold July 9 hearing on ex-leader Yoon’s detention warrant

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

A Seoul court plans to hold a hearing on Wednesday to review a request by special prosecutors to detain former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a court official said on Monday. The special counsel team investigating Yoon’s martial law declaration in December has filed a request to the Seoul Central District Court to detain […]

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Typhoon Danas lashes southern Taiwan with record winds, injuring hundreds

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

Typhoon Danas lashed southern Taiwan with record winds and strong rain early on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 330 in a rare hit to the island’s densely populated west coast, where businesses and schools were shut. Taiwan is regularly struck by typhoons, but they generally land along the mountainous and sparsely populated […]

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Trump calls Musk’s formation of new party ‘ridiculous’ and criticizes his own NASA pick

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

President Donald Trump on Sunday called Elon Musk’s plans to form a new political party “ridiculous”, launching new barbs at the tech billionaire and saying the Musk ally he once named to lead NASA would have presented a conflict of interest given Musk’s business interests in space. A day after Musk escalated his feud with […]

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Israel’s Netanyahu says he believes Trump can help seal ceasefire deal

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believed his discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday would help advance talks on a Gaza hostage release and ceasefire deal, as Trump predicted an agreement could be reached this week. Israeli negotiators taking part in the ceasefire talks that resumed in Doha on Sunday have clear […]

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PM Modi urges responsible AI, stronger South-South ties at BRICS Summit

July 7, 2025 revoi editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for strengthening multilateralism, deepening economic cooperation, and ensuring responsible governance of artificial intelligence during his address at the BRICS Outreach Summit in Brazil. Addressing the session titled ‘Strengthening Multilateralism, Economic-Financial Matters, and Artificial Intelligence’, Prime Minister Modi thanked Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for inviting him […]