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India, Japan strengthen defence cooperation prospects in 2+2 dialogue
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met their Japanese counterparts Hamada Yasukazu and Hayashi Yoshimasa during the second India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue held in Tokyo on September 8. They held detailed discussions on all critical challenges to a rules-based global order which increasingly binds the two countries, reinforcing their special strategic and global partnership.
US indifferent to Indian 'concern' over F-16 spares for Pakistan
A readout issued by the US Defense Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's phone call with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday made no mention of the "concern" conveyed by the Indian official, as it talked about general ties and broad future contours for discussion and cooperation.
Maulana Masood Azhar not in Afghanistan, but in Pakistan: Taliban
Following Pakistans letter to Kabul seeking to locate, report and arrest Maulana Masood Azhar the head of banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed the Taliban government on Wednesday denied his presence in Afghanistan, media reports said. On Tuesday, Pakistan wrote to Kabul asking it to arrest the JeM chief, a UN-desiganted terrorist most wanted in India, stating that he was hiding somewhere in the Taliban-led country.
Ukraine has pulled off one of greatest counter attacks in modern history'
Justin Bronk, a research fellow at London's Royal United Services Institute, has analysed the latest situation in an article as Ukrainian troops continued to pile pressure on retreating Russian forces. Ukraine is now seeking to hold onto its sudden momentum that has produced major territorial gains, with Russian troops surrendering en masse amid hopes that a turning point in the war has finally been reached.
Donald Trump blasts 'weaponised' FBI as he fumes over seizure of My Pillows CEO's phone
CEO Mike Lindell, one of the most prominent 2020 election conspiracy theorists, said federal agents took his phone while questioning him about Tina Peters, a Colorado clerk who is under incitement over allegations of tampering with election voting equipment, the Newsweek reported.
President Putin will fail and Europe will prevail: EU chief
Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, European Commission President Leyen issued a rallying call intended to unite member states grappling with an energy crisis as winter draws near, The Guardian reported. Leyen described the Russian invasion as not only a war on Ukraine, but "a war on our economy, a war on our values and a war on our future".
77th session of UN General Assembly opens
In his opening remarks on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for solidarity among member states to address common challenges, reports Xinhua news agency. The many challenges that defined the 76th session of the General Assembly are still very much around as the new session starts, he said.
Russia-India trade more than doubles this year, says Kremlin ahead of SCO summit
"Our relations are actively developing, the trade has also increased significantly with supplies of Russian oil, coal and fertilizers increasing," RT news quoted Kremlin foreign policy spokesman Yury Ushakov as saying to reporters in Moscow. The Summit will take place on Thursday and Friday in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.
UAE envoy resumes duties in Iran after 6 yrs
In a statement, the Ministry said that Zaabi met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday during which the latter said that Tehran is interested in expanding relations with the UAE based on the neighbour-oriented policy, reports Xinhua news agency.
Russia has covertly spent over $300mn since 2014 to influence politicians: US
The Department of State's allegation is based on a declassified intelligence assessment released on Tuesday, the BBC reported. According to a senior official from President Joe Biden's administration, "this is just the tip of the iceberg". American intelligence "assesses that these are minimum figures and that Russia likely has transferred additional funds covertly in cases that have gone undetected", the official said during a phone briefing.
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