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UN Leaders Commend India's Significant Global Contributions
In their meeting, Guterres "expressed appreciation for India's cooperation with the UN," his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric noted. They discussed a number of topics-the Summit of the Future and its follow-through, climate change, Artificial Intelligence, as well as developments in geopolitics. The Summit was earlier this week and adopted the Pact for the Future, paving the way for the UN to set out in working together to collectively tackle looming crises worldwide.
UK PM Starmer Supports India's Bid for Permanent UNSC Membership, Advocates for Major Reforms
"If we want the system to deliver for the poorest and most vulnerable then their voices must be heard. We need to make the system more representative and more responsive to those who need it most. So we will make the case not just for fairer outcomes, but fairer representation in how we reach them. And this also applies to the Security Council. It has to change to become a more representative body, willing to act -- not paralysed by politics. We want to see permanent African representation on the Council, Brazil, India, Japan and Germany as permanent members, and more seats for elected members as well," Starmer stated while addressing the general debate at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York early Friday, India time.
China Expresses Discontent as Indian Mountaineers Name Arunachal Peak After 6th Dalai Lama
A never-before-climbed 20,942 ft high peak in Arunachal Pradesh was climbed by an NIMAS team that named the peak after the 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso who was born in 1682 in the Mon Tawang area.
North Korea Likely to Conduct Nuclear Test Following US Election, Says Spy Agency
This assessment was presented to the parliamentary intelligence committee by the National Intelligence Service, which, in turn, suggested that Pyongyang had alternative options, even a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Rep. Lee Seong-Kweun of the ruling People Power Party and Rep. Park Sun-won of the main opposition Democratic Party reported this information.
FM Lavrov: Russia Will Prevail in Ukraine Conflict Provoked by the West
Lavrov, talking to TASS news agency said, west responds only with force, and Russia is together for this proxy war.
Elon Musk Denies Any Romantic Relationship with Italian PM Meloni
At a glittering awards ceremony on Monday evening New York time, held on the sidelines of the 79th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Musk had given Meloni the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award, referring to the Italian PM as "someone who is even more beautiful on the inside than she was on the outside."
Japan Patrols Taiwan Strait for the First Time Amid Escalating Tensions with China
The destroyer Sazanami was traveling with vessels from Australia and New Zealand through the narrow strait between China and Taiwan, which China considers as its own province. Sources speaking with Japanese news service Kyodo News indicated that the ships were rumored to be headed for exercises in the South China Sea.
Temple Defaced with Anti-Hindu Graffiti in the US
The BAPS Public Affairs said on X that its temple in Sacramento, California, was vandalized with anti-Hindu messages.
EAM Jaishankar Meets Russian Foreign Minister Following PM Modi's Talks with Zelensky
EAM Jaishankar posted his reaction on X after his meeting at the Russian Mission, " Discussed our bilateral cooperation and regional issues."
Canada PM Trudeau Survives No-Confidence Vote in Parliament
Trudeau's thin lead, though, is in for more rigors in the coming days and weeks, as the principal opposition Tories promised they would try again to topple the government as soon as Tuesday.
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