British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, before their bilateral meeting at the Sheraton Hotel, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. — AFP UK wants ‘consistent, lasting and respectful’ relations: Starmer Xi says China and the UK have “wide … Read more
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya is seen during a swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 24, 2024. – Reuters Dissanayake did not appoint a new finance minister. The leftist coalition gets 159 seats in Parliament. Focus on poverty reduction and anti-corruption measures. Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake … Read more
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrives at the national cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, September 4, 2024. — Reuters On Tuesday, New Zealand’s Prime Minister issued a historic apology to victims who were subjected to abuse in government care institutions, acknowledging the “unimaginable pain” they suffer inside children’s homes and psychiatric hospitals. About 200,000 … Read more
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah looks at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party’s victory in the country’s general elections, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. — AFP Ottawa: The Canadian government on Tuesday accused Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, who is close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of orchestrating plots … Read more
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Jolie speaks during a joint press conference on February 2, 2024. – Reuters Foreign Minister says Indian High Commissioner is among six diplomats expelled. He says he will not tolerate any diplomats who violate the Vienna Convention. “Some very serious red lines have been crossed,” McKay says. Days after a group … Read more
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Thursday ordered an arrest warrant for exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in August after a student revolt ousted her from power. “The court (…) ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her production in court on November 18,” Mohammad Tajul Islam, the prosecutor … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The Prime Minister’s accusations come at a time when India and Canada have expelled each other’s envoys. Police say they have identified acts of violence against Canadians that were authorized by the Indian government. … Read more
BEIJING: China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on Tuesday urged the U.S. to lift sanctions on Chinese enterprises in a phone call with his American counterpart Gina Raimondo. Wang said it is crucial to clarify the boundaries of national security in economic and trade areas, as this would help maintain the stability and security of … Read more
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum seekers that saw at least 10 police officers injured, one seriously, describing it as “far-right thuggery,” as more violence broke out across the country in the wake of a stabbing rampage at a dance class that left three girls dead and many … Read more