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President Trump drops plan to visit India for Quad Summit, claims NYT report
US President Donald Trump “no longer has plans” to visit India later this year for the Quad Summit, The New York Times claimed on Saturday, as it detailed how relations between the American leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi “unravelled” over...

Russia wages non-stop offensive along Ukraine front line, says military chief
Russian forces are waging a non-stop offensive along almost the entire front line in Ukraine and have the “strategic initiative”, the chief of Russia’s general staff said on Saturday. “The combined group of troops continue a non-stop offensive...

PM Modi Speaks To Zelenskyy Ahead Of SCO Summit In China, Discusses Ukraine War
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on a tour to China, spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday. The two leaders discussed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, and Modi assured full support for humanitarian efforts and...

PM Modi reaches China for first visit in 7 years, to meet Xi and Putin, attend SCO Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China on Saturday for his first visit in seven years, during which he will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and participate in the Shanghai...

PM Modi and Zelenskyy hold key phone call on Ukraine peace and bilateral ties ahead of SCO meet
Tianjin (China), August 30 (IANS) In a significant diplomatic development ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a detailed telephone conversation...

PM Modi lands in China after 7 years; SCO summit, meeting with President Xi Jinping on cards
Seven years after his last visit to China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin Saturday for the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, receiving a warm welcome from the Indian diaspora. At Binhai International Airport,...

PM Modi, Zelenskyy discuss Ukraine conflict ahead of SCO summit; talks follow Trump, Putin ...
Tianjin: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to review the latest situation in Kyiv’s conflict with Moscow, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. During the call,...

PM Modi-Volodymyr Zelenskyy Phone Call: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Speaks With Ukraine President Ahead of Key Meeting With Vladimir Putin During SCO Summit in China
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, August 30, spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in China's Tianjin. PM Narendra Modi...

PM Modi Welcomed By Indian Diaspora As He Arrives In Tianjin For SCO Meet
Last Updated:August 30, 2025, 18:20 IST PM Modi received a grand welcome from the Indian diaspora in Tianjin, China, ahead of the 2025 SCO Summit, with cultural performances by Chinese artists. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday received a...

Moscow wades into case of missing British boy, three - saying Putin's regime must 'do everything possible' to protect Russian's mother right to keep the boy if she has spirited him away to Russia
By WILL STEWART Published: 10:18 EDT, 30 August 2025 | Updated: 10:24 EDT, 30 August 2025 Moscow has waded into the case of a missing British boy, three, amid fears the child has been 'kidnapped' by his Russian mother. A state media pundit has...

PM Modi Discusses Ukraine War With President Zelenskyy Ahead Of Putin Meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on Saturday with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy where the two leaders discussed evolving situation in the European nation. According to the Prime Minister's office, President...

Russia Intensifies Relentless Offensive Across Ukraine Front, Military Chief Says
Home Russia Russia Intensifies Relentless Offensive Across Ukraine Front, Military Chief Says "The combined group of troops continue a non-stop offensive along almost the entire front line," General Valery Gerasimov told his deputies in an address...
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PM Modi in China: Indian community and Chinese performers express admiration
During PM Modi’s visit to Tianjin for the SCO Summit, a Chinese woman married to an Indian became emotional on meeting him, while Chinese dancers performed Kathak and Odissi to welcome the Prime Minister. As PM Modi visits China, a Chinese woman,...

PM leaves for SCO Summit, working visit to China
HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and a high-ranking delegation of Việt Nam left Hà Nội on Saturday evening for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 and a working visit to China from August 31 to September 1, at the...

PM Modi Lands in China After Gap of 7 Years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on Saturday on a keenly watched visit Tianjin– After a gap of over seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on Saturday on a keenly watched visit that assumed greater significance in...

President's moves could undermine future elections and confidence in them
Will we have fair mid-term elections when the time comes next year? There are indications our president would rather they not be. Consider the kinds of moves he has made that could change the character of the midterms in a way that might further...

Russia Rages at World Leader for Calling Putin an ‘Ogre’
French President Emmanuel Macron has upset the Kremlin after calling Russian President Vladimir Putin an “ogre” and a “predator,” according to Reuters. “For his own survival, [Putin] needs to keep eating,” Macron said after meeting with President...

Russia fails to capture Pokrovsk, Chasiv Yar, and Toretsk despite deploying 100,000-strong force - Trehubov
Despite aggressive actions and the deployment of a 100,000-strong force in the Pokrovsk sector, Russian troops failed to capture the cities of Pokrovsk, Chasiv Yar, and Toretsk during the summer campaign. Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the...

PM Modi lands in China after 7 years; Xi meeting gains significance amid US tariff tensions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a warm welcome on his arrival to attend the SCO Summit, in Tianjin on Saturday. | Photo Credit: DPR PMO After a gap of over seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China on Saturday evening on a...

Minister Lipavský Attended the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Copenhagen
On Friday, 29 August, and Saturday, 30 August 2025, an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU Member States (the so-called Gymnich) took place in Copenhagen. The Czech delegation was led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský....