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Diplomatic row between India and Poland after EAM Jaishankar criticises minister’s visit to Pakistan: report

During Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski's two-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan and Poland had agreed to deepen their political and economic ties, with both countries…

  • Published: January 21, 202611:55 am
  • Author Dawn
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Thai DPM Ekniti opens first day in Davos, leads “Team Thailand” talks with Big Tech and World Bank

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas begins his WEF Davos 2026 mission with meetings with World Bank President Ajay Banga and senior executives from…

  • Published: January 21, 202611:35 am
  • Author The Nation
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EU on cusp of signing ‘mother of all deals’ with India’: EU Commission President von der Leyen at WEF

She added that her upcoming visit to India next weekend, after the conclusion of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026, is part of the ongoing efforts to finalise the major…

  • Published: January 21, 202611:28 am
  • Author The Statesman
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China calls for cooperation and free trade

Speaking at the Davos Congress Hall, Vice-Premier He Lifeng urged countries to focus on expanding shared opportunities rather than competing over limited gains, saying that…

  • Published: January 21, 202611:13 am
  • Author Wang Mingjie
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Singapore invited to join US President Trump’s Board of Peace; is assessing invitation: MFA

An expanded role for the board has stirred comment that US President Donald Trump may be aiming to build a US-led alternative to the UN.

  • Published: January 21, 202610:36 am
  • Author Bhagyashree Garekar
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Pakistan extends airspace ban for Indian aircraft until February 24

India and Pakistan have closed their airspaces to each other’s airlines since tensions between them escalated in late April in the wake of an attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam that…

  • Published: January 21, 20269:43 am
  • Author Dawn
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ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says

The election, which began in December last year, has been criticised by the United Nations, many Western countries and rights groups as a ploy to legitimise military rule through…

  • Published: January 21, 20268:37 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Chinese drill sparks talk of ‘decapitation’ strike on Taipei

While the mock targets were described as “terrorists”, the drill bore the hallmarks of a so-called “decapitation” strike – a military operation aimed at removing the…

  • Published: January 21, 20268:32 am
  • Author Yip Wai Yee
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UK approves China’s plan for its largest embassy in Europe despite espionage fears

China’s plans to build a new embassy on the site of the two-century-old Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London, have stalled for three years due to opposition from…

  • Published: January 21, 20266:54 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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India asks families of all diplomats posted in Bangladesh to return home: Sources

The Indian Mission and all Posts continue to remain open and fully operational, as per sources.

  • Published: January 21, 20265:46 am
  • Author Manisha Gupta

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