UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius
Britain has been under pressure for decades to hand over the Indian Ocean islands but has resisted because of the Diego Garcia base, a key installation used to help US operations…
Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar discusses West Asia situation with top US diplomat Blinken
The Indian minister is on his first visit to the US after Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed the government for the third time.
US President Biden says he does not support attack by Israel on Iran’s nuclear sites
Mr Biden spoke a day after Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel in a move that he previously described as “ineffective.”
Chinese, Russian coast guard conduct joint patrol in Arctic Ocean
The significant operation marked the first time that Chinese Coast Guard ships have ventured into Arctic waters, China Coast Guard said on Wednesday.
India, France hold strategic dialogue on key defence issues
The dialogue was aimed at deepening bilateral defence cooperation and advancing space collaboration, while also sharing insights on the evolving international geopolitical…
Cambodia backs Palestinian state, Myanmar consensus at UN General Assembly
Speaking at the General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly on Sept 28, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea reaffirmed…
Vietnam President’s visits expected to strengthen ties with several countries
President To Lam will pay state visits to Mongolia and Ireland, attend the 19th Francophonie Summit and make an official visit to France, at the invitation of Mongolian President…
Indonesia walks out of UN general debate in protest of Israeli speech
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Rolliansyah Soemirat told The Jakarta Post on Sunday that Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi had instructed the Indonesian diplomats to do so on her…
UN cannot allow violations of international law to become normalised, says Singapore Foreign Minister
Presenting Singapore’s national statement, Dr Balakrishnan highlighted Article 2 of the UN Charter, which states that all members shall refrain from the threat or the use of…
US, Laos celebrate achievements in fight against human trafficking
Speaking at the ceremony, USAID’s Assistant Administrator for Asia, Mr Schiffer highlighted the expanding partnership between the United States and Laos under the US-Lao PDR…