Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hours after speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Prime Minister’s conversation with the two leaders comes in the backdrop of Putin’s reelection as President and no sign of a de-escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war. Sources told NDTV that the two leaders said they see India...
The entire population of Gaza is experiencing “severe levels of acute food insecurity”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, underscoring the urgency for increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory. “According to the most respected measure of these things, 100 percent of the population in Gaza is at severe levels...
Welcome back to our continued live coverage of the Russian election, as predictably Vladimir Putin has claimed a landslide victory after a three-day vote widely condemned by Western nations as a “pseudo-election”. Late on Sunday, the Kremlin announced that the Russian leader had cemented another six-year term after securing 87% of the vote. However, no...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved plans for a ground offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah, his office said in a statement today. The Israeli military is “preparing for the operational side and for the evacuation of the population,” it said. More than 1 million people are sheltering in the city, many of them displaced after...
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that could eventually ban the social media platform TikTok in the country, in its latest salvo against both China and big tech. The bill received resoundingly bipartisan support, with vote of 352 to 65 in favour. It now heads to the 100-member Senate, where its prospects...
A Romanian court has approved a request from Britain to extradite internet personality Andrew Tate but postponed doing so until Romanian trial proceedings finish. The court said on Tuesday it had also ruled that Tate and his brother Tristan should be released from police custody immediately. The Tates had been detained for 24 hours pending...
US president Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald trump on Wednesday secured nominations as presidential candidates for the elections later this year, setting up a rematch between the rivals after four years. Both Mr Biden and Mr Trump, who had already disposed of their primary challengers, secured enough delegates in the states of Mississippi, Washington...
In a significant move targeting anti-India extremism, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government has reportedly formed a special task force with the aim of dismantling the funding network of Khalistan supporters. According to a report by DailySamvad, this has resulted in the freezing of over 300 bank accounts and the seizure of approximately Rs 100 crore (roughly...
The draft document compiled by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa), the main UN agency supporting Palestinians, includes detailed testimony from detainees who describe an extensive range of ill-treatment. They include being stripped and beaten, being forced into cages and attacked by dogs, forced into stress positions for extended periods, and subjected to...
Seeking a second term, US President Joe Biden has launched a vitriolic attack against his rival and predecessor Donald Trump and accused him of threatening democracy within the country and globally, kneeling before Russia and supporting “resentment, revenge and retribution”. Without taking the name of Trump, Biden in his final State of the Union Address...