Aarna Saini 
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday (September 4, 2025) that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia. Speaking after a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Paris, Mr. Macron said the countries had … Read more
Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Saturday conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping that Lipulekh is Nepali territory, in the first such assertion by a Nepali leader before the Chinese President since 2015. Mr. Oli, who was on a five-day visit to China to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, also held … Read more
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, poses for photos with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on September 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged mutual support and … Read more
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif meets with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on September 4, 2025. Picture: X/@CMShehbaz Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday (September 4, 2025) met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing and the two sides reaffirmed their resolve to further strengthen their iron-clad, all-weather strategic cooperative partnership. During the meeting, the two sides also … Read more
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, from left Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto , Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un look out from Tiananmen Gate as they attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at Tiananmen Square … Read more
Smoke rises after an explosion in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on September 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 44 people on Thursday (September 4, 2025), including 25 in Gaza City where the military has increased bombardments ahead of a … Read more
Humanity is faced with a choice of peace or war, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) as Beijing marked the 80th anniversary of its victory in the Second World War with a military parade presided over by Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said America gets along with India very well, but the relationship was “one-sided” for many years since New Delhi was charging Washington “tremendous tariffs”. “No, we get along with India very well,” Mr. Trump said in the White House on Tuesday (September … Read more
Construction work has intensified on a major new structure at a facility key to Israel’s long-suspected atomic weapons program, according to satellite images analysed by experts. They say it could be a new reactor or a facility to assemble nuclear arms — but secrecy shrouding the program makes it difficult to know for sure. The … Read more
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. File | Photo Credit: Reuters NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Thursday (September 4, 2025) that Russia did not have a veto on whether Western powers can deploy troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees if a truce is reached. “Why are we interested in what Russia thinks about … Read more
