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19 Dec

Deportation of Palestinian rights activist to France condemned

Ramallah, Dec 19 (IANS) Palestinian authorities have condemned Israel's decision to deport East Jerusalem resident Salah Al-Hamouri, a French-Palestinian lawyer and rights activist, to France. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the deportation of Al-Hamouri "is an outrageous step committed by the illegal occupation and a war crime that is added to its long list of crimes committed against the Palestinians", reports Xinhua news agency. It urged the international community, including France, "to hold Israel accountable for its ongoing crimes, including the forcible displacement of the lawyer". "We call on the UN Security Council to uphold its obligations…

18 Dec

Kim Jong-un apparently skips remembrance event for late father

Seoul, Dec 18 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to have skipped an event marking the death of his father on the weekend, leading to speculation among South Korean observers that he may be concentrating on devising plans for the new year. The North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday that the country's senior officials visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang the previous day to pay tribute to Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un's father who died on December 17, 2011. Officials from the ruling Workers' Party of Korea and the standing committee of the Supreme People's…

12 Dec

Palestine slams US pressure on UN over updating companies operating in Israeli settlements

Ramallah, Dec 12 (IANS) Palestine has slammed the US move to pressure the UN not to update its list of companies operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki told "Voice of Palestine" that "the Palestinian leadership rejects any US pressure on the UN and its operating institutions". He added that his Ministry is working to arrange a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, Xinhua news agency reported. His remark came after US State Department Spokesman Vedant Patel said on Friday that Washington "continued to oppose any action to update…

09 Dec

Iranian Prez says US acknowledges failure to stop Iran’s oil exports

Tehran, Dec 9 (IANS) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the US anger at Iran is due to the fact that Washington has failed to stop Iran's oil exports through sanctions, reported the official news agency IRNA. In a speech during a visit to the Robat Karim County in Tehran Province, Raisi on Thursday added that "the enemy," referring to the US which has imposed "draconian sanctions" on Iran, is currently acknowledging that its embargoes have ended in "abject failure". The President also said that Iran's enemies also acknowledge that Iran is a leading country in many areas, adding that…

08 Dec

EU new sanctions target Russia’s armed forces, drone supply

Brussels, Dec 8 (IANS) The European Commission has proposed the ninth package of sanctions against Russia that will include nearly 200 individuals and entities and cut Russia's access to drones. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday in a statement that the eight packages of sanctions introduced so far were "biting hard" but the Commission was "stepping up the pressure on Russia". The ninth package proposes adding nearly 200 additional individuals and entities to the sanctions list, including the Russian armed forces, as well as individual officers and defence industrial companies, among others. It also proposed sanctions against…

07 Dec

Vice Chief of Army Staff on 3-day Malaysia visit

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Lieutenant General B.S. Raju, the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) has embarked on a three-day visit to Malaysia. During the visit, the Vice Chief will take forward the defence cooperation between India and Malaysia through multiple meetings with senior military and civilian leadership of the country. A troop of Indian Army's Garhwal Rifles Regiment is already in Malaysia for an international military exercise 'Harimau Shakti -2022'. The Indian Army is conducting the joint military exercise in Malaysia with the Royal Malay Regiment of the Malaysian Army. In this exercise, Indian and Malaysian Armies will share…

06 Dec

Discussions on India’s G20 priorities conclude on Day 3 of 1st Sherpa Meeting

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Substantive conversations on key global issues of inclusive growth, multilateralism, and women-led development, as well as 3Fs (Food, Fuel, and Fertiliser), tourism, and culture, were the highlights of the third day of the first Sherpa Meeting of India's G20 Presidency, being held in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Tuesday marked the conclusion of all five substantive sessions of the Sherpa meeting in Udaipur. Initiating the discussions, Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa provided an overview of India's G20 priorities on the above subjects, across six different Working Groups on Agriculture, Trade and Investment, Employment, Anti-Corruption, Tourism, and Culture, as well as…

06 Dec

Diplomacy, foreign policy contributors honoured at UN with Diwali Foundation award

United Nations, Dec 6 (IANS) Diplomats and a US politician have been honoured at the UN with the Diwali Foundation's Power of One award recognising their contributions to promoting international relations. The head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to the UN, Olof Skoog, described the unique annual awards at the UN as the "Oscars of Diplomacy", while introducing to the ceremony on Monday. General Assembly President Csaba Korosi said that "the essence of Diwali transcends cultures and inspires all of us to strive for a better world" and "that is what today's awardees have helped to do, showing the way…

05 Dec

India to stamp its legacy at G20

Occupying the Presidency of the G20 and UNSC offers India a unique chance to leave its legacy and make the voice of the Global South and developing world heard at these two august fora. By assuming the Presidency of the G20 and UNSC, for one year and one month respectively, for next one-year India gets a unique opportunity for the country to contribute to the global agenda on pressing issues of international importance. G20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation representing around 85 per cent of the global GDP, over 75 of the worldwide trade, and about two-thirds…

07 Jul

Jaishankar calls for early resolution of outstanding issues at LAC

Bali: During his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Thursday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called for an early resolution of all the outstanding issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh. The two Ministers met on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM) currently underway in Bali.In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that while recalling the disengagement achieved in some friction areas, Jaishankar "reiterated the need to sustain the momentum to complete disengagement from all the remaining areas to restore peace and tranquility in the border areas".…