Hundreds of thousands of Catholics joined world leaders in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City for the funeral of the late pontiff Francis, praised as the “pope of the people”, with the service on Saturday including a prayer in Mandarin. A live broadcast of the funeral for the first Latin American leader of the Catholic…
New Delhi: Condolences poured from across the globe after terrorists killed at least 26 people and injured several others in a heinous attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday. World leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, US President Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressed solidarity with…
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called the rapid resumption of aid into Gaza a “top priority” during a visit to the Egyptian city of El-Arish, a key transit point for supplies to the war-battered Palestinian territory. Macron says resumption of aid to Gaza ‘top priority’ “The situation today is intolerable,” Macron said near the…
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday hailed “tangible progress” after meeting British and French military chiefs in Kyiv to discuss strengthening the Ukrainian army and ways to support the war-torn country after any end of hostilities with Russia. British Chief of the Defence Staff Tony Radakin and French counterpart Thierry Burkhard on Friday held…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron shared their concerns over the economic and security impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs when they spoke on Saturday, Starmer’s office said. “They agreed that a trade war was in nobody’s interests, but nothing should be off the table,” the statement from Downing Street…
Published on Apr 05, 2025 12:19 AM IST The U.S.-China trade war has escalated further as China announced 34% tariffs on all U.S. imports, effective April 10, in retaliation to President Donald Trump’s earlier tariff measures. Reacting to the move, Trump mocked Beijing on Truth Social, claiming that China “played it wrong” and “panicked,” suggesting…
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Friday to put Ukraine under external governance under the U.N. aegis as part of efforts to reach a peaceful settlement, a blustery statement that reflected the Kremlin leader’s determination to achieve his war goals. Speaking to the crew of a Russian nuclear submarine in televised remarks broadcast early Friday, Putin…
The U.K. prime minister and his top security adviser worked intensively to rescue the broken relationship between Kyiv and Washington, drafting a truce plan that might one day pave the way for peace. Mar 12 9 mins read Source link
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff. It would be the second publicized call between the two leaders since Trump began his second…
Emmanuel Macron has said that Russia will have no say in whether foreign troops are deployed to Ukraine to ensure a future ceasefire. France, Britain, and other Nato countries, including Turkey, have expressed their willingness to contribute to a peacekeeping force to protect peace in post-war Ukraine. “If Ukraine asks allied forces to be on…