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Ottawa, Feb 26 (UNI) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will depart for Mumbai on Thursday on an official visit to India aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, energy, technology and defence, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office of Canada. Mumbai will be the first stop of Carney’s India visit, following…

Tel Aviv/New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu held a ‘’productive meeting’’ and reviewed the full spectrum of the India-Israel bilateral relations. The two leaders discussed expanding cooperation in areas such as water management, agriculture, technology and more, the Prime Minister’s Office said. ‘’Had an excellent meeting…

Washington, Feb 24 (UNI) More than 2,000 flights were canceled across the United States on Tuesday as a major winter storm continued to disrupt travel, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware. “Total cancellations within, into, or out of the United States today: 2,026,” the portal said, adding that another 700 flights were delayed. Airports in…

Washington, Feb 24 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has reportedly grown increasingly frustrated over the limitations of military leverage, which the country holds against Iran, according to his aides. Speaking to CBS News on condition of anonymity, Trumps aides told him that unlike Washington’s previous targeted operations against countries – the most recent of which…

Tehran/Beijing, Feb 24 (UNI) Iran is reportedly close to finalising a major weapons deal with China, as it is moving closer to the purchase of Beijing’s advanced anti-ship CM-302 cruise missiles, in an attempt to modernise its ageing defence capabilities amid the massive US naval buildup near its waters. The CM-302 missile system is a…

Tokyo, Feb 24 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Japan has lodged a strong protest with China over its adding 20 Japanese defense-related companies to its dual-use goods export control list and demanded its withdrawal, the Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Japanese Foreign Ministry and government officials. Earlier in the day, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said that…

Kabul, (UNI) The Afghan Taliban on Sunday warned Pakistan of “an appropriate and measured response”, hours after the Pakistani military carried out airstrikes on Nangarhar and Paktika provinces that killed and wounded dozens of civilians, including women and children. Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban Defense Ministry, condemned the Saturday night bombing, saying the attacks…

Tel Aviv, Feb 22 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Tel Aviv is seeking to create a “hexagon of alliances” against radical Sunni and Shiite axes, and this aspect will feature during PM Narendra Modi’s visit on February 25. Addressing the cabinet, PM Netanyahu also spoke of his close ties with Prime…

Washington/New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has imposed a further 10 per cent Global Tariff over and above the normal Tariffs already being charged, and slammed the Supreme Court’s ruling that the law does not grant him unlimited Tariff powers under emergency provisions. In a statement on his social media platform, Trump…

By RAMESH BHAN New Delhi, Feb 20 (UNI) Afghanistan’s Taliban Government has issued a document permitting husbands and fathers to punish their wives and children physically, provided the violence does not result in “broken bones or open wounds”. The 90-page document (in the Pushto language) ‘De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama’ (meaning Criminal Procedure Code for Courts)…