Europe

JSMM's Shafi Burfat urges UN action on Sindh repression

Shafi Burfat of JSMM urged the UN to act against Pakistan's alleged human rights abuses in Sindh, including raids, abductions, and enforced disappearances. He accused the military of targeting Sindhi activists and land grabs, calling for urgent global intervention and a UN fact-finding mission.

2025-06-12T07:17:17.791307+00:00 IST

Russia returns bodies of over 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers

Russia returned the remains of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers in a recent exchange with Kiev, as confirmed by Kremlin negotiator Vladimir Medinsky. Ukraine also returned 27 Russian bodies. The transfer was part of humanitarian talks in Istanbul, according to RT.

2025-06-12T05:32:43.700961+00:00 IST

Zelensky says only he will discuss territory with Putin

Zelensky has rejected Russia's proposal as an ultimatum, insisting on a full ceasefire. Meanwhile, a second group of Russian POWs was released under a prisoner swap deal agreed in Istanbul, RT reported.

2025-06-12T04:51:32.216908+00:00 IST

Jaishankar jokes that Europe comment 'thrown at' him

"Somewhere Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems but the world's problems are not Europe's problems. That if it is you, it's yours, if it is me, it is ours. I see reflections of that," Jaishankar had said this when India was pressed to take a rougher stance against Russia on their conflict with Ukraine.

2025-06-11T22:01:30.773994+00:00 IST

"China, India creating a certain new equilibrium," Jaishankar

Jaishankar said that apart from border issues, there are trade and economic issues as well.

2025-06-11T21:00:50.421602+00:00 IST

'EU can build new partnerships while maintaining strong US ties'

The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union/Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas has said that the European Union (EU) remains committed to its transatlantic relationship with the US, but this should not prevent the bloc from forging new global partnerships.

2025-06-11T17:31:17.553944+00:00 IST

“Looking to deepening ties, centrepiece is FTA”: Jaishankar

Jaishankar expressed optimism about the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), saying that discussions have been positive and that the agreement is "within sight" of being finalised by the end of the year.

2025-06-11T17:09:56.963146+00:00 IST

Jaishankar interacts with EU top brass; discusses FTA, IMEC

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met the European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maros Sefcovic and European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Sikela on Wednesday. The leaders held discussions on imperative issues such as the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India Middle East Economic Corridor (IMEC) along with shipping and clean energy.

2025-06-11T15:01:35.273103+00:00 IST

CEC Gyanesh Kumar delivers keynote address at Stockholm Internati

Highlighting India's electoral integrity, scale and diversity, Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, while delivering his keynote address at the Stockholm International Conference on Electoral Integrity in Sweden last evening, reaffirmed the role of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in capacity building programmes for Election Management Bodies (EMB) of countries around the globe.

2025-06-11T11:50:53.657408+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar meets European Parliament President Metsola

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar met the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed cooperation between India and the European Union (EU) on several fronts such as trade, technology and security.

2025-06-11T11:14:02.711233+00:00 IST

"Terrorism will eventually come back to haunt you": Jaishankar

During his Brussels visit, EAM S. Jaishankar pitched India as a reliable trade partner, defended its stance on Russia-Ukraine, and urged the EU to reflect on its past. He warned of terrorism from Pakistan and opposed EU's CBAM policy, calling for deeper ties in a multipolar world.

2025-06-11T07:31:10.709844+00:00 IST

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners under Istanbul agreement

Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under a deal made in Istanbul. Russia released Ukrainian POWs and received its own soldiers, now under care in Belarus. Russia also offered to return over 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies, but Kyiv representatives didn't show up for the handover.

2025-06-11T05:58:35.616359+00:00 IST

India supports concluding ambitious, balanced FTA...: Jaishankar

During Tuesday's joint press conference with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, Jaishankar called India and the EU "two important forces of that emerging reality" and stressed the powerful case for forging deeper ties.

2025-06-10T17:53:43.893783+00:00 IST

CEC Kumar holds bilateral meetings with Election Commissioners

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar held a bilateral meeting with Indonesia's Chairperson of the General Election Commission Mochammad Afifuddin, on the sidelines of his visit to Sweden for the International IDEA Conference.

2025-06-10T16:45:40.737318+00:00 IST

UKPNP condemns arrest of Kashmiri journalist in PoJK

UKPNP released an official press statement in which party leaders emphasised that the retaliatory actions against journalists in PoJK represent a flagrant violation of press freedom and an alarming height of suppression of freedom of expression.

2025-06-10T16:30:20.965939+00:00 IST

EAM Jaishankar meets Belgium PM Bart De Wever

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar met the Prime Minister of Belgium on Tuesday and discussed the strengthening of India-Belgium cooperation on several fronts such as security, defence and trade. He also met the King of Belgium during his visit.

2025-06-10T16:16:09.591686+00:00 IST

"Don't think of it as India-Pakistan...": Jaishankar in Brussels

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it is not a conflict between India and Pakistan but a response to the threat of terrorism at the 1st India-EU Strategic Dialogue in Brussels. He reiterated India's policy of zero tolerance for terrorism and not yielding to the nuclear blackmail.

2025-06-10T15:12:11.244842+00:00 IST

"Natural partners": EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas

In a significant move, India and the European Union held the first-ever EU-India strategic dialogue on cyber security, defense, and space in Brussels on Tuesday (local time).

2025-06-10T15:06:53.489269+00:00 IST