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Israel launches campaign in NY to highlight Hamas atrocities

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has rolled out a public diplomacy campaign in New York, featuring dozens of massive billboards and mobile trucks emblazoned with the message "Remember October 7", strategically placed around the United Nations headquarters and the bustling Times Square, to underscore the horrors of the Hamas-led attacks and the ongoing plight of 48 hostages held captive in Gaza.

2025-09-26T06:09:36.933911+00:00 IST

Jaishankar joins G4 counterparts at UNGA

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (local time) joined his counterparts from Japan, Germany and Brazil at the G4 Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), where the group reiterated its strong commitment to reforming the United Nations.

2025-09-26T04:41:50.566054+00:00 IST

Trump’s hardline on Russian oil clouds US-India ties: Expert

The Trump administration's aggressive stance against India's purchases of Russian oil marks a stark departure from the Biden era's pragmatic tolerance, potentially jeopardising bilateral trade negotiations and raising questions about Washington's reliability as a partner for New Delhi, according to Paul Poast, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

2025-09-26T04:07:18.232387+00:00 IST

US seeks Pak for strategic access near China, Iran: Expert

The United States is deepening ties with Pakistan primarily to secure closer military access, which positions American assets nearer to its adversaries, such as China and Iran, according to Associate Professor Paul Poast in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

2025-09-26T03:29:17.179436+00:00 IST

Cloud over Trump-Sharif meet

The Pak PMO claimed that the meeting was closed to the press and was delayed by nearly 30 minutes while the US President signed executive orders.

2025-09-26T02:49:53.249017+00:00 IST

Trump "loves tariffs, labels himself a tariff man": Paul Poast

Speaking to ANI, Associate Professor Paul Poast of the University of Chicago said, "US President Donald Trump loves tariffs. Going back to his first term, he labelled himself a tariff man. Going into this term, throughout the campaign, he kept bringing up tariffs as a policy that he was going to favour and that has proven to be the case during his first several months in office."

2025-09-26T01:26:14.048643+00:00 IST

Trump announces 100 per cent Tariff on imported pharmaceuticals

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote, "Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100% Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America. 'IS BUILDING' will be defined as 'breaking ground' and/or 'under construction.'"

2025-09-26T01:15:57.835440+00:00 IST

We need the leadership India brings: UN Resident Coordinator

United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp, praised India's rising influence on the global stage, commending its pivotal role in geopolitics, development, and peacekeeping.

2025-09-26T01:07:15.599131+00:00 IST

Pakistani PM, Munir waits “somewhere in the oval” for almost an h

Ahead of his scheduled meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal, US President Donald Trump addressed reporters from the Oval Office, saying, "they're coming, and they may be in this room right now. I don't know, because we're late."

2025-09-26T00:32:23.416319+00:00 IST

Trump signs executive order, TikTok to shift to US ownership

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday approving a deal involving the popular video-sharing app TikTok, signalling a shift towards American ownership and control.

2025-09-25T23:01:20.224147+00:00 IST

Trump on Pak PM, Field Marshal, says "great leader coming" to WH

Speaking with the reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said, "We have a great leader coming, the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Field Marshal. Field Marshal is a very great guy, and so is the Prime Minister, both, and they're coming, and they may be in this room right now."

2025-09-25T22:28:10.865238+00:00 IST

India strengthens ties with SICA countries, focus on trade: EAM

Speaking at the India-SICA Foreign Minister's Meeting in New York, Jaishankar expressed optimism about the growing interest of Indian companies to invest in SICA economies, especially in agriculture, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and information technology sectors.

2025-09-25T21:00:39.138135+00:00 IST

"By threatening development, we cannot facilitate peace": EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday, without specifically mentioning the US, called out "double standard," highlighting the intricate link between international peace and global development, emphasising that both have deteriorated concurrently, impacting the Global South.

2025-09-25T17:55:18.794859+00:00 IST

 “No accommodation to terrorism”: Jaishankar at G20 FMM

"A persistent threat to development is that perennial disruptor of peace - terrorism. It is imperative that the world display neither tolerance nor accommodation to terrorist activities. Given the extensive networking amongst terrorists, those who act against them on any front actually render a larger service to the international community as a whole," Jaishankar said without naming Pakistan.

2025-09-25T17:50:14.997505+00:00 IST

Trump urges Turkey's Prez Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil

"I would like him to stop buying any oil from Russia, as Russia continues its rampage in Ukraine, and they have been fighting. They have lost millions of lives already, and for what, disgraceful," Trump told reporters.

2025-09-25T17:11:07.246578+00:00 IST

Palestinian President Abbas denounces Hamas at UNGA

At the UNGA, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned Hamas's October 7 attacks, reaffirmed Gaza as part of Palestine, rejected armed governance, and urged an immediate Gaza ceasefire, humanitarian aid, prisoner exchanges, Israeli withdrawal, reconstruction, and international support for elections and peace efforts.

2025-09-25T17:00:14.764255+00:00 IST

Israeli government pushing ‘settlement disease’: Abbas at UNGA

Turning to the situation in the West Bank, Abbas said, "The extremist Israeli government continues to implement its settlement disease through illegal settlement expansion and developing projects for annexing settlements."

2025-09-25T16:08:05.652872+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets Italian FM Tajani in New York, discusses Ukraine

The meeting was focused on recent developments in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific region. Both ministers also reviewed the growing strength of India-Italy bilateral ties.

2025-09-25T15:57:47.339814+00:00 IST

“Israel’s actions are war crimes, crimes against humanity”: Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UNGA via video after being denied a US visa. He accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, claiming over 220,000 casualties, and described the actions as war crimes and crimes against humanity that will stand among history's worst humanitarian tragedies.

2025-09-25T15:34:31.787625+00:00 IST

Russian jets detected near Alaska for second time in a month

According to NORAD, the Russian planes included two long-range Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets. They were flying in the Alaska Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), which is international airspace next to US and Canadian territory.

2025-09-25T15:19:27.601664+00:00 IST

Jaishankar calls for South-South cooperation

He shared insightful perspectives on navigating global uncertainty, highlighting four key trends: interconnected growth drivers of self-reliance, technology adoption, multipolarity, and South-South cooperation, which are mutually reinforcing and shaping a new global landscape; evolving global workforce by adapting to contemporary needs, reflecting shifts in skills, mobility, and digital capabilities.

2025-09-25T14:39:36.034964+00:00 IST