Jack Ma pledges 14 million dollars for developing coronavirus vaccine

Pakistan faces a severe shortage of life-saving medicines, including cancer drugs and vaccines, due to government delays in notifying official prices. While global supply remains stable, regulatory hurdles have stalled legal imports, raising concerns over patient survival and the potential rise of unregulated, counterfeit medicines.

EAM S Jaishankar stated that the era of "big deals" between dominant powers is over, as multipolarity is now an irreversible reality. He argued that the Global South is defined by shared historical experiences, while noting a growing "differentiation" within the previously unified Global West.

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau emphasised that "America First" means international cooperation, not isolation, during the 2026 Raisina Dialogue. Landau highlighted India's vital 21st-century role, citing its human and economic potential as key to a mutually beneficial partnership and an imminent bilateral trade deal.

The Irish Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers, hailed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU), noting the "limitless level" of growth of business opportunities between the two "big trading blocs."

Ireland's Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers, on Monday lauded India's approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI), welcoming its emphasis on inclusivity and its vision of using AI as a force for good.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that several key issues, including peace and tranquillity along the India-China border, were discussed during the India-China Strategic Dialogue held in the national capital between Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and China's Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu.

India and China held Strategic Dialogue here and emphasised viewing and handling bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective and uphold the strategic perception that China and India are cooperative partners instead of rivals, and the two countries are each other's development opportunity instead of threat, China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held the India-China Strategic Dialogue with China's Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu on the sidelines of the BRICS Sherpa Meeting in New Delhi, with both sides reviewing bilateral ties, global issues and BRICS cooperation ahead of the next summit.

Xu Feihong, Chinese Ambassador to India, in a post on X wrote, "Ma Zhaoxu noted that President Xi Jinping has put forward the important concept of the high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation and the five cooperation layouts of building a BRICS committed to peace, innovation, green development, justice and closer people-to-people exchanges. These have charted the course for the future development of the BRICS mechanism."

A UN agency has warned of a sharp rise in measles cases across the Americas, with over 1,000 infections recorded in early 2026. Major outbreaks in the US, Mexico and Canada threaten measles elimination status, prompting calls for urgent vaccination and surveillance.