US President Donald Trump jested with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a bilateral meeting, joking that Canada could be the "51st US State." Carney laughed along, and Trump said that while the two nations have had their differences, they can work them out.
The two leaders were speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, where Trump started by praising the Canadian leader, joking that he had made him "very popular" and noting that "from the very beginning", they had shared a good relationship.
Addressing the reporters at the Oval Office, Trump characterised the current trade talks between the US and Canada as "complicated, more complicated than maybe any other agreement we have on trade."
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel during his official visit, the Ministry of Defence said. Both sides discussed military cooperation, capacity building, defence equipment promotion, and regional security in the Indian Ocean Region, reaffirm
Earlier on October 3, CM Stalin spoke about the Katchatheevu issue and said that the BJP-led Centre is "refusing" to request the island back from Sri Lanka, despite a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly.
Akbar, while talking to ANI, said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also agreed with him as he opined that Pakistan tried to create an artificial society, causing it to become brittle.
Delegations from Hamas, Israel, and the US are meeting in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the Gaza war. The talks aim to secure a hostage-prisoner exchange and Israeli withdrawal, though major disagreements and ongoing strikes persist.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal will hold talks with Qatar leaders to boost trade ties between the two countries during his two-day visit to the Gulf country. He will also hold meetings with the industry and business community.
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi dismissed the reports on October 5, according to Russia's TASS news agency. In a statement shared on its official Telegram channel, Hamas said Mardawi "completely rejects all false claims of progress in ceasefire talks or any discussion of disarmament."
The Election Commission of India is set to hold a press conference at 4 PM today, where it is likely to announce the schedule for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The Congress leader, while talking about the likelihood of dates being announced, said that he only expects the poll bod