Behind Modi’s Putin hug: Is India betting on Trump winning in November?
Modi’s Russia visit has drawn criticism from the US and Ukraine, but analysts say the bad optics might soon be forgotten.
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Modi’s Russia visit part of India strategy to boost security amid China tensions: analysts
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Russia has raised alarm among Western allies, but analysts say it is part of New Delhi’s strategy to shore up its own security amid increased tensions with China.
U.S. approaches Indonesia to join Mineral Security Partnership
JAKARTA (Reuters) -- The U.S. has approached Indonesia about joining a multinational partnership to boost the Southeast Asian nation's environmental standards as the two countries discuss a critical minerals deal, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
Trump officially nominated for president, picks J.D. Vance for running mate
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) -- Donald Trump chose Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance on Monday to be his vice presidential running mate as the Republican Party officially nominated the former president to run again for the White House at the start of the party's national convention in Milwaukee.
Intelligence: The god that failed
On October 22, 1963, US President John F. Kennedy invited the publisher of the New York Times for lunch. During the meal he suggested that the Times transfer its correspondent in South Vietnam, David Halberstam, to another posting.
Biden calls on nation to 'cool down' after Trump shooting
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden called on the nation to lower the political temperature in an Oval Office speech Sunday evening, following an attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump.
Xi Jinping expresses sympathies to Donald Trump after shooting
WASHINGTON -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed sympathies to former U.S. President Donald Trump after Saturday's shooting in Pennsylvania, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng wrote Sunday on X, formerly Twitter.
China, Russia start joint naval drills, days after NATO allies called Beijing a Ukraine war enabler
BEIJING (AP) — China and Russia’s naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in Ukraine.