Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un signed a “very comprehensive” document after their historic summit today, with the US president saying that the process of denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula will begin “very soon” and the North Korean leader promising to leave the past behind. The two leaders had a one-on-one meeting, with translators only, followed by an expanded meeting including ...
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‘Anyone Can Make War, Most Courageous Can Make Peace; Trump
DAINIK NATION BUREAU North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met US President Donald Trump this morning in Singapore in a historic summit that marked the first meeting between a US President and North Korean leader. Donald Trump earlier labelled the highly anticipated talks as a “one-time shot” at peace. The meeting marks a dramatic shift in relations between the two nuclear ...
Read More »India refuses to endorse China’s BRI
India was the only country in the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation grouping which opposed China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that any mega connectivity project must respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries. A declaration signed by leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) countries, including Modi, at the end of a two-day ...
Read More »PM Narendra Modi arrives in Qingdao to attend SCO summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a two-day visit primarily to attend the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which is likely to deliberate on several pressing global issues including future of Iran nuclear deal, the impact of US sanctions on Russia and situation in the Indo-Pacific region. It is Modi’s second visit to China in little ...
Read More »Mass evacuation begins as volcano erupts in Guatemala
One of Central America’s most active volcano Volcan de Fuego erupted on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring 20 while a towering cloud of smoke blanketed nearby villages in heavy ash in Guatemala — authorities say the death toll could rise. The volcanic eruption spewed a river of red, hot lava and belched thick clouds of smoke nearly six ...
Read More »PM Modi meets Singapore PM; bilateral discussions held
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong and discussed bilateral ties. Modi, who arrived here yesterday on a three-day visit, also called on Singapore President Halimah Yacob. After his arrival at the presidential palace Istana, he was accorded a ceremonial welcome. “Prime Minister Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome on his arrival at Istana – ...
Read More »Police clear biggest migrant camp in Paris
Security forces moved in on the biggest migrant camp in the French capital today where some 1,700 people lived in makeshift tents alongside a canal. The migrants would be housed temporarily at more than 20 sites across the Paris region while the authorities checked their identities, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said in a statement. CRS riot police were deployed at ...
Read More »India, Pak DGMOs agree to fully implement 2003 ceasefire pact
Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan today agreed to “fully implement” the ceasefire pact of 2003 in “letter and spirit” forthwith to stop cross border firings in Jammu and Kashmir. The two military commanders reviewed the prevailing situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in J and K during a conversation over ...
Read More »London police seize bitcoin worth $667,000 from hacker
London police have seized half a million pounds ( $667,000) worth of bitcoin from a prolific computer hacker in a case described as the first of its kind for the 188-year-old department. Cybercrime detectives seized the bitcoin from Grant West, 26, who was sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison Friday for attacking some 100 companies worldwide, largely ...
Read More »2 suspects trigger IED blasts in Indian restaurant in Canada; 15 injured
In an Indian restaurant in Mississauga, Canada, 15 people were injured in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion. According to ‘CBC Canada’, a campaign for the search of two suspects has been started, who executed the expolsion at the Bombay Bhel restaurant and fled after the explosion. This incident took place around 10.30 pm on Thursday (May 24) in the ...
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