Former US Charge d’Affaires to India, Donald Heflin, has cautioned that Washington’s unpredictable diplomatic style is complicating trade talks with New Delhi. In an interview with IANS, Heflin, now a Senior Fellow at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, said the traditional diplomatic framework has

A stabbing attack in western Sydney left one teenager dead and another injured late Wednesday night, police said. Emergency services were called to a bus station in Mount Druitt, about 38 km west of central Sydney, around 10:10 p.m. after reports of a

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will soon visit China to attend celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, state media reported on Thursday. The visit comes at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. According to the Korean

The new Chancery premises of the Consulate General of India in Seattle were inaugurated by Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra, joined by Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson, US Senator Maria Cantwell, and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell. Welcoming the development as

US President Donald Trump defended his decision to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing alleged mortgage fraud as the reason. “We need people that are 100 percent above board. And it doesn’t seem like she was,” Trump told reporters at the White

For the 17th time, the UN General Assembly has deferred discussions on Security Council reforms to the next session, after failing once again to agree on a negotiating text. The Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday to roll over talks on adding

The death toll from Typhoon Kajiki and the resulting floods in Vietnam has climbed to seven, with one person still missing and 34 others injured, according to local media reports on Wednesday. Data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, cited by the

In July 1982, President Ronald Reagan welcomed Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to the White House, calling the U.S. and India “two proud, free peoples” with the same destination despite different paths. More than four decades later, former U.S. Ambassador to the United

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday dismissed the possibility of direct talks with the United States, accusing Washington of seeking Iran’s “obedience” and calling the demand “offensive.” Khamenei said US hostility toward Iran has remained unchanged since the 1979 Islamic Revolution,

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is concluding his two-day visit to Japan on Sunday before heading to Washington for a high-stakes summit with US President Donald Trump. During his Tokyo stop, Lee met Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday, where the

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