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Japan to propose India-Africa economic zone at TICAD 9 event
The Asahi Shimbun
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose an initiative for economic integration and development from the Indian Ocean to Africa at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9). His announcement of the plan will come...
President Of India Confers Tatrakshak Medal To Indian Coast Guard Personnel On Independence Day 2025
Free Press Journal
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August 15, 2025
On the occasion of Independence Day 2025, the President of India has conferred the prestigious Tatrakshak Medal (TM) to five Indian Coast Guard personnel in recognition of their acts of conspicuous gallantry, exceptional devotion to duty, and...
Countdown to BRICS 2026: The India-Africa-UAE Trilateral
Observer Research Foundation
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Back in 2019, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on development cooperation in Africa. By 2025, the dynamics in geopolitics have shifted, and so has the African countries’ role–from being primarily seen...
Amir sends congratulations to president of India
Qatar Tribune
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August 15, 2025
DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of India HE Droupadi Murmu on the anniversary of her country's Independence Day.
Russia Seeks to Add Trade and Arms Control Into Talks
Political Wire
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August 14, 2025
“A day ahead of the meeting between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, the Kremlin on Thursday signaled that apart from Ukraine, it was also interested in discussing other subjects, like economic links and nuclear arms,” the...
Japan posts modest growth in 2nd quarter despite U.S. tariffs
Japan Today
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August 15, 2025
Japan eked out modest growth in the second quarter despite painful U.S. tariffs, official data showed Friday, in welcome news to embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. A preliminary estimate showed gross domestic product (GDP) in the world's...
Japan monitors Alaska summit, backs Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire efforts
News.Az
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Japan is closely following the Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, supporting Trump’s initiatives for a Ukraine ceasefire and hoping for constructive dialogue from Russia. The Japanese government...
Russian PM presents textbooks to Kyrgyzstan — Japarov meets with Mishustin
24.kg
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August 15, 2025
President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov met with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, who arrived in Kyrgyzstan on his first official visit. The parties discussed current issues of Kyrgyzstan-Russia relations,...
Russia: Europe’s Prodigal Son
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Even before today’s scheduled meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska had happened, conflicting views were aired about its purpose and possible outcome. Trump bashers, that is to say usual suspects...
Russian delegates arriving in Alaska, waiting for Putin to join high-stakes Trump summit
The Kyiv Independent
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August 15, 2025
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15, part of Washington's push to hammer out a peace deal in Ukraine. Although...
Russia to set out its position in Putin-Trump talks in Alaska
Mehr News Agency
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August 15, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will hold a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on the northern outskirts of Anchorage in Alaska on Friday, marking the first face-to-face meeting since Trump’s reelection and...
Political parties lodge no complaints as 28,370 voter claims are filed, says ECI
Orissa Post
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August 15, 2025
New Delhi: Despite sustained criticism from Opposition parties over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has reported that it has not received a single formal complaint...
President's visit a testimony to very close friendship
Kuensel
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The President of India, Mr. R. Venkataraman arrived in Thimphu on October 18,1988 on a four day state visit. It Archery the from locked content followed village the India, locked contentthe health from visit, locked contentthe Paro India, people...
Russia kills 6 civilians, injures 17 in Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin summit
The Kyiv Independent
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August 15, 2025
Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least six civilians and injured at least 17, including a child, over the past day, regional authorities reported on Aug. 15. The attacks take place shortly before a high-stakes summit between U.S. President...
Russia’s State Shipbuilding Giant to Slash 70% of Workforce at Key Far East Shipyard
The Moscow Times
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August 15, 2025
Russia’s state-run United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) will lay off 70% of employees at the Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant, one of the largest shipyards in the country’s Far East. The order, signed on July 10 by plant director Mikhail Borovsky...
RUSSIA HOAX 2.0: NBC Cites Cooked Election Intel in Collusion Callback
NewsBusters
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August 14, 2025
At long last, a legacy network newscast mentioned the post-2016 intelligence assessment on Russian election interference that is the subject of the explosive declassified document publication by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard....
India buys 2 million bpd Russian oil in August
The Hindu
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August 15, 2025
India's purchase of Russian oil has risen to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, as refiners continue to prioritise economic considerations in their sourcing decisions. As much as 38% out of an estimated 5.2 million barrels per day of crude...
America's F-22 Faces Off Against Russia's Rival Su-57 For First Time
Newsweek
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August 15, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump later on Friday, marking the first time the Republican has spoken face-to-face with the Kremlin chief since returning to the White House. But the summit may mark another...
Japan minister joins crowds at controversial shrine
BDNews24
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Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan's Asian neighbours view as a symbol of its wartime aggression. Shinjiro Koizumi,...
India's Modi seeks 'self-reliance' on Independence Day
Deutsche Welle
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August 15, 2025
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed defiant against US threats of additional tariffs, saying on Friday that the country seeks self-reliance in energy independence and the development of its own powerful defense systems. Speaking on India's...