International
Ukraine's foreign minister arrives in India on March 28 to discuss bilateral ties
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) In a first high-level visit by a Ukrainian leader since the start of war with Russia in 2022, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will arrive in India on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations and regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Kuleba will be arriving in New Delhi on a two-day official visit at the invitation of the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and will have a “number of engagements”.
He would call upon Jaishankar and Deputy National Security Adviser to discuss matters pertaining to the bilateral partnership and cooperation on regional and global issues of mutual interest, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.
In his maiden visit to the South Asian nation, the Minister is also expected to interact with the business community.
Kuleba announced his visit to India as he extended Holi wishes to the people of India on Monday.
“Standing here in Kiev, in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s monument, I am also pleased to announce that this week I will pay my first-ever visit to India,” Kuleba said in a post on X.
Kuleba’s visit comes just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Presidents of the warring Ukraine and Russia over the telephone this month.
In his talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Modi highlighted that India supports all efforts for an early and peaceful resolution of all issues between Kiev and Moscow.
The Prime Minister added that India would continue to do everything within its means to support a peaceful solution as Zelensky appreciated the country’s continued humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine.
While discussing the Russia-Ukraine war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s stable position in favour of dialogue and diplomacy.
–IANS
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International
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran
Tel Aviv, July 31 (IANS) The political head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Haniyeh was killed alongside one of his bodyguards at his residence in the Iranian capital while he was in the town to attend Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday.
There are no further details on the killing from the IRGC.
As per several television analysts in Iran, the blame has been put on Israel.
Reacting to the news, Israel War Room posted a video on X showing Haniyeh celebrating the October 7 attack on Israeli citizens.
“This was Hamas chief Haniyeh’s reaction to the Hamas massacre on October 7. He’s not celebrating anymore,” it captioned the video.
Haniyeh was the face of Hamas and was active in several peace negotiations.
–IANS
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International
Venezuelan President blames opponent for post-election violence
Caracas, July 31 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blamed the opposition’s presidential candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, for the post-election violence unleashed across the nation.
“I hold you responsible, Mr. Gonzalez Urrutia, for everything that is happening in Venezuela, for the criminal violence, for the criminals, for the injured, for the dead, for the destruction,” the president said in a message broadcast to the nation during a joint meeting of the Council of State and the Defense Council on Tuesday.
The President also announced the creation of a fund to aid victims of the violence, Xinhua news agency reported.
Up to 749 people have been arrested for participating in violent riots following Sunday’s presidential election, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said Tuesday.
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council on Monday declared Maduro the winner of the election, paving the way for his third six-year term, from 2025 to 2031.
–IANS
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International
4.7-magnitude earthquake jolts Tokyo area: JMA
Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 on early Wednesday rocked the Tokyo metropolitan area, the country’s weather agency said.
The temblor occurred at 01:47 a.m. local time, measuring 3 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in areas in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Chiba Prefecture, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
At a depth of 120 km, the epicentre was located in Tokyo’s 23 wards at a latitude of 35.7 degrees north and a longitude of 139.6 degrees east, Xinhua news agency reported.
The tremors were felt strongly in central Tokyo, with no tsunami warnings issued.
There have been no reports of damage or casualties due to the temblor.
–IANS
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International
Iran, Egypt hope for speedy resumption of ties
Tehran, July 31 (IANS) Iran and Egypt have expressed hope that bilateral ties will be resumed as soon as possible.
In a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty exchanged views on bilateral relations, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement published on the website of the Iranian president’s office.
Pezeshkian said Iran and Egypt were two “brotherly” countries whose peoples had a “heartfelt” interest in one another, pointing to the two countries’ “age-old, brilliant and glorious” civilizational backgrounds.
He hoped that the problems hindering the normalisation of bilateral ties would be completely resolved as soon as possible.
Pezeshkian said Iran and Egypt could help resolve many of the region’s problems, noting Iran is ready to cooperate and exchange experiences, capabilities, and bilateral capacities with Egypt.
The Egyptian foreign minister, who was in Iran to attend Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony held on Tuesday, said the two countries adopted close positions on issues such as non-interference in other states’ affairs, protecting the multilateral international system and defending humanitarian rights.
He added the normalisation of bilateral ties was continuing on its path, hoping that the two countries would manage to officially begin cooperation with each other as soon as possible to safeguard mutual interests.
Iran and Egypt severed diplomatic relations in 1980. In recent months, both countries have expressed willingness to mend ties by settling differences on certain issues.
In November 2023, late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and current Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held their first meeting in Riyadh on the sidelines of the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit to end the Gaza conflict.
–IANS
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International
UK: Violent mob clashes with cops outside mosque in Southport
London, July 31 (IANS) Violent mob clashed with police outside a mosque in northwest England’s Southport near the scene of a horror stabbing that left three dead.
Merseyside Police said that the English Defence League is believed to be behind the violent protests.
Speculation about the alleged attacker’s identity circulated online, fuelling the tension that already existed after Monday’s horrific knife attack, The Sun reported.
Protesters threw bricks at the mosque, set fire to cars and wheelie bins and caused damage to a local convenience store, police said.
At least 22 police officers, responding to the situation, were injured and 11 were hospitalised after clashes.
–IANS
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