President Joe Biden said US support for Israel was "rock solid and unwavering". "The United States stands with Israel," Biden said in a televised statement at the White House, flanked by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
India stops processing visas in Canada amid spiralling row over activist’s slaying
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has demanded India treat with "utmost seriousness" allegations that Indian agents played a role in the June murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The fallout prompted tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions and a forceful denial from India, which said any suggestion it played a role in Nijjar's killing...
Big power disputes cast shadow on Southeast Asia summits
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) was holding separate summits with China, Japan, South Korea, the United States and Canada, providing an arena for big powers to lobby the bloc. US Vice President Kamala Harris is attending in place of President Joe Biden, while Chinese Premier Li Qiang...
India’s Adani shares plunge again after stock sale cancelled
Adani himself issued a video statement on Thursday in which he insisted that the "fundamentals of our company are very strong, our balance sheet is healthy and assets robust". The slide in Adani's personal wealth has seen him fall out of the top 10 real-time Forbes rich list and overtaken...Egypt, India launch ‘strategic partnership’ to boost trade
The two leaders agreed to increase Indian investments in Egypt, which currently stand at "over $3.15 billion" according to their statement, including through a potential "dedicated land area for Indian industries in the Suez Canal Economic Zone". The economic crisis in Egypt, triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year,...
