Former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi has said that the perception in Pakistan that Iran's Chabahar Port project, that connects India to Afghanistan, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, is a "rival project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)", is not correct.


Chabahar port not rival project of CPEC: Iran's ex-Foreign Minister


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The UN Security Council will hold emergency consultations on the situation in Gaza after Israeli soldiers reportedly killed 15 Palestinian protesters along the border fence.


UN Security Council to meet urgently on conflict in Gaza


Nepal's central bank has paved the way for domestic commercial banks to borrow from foreign banks and financial institutions to address the liquidity crunch in banking system in the last few months, a Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) official said on Friday.


Nepal's central bank permits banks to borrow from abroad


Himachal Pradesh and Japan have signed an agreement for a Rs 800 crore project that will help improvement of forest natural resources besides providing livelihood to locals, an official said on Friday.


Himachal, Japan sign pact to improve forest resources


The first shipment of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Cheniere Energy Inc., Louisiana reached GAIL (India) Ltd's Dabhol Terminal here on Maharashtra's Konkan coast on Friday, an official said.


First LNG shipment from US reaches Maharashtra


A Palestinian farmer was killed and another was injured on Friday by Israeli artillery fire on eastern Gaza Strip, officials said, hours before a major protest by Palestinians along the border.


Palestinian killed before mass Gaza protest


Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi discussed on Thursday mutual military cooperation with visiting chairman of the Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Zubair Mahmood Hayat.


Egypt's Sisi discusses military cooperation with Pakistan


UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that he is "very concerned" about the world returning to a Cold War situation and suggested reviving mechanisms that existed then to prevent escalation of tensions.


Guterres 'very concerned' about return of Cold War conditions


India and Japan on Thursday called for a peaceful, stable, free and prosperous Indo-Pacific region following the Ninth India-Japan Strategic Dialogue co-chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono here.


India, Japan call for free, stable, prosperous Indo-Pacific


India and Japan on Thursday called for a peaceful, stable and free Indo-Pacific region following the Ninth India-Japan Strategic Dialogue co-chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono here.


India, Japan call for free, stable Indo-Pacific


In a sign of the Indian diaspora's growing influence, two cabinet-level officials of Indian-descent represented the biggest superpower, the US, and its neighbour, Canada, at the UN Security Council's ministerial-level meeting on peacekeeping on Wednesday.


Two Indian-origin officials from Americas at UNSC ministerial signal diaspora's influence


British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to keep the UK "strong and united" after Brexit as she marks a year to go until Britain's departure from the European Union.


May vows to keep UK united after Brexit


The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval to  he MoU between India and Canada to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property Rights (IP), an official statement said.


Cabinet approves MoU between India and Canada on IPRs


The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved signing of agreement between India and Britain andd Northern Ireland regarding exchange of information in combating international criminality and tackling organised crime.


Cabinet okays MoU with Britain for information sharing on crime


North Korean leader Kim Jong-un secretly met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and pledged to denuclearise the Korean peninsula, surprising the world.


Kim secretly meets Xi in Beijing, pledges denuclearisation


Indian and Pakistani officials will discuss here on Thursday and Friday the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), established under the Indus Waters Treaty.


India, Pakistan to discuss Indus waters


North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made an unannounced visit to China and met President Xi Jinping reaffirming his commitment to denuclearization, weeks before planned summit meetings with US and South Korean leaders, Chinese and North Korean media said on Wednesday.


Kim reaffirms commitment to denuclearization in meeting with Xi


India has increased its annual contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from $1.5 million to $5 million from 2018-19 for a period of three years, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday.


India increases aid for Palestinian refugees


The US and South Korea have agreed in principle on revisions to a free trade agreement which first entered into force in 2012.


US, S. Korea hammer out amended trade deal


The first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from the US state of Texas will reach India within a week to provide a thrust to the country's move towards a gas economy, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday.


LNG shipment from Texas reaching India next month: Pradhan


India on Wednesday strongly condemned the missile attacks on Saudi Arabia earlier this week targetting capital Riyadh and other cities by Houthi militias in Yemen.

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