Leaders of the European Union on Friday gave the green light to moving on to the second phase of the Brexit negotiations, in which they will discuss trade deals with the UK once it leaves the bloc.


EU leaders agree to 2nd phase of Brexit talks


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Offering a package of incentives including exemption of income tax and import duty, Ethiopia on Friday sought investment from West Bengal in sectors like infrastructure and small engineering.


'Industry-friendly' Ethiopia woos Bengal businesses


US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation, talking about how to resolve the situation in North Korea, the White House has said.


Trump, Putin talk on phone, discuss N.Korea: White House


The US and Mexican high-level officials met here to discuss strategies to clamp down Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) and illegal drug flow with joint efforts.


US, Mexico vow to tackle cross-border drug trafficking


The highest-ranking military officials of Turkey, Iraq and the US have discussed issues about counter-terrorism and regional security at a trilateral meeting in Ankara, the Turkish Armed Force (TSK) said.


Turkish, Iraqi, US military discuss security issues


British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said that 2018 will mark the year British and Japanese military forces work even more closely together.


Britain, Japan agree to strengthen defence ties


India and Morocco on Thursday inked MoUs to enhance cooperation in telemedicine, drug regulation and pharmaceutical quality control as well as water resources, roads and maritime sectors, an official statement said.


India, Morocco ink MoUs on cooperation in health, transport


Telangana is keen to have a partnership with Israel in cybersecurity and emulate its world-class robust architecture, a senior official said on Thursday.


Telangana seeks Israel's help in cybersecurity


China on Thursday accused Washington of interfering in its internal affairs after US President Donald Trump ratified a bill to strengthen military ties with Taiwan.


US bill boosting military ties with Taiwan irks China


After the Maldives signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with China in a surprise move, India on Thursday broke its silence on the matter saying that it expected the Indian Ocean archipelago nation to be sensitive to New Delhi's concerns.


Maldives-China FTA: India breaks its silence


After Sri Lanka handed over the Hambantota port to China on a 99-year lease last week, India on Thursday said it expects Colombo to keep the region's security concerns in mind


India hopes Sri Lanka will keep security concerns in mind


Heralding it as a significant new era to boost India's defence and security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday commissioned the country's first indigenously-built Scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari into the Indian Navy.


PM commissions India's 1st indigenously-built Scorpene submarine (Third Lead)


Members of the British Royal Family will join the families of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire on Thursday for a memorial at St Paul's Cathedral here.


UK royals to attend Grenfell fire memorial


A Pakistani warship arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for a four-day goodwill visit.


Pakistani warship visits Philippines


The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide Rs 1,200 crore loan to Andhra Pradesh for an irrigation and livelihood improvement project, it was announced on Wednesday.


JICA to provide Rs.1,200 crore loan for Andhra project


In light of the increasing strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific region, Australia is willing to join the Malabar naval exercise if invited by the other three participating nations of India, the US and Japan, a senior Australian official said here on Wednesday.


Australia ready to join Malabar naval exercise


Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention on the issue of the waters of river Brahmaputra, that flows in from China, turning black in parts of the state.


Sonowal takes up Brahmaputra waters turning black with PM


Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland on Wednesday praised India's initiative of Smart Cities and zero balance accounts (Jan Dhan) scheme as "innovative" and "smart".


Commonwealth head lauds 'Smart Cities', Jan Dhan initiatives


The long-term plan for the China-Pakistan Econo­mic Corridor (CPEC) will be made public on December 18, Pakistan's Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said.


Pakistan to reveal CPEC plan on December 18


India, Australia and Japan on Wednesday underscored their support for the Asean bloc's centrality in the political and security architecture of the Indo-Pacific region, amid China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and rising influence in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.


India, Japan, Australia assert Asean's centrality in Indo-Pacific


An official at the Indian consulate in San Francisco has been appointed to oversee the probe into the disappearance of Symron Almeida from Goa who went missing from a cruise ship, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.

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