Vietnam has requested Malaysia to release the Vietnamese woman charged with killing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half brother in Kuala Kumpur, officials said on Wednesday.


Vietnam requests Kim Jong-nam murder suspect release


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India and the US have called on Pakistan to address terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.


India, US call on Pakistan to address terrorism


China's opposition to designate Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist by the UN runs counter to its mutual goal with the US on regional stability, according to a State Department official.


China's dissent on Azhar counters mutual goals: US


Venezuela's Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez has said that electricity has been "fully restored" nationwide after a massive blackout starting late last week affected most of the country.


Electricity almost fully restored in Venezuela: Minister


UK MPs will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal on Tuesday after she secured "legally binding" changes to the agreement following last-minute talks with the EU in Strasbourg.


UK MPs to vote on May's Brexit deal


The US, which has launched an all-out diplomatic and economic campaign against the Nicolas Maduro government of Venezuela, has asked India to join the oil boycott, according to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.


Pompeo asks India to join boycott of Venezuelan oil


The US stands with India in fighting terrorism, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo told Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale during their discussions on the "urgency" of Pakistan taking action against terror groups, according to an official.


US stands with India on fighting terrorism, Pompeo tells Gokhale


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Monday discussed the importance of bringing those responsible for the terrorist attacks on India "to justice and the urgency of Pakistan taking meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil", a State Department official said.


India, US discuss 'urgency' of Pakistan acting against terrorist groups


Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu US Congresswoman and Democratic 2020 presidential candidate, said that she believed her past comments on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been misunderstood, declining to call him a war criminal.


Gabbard declines to call Syria's Assad a war criminal


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday appealed for help to get in touch with the family of Shikha Garg, one of the four Indians killed in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash a day before.


Ethiopia air crash: Sushma Swaraj appeals for help to contact victim's family


The Japanese government on Monday announced a donation of some Rs 22 lakh ($31,800) to the Rabindra Bharati Museum here in a bid to strengthen historical and cultural ties with India.


Japan announces Rs 22 lakh for Kolkata museum


Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has conveyed India's concerns over rising crude oil prices and its effect on the domestic fuel rates in his meeting with Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy, Khalid Al-Falih, an official said.


India voices concerns on high crude prices to Saudi Arabia


There are eyewitness accounts and electronic evidence that Islamabad deployed F-16 aircraft in aerial engagement with India, one of which was shot down by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, India said on Saturday.


Evidence of Pakistan deploying F-16s, one shot down by Abhinandan: India


Nirav Modi, the Indian diamantaire wanted in a multi-crore bank fraud, is living in a swanky Rs 75-crore flat in a posh London locality and has a flourishing new diamond business, a UK daily reported on Saturday.


Nirav Modi has new diamond business in London: Report


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said the UK Home Secretary has referred India's request to extradite fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi to a court there for initiating legal proceedings.


UK refers India's request to extradite Nirav Modi to court: ED (Third Lead)


With billionaire Nirav Modi, wanted in the Rs 13,500 crore PNB fraud case, tracked down to London, the Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday said that the extradition request for the absconding diamantaire is "still pending" with the United Kingdom government.


Extradition request for Nirav Modi still pending with UK government: MEA


India on Saturday in a strong message to Islamabad said that if it claimed to be a "naya Pakistan with nayi soch", it should show "new action" against terror outfits operating on its soil and end cross-border terrorism in support of its assertions.


India demands new Pakistan to show new action


US President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the White House on March 19, the White House said on Friday in a statement.


Trump to meet Jair Bolsonaro on March 19: White House


India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria will reach Islamabad on Saturday after having completed his consultations here in the wake of Pulwama terror attack.


India's envoy to Pakistan to return on Saturday


Japan is keen to extend all possible financial and technical help for the development of Tripura and Mizoram, particularly in the fields of infrastructure, bamboo development, agriculture, disaster management and human resource development, Kenji Hiramatsu, Japanese Ambassador to India said on Friday.


Japan keen to extend more help to Tripura, Mizoram


Amid border tensions with Pakistan, Army chief General Bipin Rawat has asked his troops to be prepared for "all eventualities" in close coordination with the Air Force.

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