Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that he will address the upcoming UN General Assembly on issues causing suffering to Palestinians.


Abbas says to address UN assembly on issues causing suffering to Palestinians


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The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the External Affairs Ministry-organised conclave of the Indian diaspora, to be held in Varanasi from January 21 to 23, 2019, will be a bigger affair than all the past editions with a couple more programmes being added, it was announced on Saturday.


2019 Indian diaspora conclave to be bigger affair


The Byzantine and Roman sites of Ebla and Idlib, in northwest Syria, may well be reduced to dust if an explosion occurs on a scale many expect. Sadly these archaeological losses will not even be noticed. They will be submerged in the looming human catastrophe.


Air bombardment or 'chemical attack': Suspense surrounds Idlib endgame (Comment)


North Korea has resumed flights between Pyongyang and the Chinese city of Dalian amid signs of improving ties between the allies, the media reported on Saturday.


N.Korea resumes flights to Chinese city


The US Treasury announced on Friday that it has imposed sanctions on a Thailand-based aviation company, punishing it for its alleged ties with an already designated Iranian airline.


US imposes sanctions on Iran-related aviation company


Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's official visit to China on Friday resulted in the signing of strategic cooperation agreements in the oil, mining, economy, security, technology and health sectors within the framework of the 16th meeting of the China-Venezuelan High-Level Mixed Commission.


China, Venezuela sign deals on oil, mining, security


India and Russia have set a new two-way investment target of $50 billion by 2025 following a meeting between Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov here on Friday during which bilateral cooperation across various sectors was reviewed.


India, Russia set two-way investment target of $50 bn


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week to discuss the situation in Idlib, the last rebel-held province in Syria.


Erdogan to meet Putin on Syria conflict


South Korean President Moon Jae-in will fly directly to Pyongyang next week for his third bilateral summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, an official from the presidential office said here on Friday.


S. Korean President to fly to Pyongyang for Kim summit


The US and Bangladesh have discussed trade, digital economy and labour reforms at a key meeting here.


US, Bangladesh hold talks on trade, labour reforms


India and the European Union (EU) should find new and innovative ways to move ahead with negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) they are engaged in, the Secretary (West) in the External Affairs Ministry, Ruchi Ghanashyam, has said.


India reiterates call for taking forward FTA talks with EU


US President Donald Trump's administration has approved the sale of 64 missiles and six surveillance planes for an estimated cost of $2.6 billion, the State Department has announced.


US approves sale of missiles, surveillance planes to S.Korea


Union Minister Suresh Prabhu has concluded the meeting held with various ministers from Russia, on enhancing bilateral trade and investment between both countries, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday.


'India-Russia to have mutual cooperation in various sectors'


Egyptian and Pakistani naval forces conducted drills in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.


Egypt, Pakistan's naval forces conduct drills in Mediterranean Sea


Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will go on a week-long tour of Serbia, Malta and Romania from September 14, an official announced on Thursday.


Vice President to visit Serbia, Malta, Romania


Two men accused of a nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK claimed on Thursday that they visited the city where the assault took place as tourists and not to poison the pair.


'We were tourists in Salisbury', say UK poisoning suspects


Spain's Socialist government on Thursday said it would go ahead with the sale of 400 laser-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia, backtracking on an earlier announcement that the deal could be nixed following the fatal bombing of a school bus in Yemen.


Spain to go ahead with bomb sales to Saudi Arabia


The Trump administration has offered China another chance to try to stave off new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese exports, asking top officials for a fresh round of trade talks later this month, according to people briefed on the matter.


US proposes new trade talks with China


The two Koreas held working-level military talks on Thursday to discuss details of a comprehensive agreement to flesh out the military part of their April summit accord aimed at reducing border tensions and building mutual trust.


2 Koreas hold working-level military talks


Rome, Sep 12 (IANS/AKI) Italy averted "many" deaths when its Diciotti coastguard vessel rescued 190 migrants from an overcrowded boat off Lampedusa in mid-August, Premier Giuseppe Conte told lawmakers on Wednesday.


Italy prevented 'many' migrant deaths


The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a joint research on the distributed ledger and blockchain technology by Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) with member-banks of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS).

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