NEW DELHI, September 6 — The decision by China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin to skip this week’s G20 summit in New Delhi has garnered attention, but Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar assures that it is not unusual and unrelated to India. In an interview with the ANI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has made a noteworthy alteration by replacing the name “India” with the Sanskrit term “Bharat” in dinner invitations dispatched to guests attending the upcoming Group of 20 summit. This decision mirrors the endeavors of his Hindu nationalist party to eliminate what it perceives as colonial-era

On Tuesday, the European Union’s chief diplomat confirmed the extended captivity of Johan Floderus, a Swedish diplomat employed by the EU, in Iran, surpassing 500 days of detention. While attending a development meeting in the Spanish city of Cadiz, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell conveyed to reporters that Brussels

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his reluctance to resurrect a U.N.-endorsed agreement that previously alleviated global food prices by permitting Ukraine to transport its grain through the Black Sea, unless impediments to Russia’s agricultural exports are addressed. Putin’s remarks followed a lengthy three-hour meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip

Leaders from the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — are set to launch a summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday, during which they will discuss the possibility of expanding their membership as some members advocate for transforming the bloc into a counterbalance against Western influence. Growing

By Smartencyclopedia Russia has added Norway to its list of unfriendly countries and regions. The list was first created in March 2022, in response to the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies following the invasion of Ukraine. Norway was not initially included on the list

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Widodo arrived in Chengdu on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games and visit China.  

The lack of transparency in the Chinese authoritarian system is truly astonishing, as nobody can definitively determine the actual cause of the Qin Gang’s downfall. Following President Xi Jinping’s removal of Qin Gang from his position as State Councilor and Foreign Minister on Tuesday, Wang Yi now holds the most

Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacked Vadym Prystaiko. Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.K. | Isabel Infantes/AFP via Getty Images By Smartencyclopedia Staff Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, has been fired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after criticizing the Ukrainian president’s response to a row over gratitude for British military aid. Prystaiko

By Smartencyclopedia Staff * The Chinese consulate in Ukraine’s port city Odesa was damaged in the overnight attacks by Russia, the region’s Ukrainian governor said. According to reports, at least two were killed and 27 suffered injuries in Russia’s strike on Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv. Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper said