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The trilateral exercise provided an opportunity for the three maritime nations to strengthen their partnership and improve their collective capability to support a stable, peaceful and secure Indo-Pacific region

“We reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea consistent with UNSCRs, and we urge North Korea to abide by all its obligations under the UNSCRs and engage in substantive dialogue,” read a joint readout issued by the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

Following the recent attacks on the Ahmadi worship place, tensions have taken an upturn as the Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) threatened to raze the minarets of a historic worship place of the Ahmadiyya community, reported Dawn.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and UAE State Minister for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi on Friday held discussions to boost trade relations and exports from West Bengal to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

At least one Ukrainian missile has struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea navy in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, setting it ablaze, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.

A political activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has informed the United Nations that extremist and radical groups in the region are often overlooked by security forces, even being facilitated into becoming political parties and register in the local election commission.

Emphasising that the world is increasingly facing climate-induced disasters, India has appealed to Commonwealth nations to address the climate action needs of its Global South members.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has welcomed the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in India, which will reserve one-third of seats in the country's Parliament and state assemblies for women.

Norway's Ambassador to India, May Elin Stener congratulated India on Friday on the historic passage of the Women's Reservation Bill that took place in Rajya Sabha yesterday.

India said here on Friday that it is confident that CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) would continue to evolve into a balanced, open and inclusive framework for Asian countries to interact in addressing multi-faceted challenges in accordance with the common vision for a more secure and prosperous Asia.