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U.S. President Donald Trump called Iran’s response to Washington’s latest peace proposal “totally unacceptable” a...
On the sidelines of the High-Level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin held a bilateral meeting with Kirti Vardhan Singh, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
The Central Asia–India Foreign Ministers' Meeting is set for June 5–6 in New Delhi. In preparation, officials will engage in discussions on regional cooperation.
According to Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two sides reviewed bilateral ties, exchanged views on key regional issues, and emphasized the importance of deepening strategic cooperation across areas such as trade, environmental sustainability, and climate resilience.
The upcoming meeting in New Delhi will bring together foreign ministers from India and five Central Asian republics—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—as part of the Central Asia–India dialogue platform launched in 2019 to strengthen multilateral ties across political, economic, and cultural dimensions.
The meeting is expected to focus on regional security, infrastructure connectivity, and energy partnerships, as well as collaborative responses to climate challenges, building on momentum from recent high-level summits such as the Central Asia+Italy Summit, where leaders adopted a joint declaration on shared priorities.
This dialogue format underscores India’s increasing engagement with Central Asia as part of its “Connect Central Asia” policy, aimed at expanding influence in the region amid evolving geopolitical dynamics and growing competition from other regional powers.
Australia confirmed it will repatriate citizens from the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, with quarantine on arrival. Spain, France are evacuating nationals as three deaths are confirmed. In the U.S., two passengers have been isolated after testing positive for the virus.
U.S. President Donald Trump called Iran’s response to Washington’s latest peace proposal “totally unacceptable” amid talks over ending the war and securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. A cargo vessel near Qatar was hit by a projectile as Kuwait reported hostile drones in its airspace.
President Donald Trump called Iran’s response to a US war proposal “totally unacceptable” after Tehran sent its reply through mediator Pakistan, according to IRNA. Qatar’s al-Thani also warned Iran against using the Strait of Hormuz as “a pressure tool”.
A Turkish Airlines plane caught fire in its landing gear tyres after landing at Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday (11 May) morning, temporarily disrupting airport operations, officials said.
Metropolitan Shio of Senaki and Chkhorotsku has been elected the 142nd head of the Georgian Orthodox Church at a meeting of clergy in Tbilisi following the death of longtime Patriarch Ilia II.
Around 100 boys in Georgia are living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy - a disease that has never allowed a child to grow old. Their parents have spent weeks protesting outside government offices, saying their sons cannot wait any longer for treatment.
Iran warned of an “immediate, intense, and powerful” response to any renewed Israeli or U.S. attack, as efforts to secure an interim peace deal appeared to stall despite fresh diplomatic contacts.
Metropolitan Shio of Senaki and Chkhorotsku has been elected the 142nd head of the Georgian Orthodox Church at a meeting of clergy in Tbilisi following the death of longtime Patriarch Ilia II.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks on trade, infrastructure and preparations for Putin’s state visit to Kazakhstan later this month.
Afghanistan has signed a five-year gold mining contract with Afghan and Azerbaijani companies in a deal worth more than $20m, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has said.
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