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Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog after Israel, US strikes

Nepal, July 3 -- Iran on Wednesday officially suspended its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, a move triggered by the unprecedented Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear facilities. Last mont... Read More


US House passes Trump's ambitious 'Big Beautiful Bill,' massive legislative win for President

Washington DC, July 3 -- US President Donald Trump scored a massive legislative win on Thursday (local time) as Congress passed his ambitious 'One Big Beautiful Bill' with a narrow margin. The bill w... Read More


India's new NDCs must take private sector along

India, July 3 -- As governments around the world update their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) on climate action, there is a significant opportunity for the India's government and its privat... Read More


Delhi's multilateralism plank needs tweaking

India, July 3 -- On June 26, the defence ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded in the eastern Chinese coastal city of Qingdao without a joint statement. India had... Read More


Vietnam promotes consensus adoption of budget for UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei

Hanoi, July 3 -- The United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) on July 1 adopted by consensus a draft resolution on the budget for the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), whose negotiation... Read More


Mark Zuckerberg crashes into Donald Trump's Oval Office meet, asked to leave: Report

India, July 3 -- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly asked to leave US President Donald Trump's Oval Office at the White House after he walked into a meeting of the Republicanleader with high-rank... Read More


Amid political instability, UN reports a rapidly spreading drought in Afghanistan

Kabul, July 3 -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported rapidly spreading drought in Afghanistan, noting that the northern, northwestern, and northeastern provinces ar... Read More


Vietnam, Germany to fortify dialogues, cooperation

Berlin, July 3 -- Vietnamese Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan held talks with Vice President of the German Bundestag Bodo Ramelow on July 2 during her working trip for the Global Women Leaders' Su... Read More


Assam: Post-flood Jorhat sees spike in vector-borne diseases; one dead, nine infected

Guwahati, July 3 -- After the season's first wave of floods, Jorhat district in Assam faces a troubling rise in vector-borne diseases, including one confirmed death due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE). ... Read More


Vietnam hands over chairmanship of Asia-Pacific Group in Vienna to India

Vienna, July 3 -- Ambassador Vu Le Thai Hoang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna (Austria), on July 2 handed over the Chairmansh... Read More