On Tuesday, Yemen's new Presidential council was sworn into power in the southern city of Aden. the swearing-in took place a few weeks after a truce between the government and the Houthi rebels began. The city was patrolled by hundreds of government soldiers while the council of eight-man across the country was sworn-in in the front of the parliament building. The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg attended, along with several European and Arab ambassadors. Before the swearing-in ceremony, Yemen's Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed arrived in Aden, which serves as the
On Saturday, Fumio Kishida and visiting U.S. lawmakers affirmed their commitment to work together under a longstanding bilateral alliance. The talk comes at a time of heightened global tensions that included threats from China and North Korea. The meeting of delegations was led by Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina who agreed with Kishida on the importance of maintaining a “free and open Indo-Pacific region”. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas are also part of
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Ahmedabad on a two-day visit to India for “in-depth talks”. Johnson will become the first British Prime Minister to visit Gujrat. He will meet with leading businesses in Ahmedabad and discuss the burgeoning commercial, trade, and people ties between the UK and India. Gujarat, India's fifth-largest state, was chosen because it is the ancestral home of roughly half the British-Indian diaspora in the UK. PM Johnson is scheduled to land on April 21 and will begin his trip to Ahmedabad in Gujrat post where he will head to New
According to sources, India confirmed participating in a virtual summit of the Brazilian-Russian-Indian-Chinese-South African grouping to be held towards the end of June, weeks after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Delhi. The tentative date for the meeting will be June 23-24 which was suggested by the summit, however, the final decision on the date is yet to be finalised. Last year the meet was held virtually which was hosted by India. Prime Minister Modi will share the platform with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the Ukraine war began. Leaders of Bra
Australia will hold a general election on May 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison mentions, triggering a campaign expected to be fought over cost-of-living pressures, climate change and questions of trust and competence of the major parties. The economic uncertainties and security threats are the two main stakes with which Morrison is propagating his position. The opposition Labor party says it would offer a better economic alternative for the Australian people. He urged voters to stick with a government that delivered one of the lowest pandemic death tolls of any advanced economy rather than r
The Biden administration has reaffirmed its commitment to support India’s permanent membership in a reformed UN Security Council and New Delhi’s entry to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group. It also praised India for its significant contributions as a member of the 15-membered apex decision making body of the UN. In a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the India-US 2+2 ministerial here, the United States congratulated India for its significant contributions as a member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the term 2021-2022. The Defense Ministers of both the countries rei
On Sunday, Electoral results released by The Gambia's independent electoral commission showed Barrow's NPP won 19 of the 53 contested parliamentary seats, overturning the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) majority. A narrow victory for Adama Barrow's party in the legislative elections in the Gambia has left it short of being able to govern the country alone. Five other members of parliament can be appointed by the president, including its speaker, who will be selected in the coming days from his party. However, Barrow's party does not have a majority in the 58-seat chamber. According
As part of the UN's aid coordination office, Britain, Germany, and Qatar have launched their largest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in an attempt to collect USD 4.4 billion to help Afghanistan. A decidedly ambitious bid to assist the impoverished country again run by Taliban militants at a time when most of the world's attention is fixed on the war in Ukraine. Head of the U.N. Office for the coordination of the Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffith said that Ukraine is of vital importance, but Afghanistan calls out souls for commitment and loyalty. Ahead of the pledge drive, th
On Thursday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to meet Moroccan King Mohammed VI on his two-day visit to Rabat. The meeting will signify a resolution of diplomatic issues surrounding Morocco's contested Western Sahara area. Morocco now seeks reassurance that Spain's backing for the autonomy proposal represents a fundamental shift in the country's foreign policy. Last year, King Mohammed stated that Morocco will not enter into any commercial agreements with countries that oppose Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. As per the Spanish government official, the king will invi
On Tuesday, Indian Army Chief General Manoj M Naravane called Singaporean Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen to discuss regional geopolitical development between the two countries. As per the Indian Army, the strong and long-standing bilateral defence relationship among the nations was re-affirmed in the meeting. General MM Naravane is in Singapore for a three-day visit from April 4–6. During his visit, he was given an overview of the area's cultural and historical significance. The Indian Army tweeted, “General MM Naravane#COAS called on Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence, #MINDEF,