World, Asia, 29th Jun 2019, News & Stories from India

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World Asia 29 Jun 2019

World, Asia, 29 Jun 2019

The bloc looked powerless on the biggest issue faced in Osaka — the US-China trade war, which was hashed out in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines. (Photo: Representational)

Who needs G20? The question gets louder as US-China trade war dominates agenda

Russia's Vladimir Putin said in the summit run-up that the liberalism long championed by G20 heavyweights Europe and the US was 'obsolete'.

29 Jun 2019 9:12 PM

He said that if women have the opportunity to spend money on make up, 'they must do something.' (Photo: File)

Watch: Dalai Lama stands his ground for 'attractive female successor' statement

He said that real beauty is inner beauty but also emphasised on the outer appearance.

29 Jun 2019 8:35 PM

Vladimir Putin was speaking at the G20 summit in Osaka where he met US President Donald Trump to discuss issues ranging from trade to disarmament. (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin says Russia will do all it can to improve ties with US

Trump confirmed that Putin had invited him to a ceremony to mark 75 years since Russia's World War Two defeat of the Nazis.

29 Jun 2019 5:27 PM

Prabhu, who was the Railways minister in the first term of the NDA government, also informed that the country's railways has almost 8.1 billion passengers per year, and many of them buy tickets through digital platforms. (Photo: FIle)

G-20 Summit: India pitches strongly for fight against fugitive economic offenders

Among others issues that India raised during the summit were on climate change, clean energy, environment protection, agriculture, tourism.

29 Jun 2019 4:35 PM

Climate change was one of the most contentious issues at the G-20 gathering. (Photo: AFP)

19 members of G-20, except US, recommit to Paris climate deal

Language in final statement after summit in Osaka mirrors that agreed during last year's G-20, but was hard-won after objections from US.

29 Jun 2019 3:33 PM

On Friday, Modi held bilateral and plurilateral meetings with many leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Russian president Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping. (Photo: AFP)

PM Modi invites G-20 countries to join global coalition on disaster resilience

Modi, who is in Osaka, Japan for the two-day G-20 Summit, laid special emphasis on building a disaster resilient future.

29 Jun 2019 3:16 PM

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is 'extremely angry' about the murder of a Saudi journalist but that nobody had 'pointed a finger' at the Kingdom's crown prince. (Photo: AFP)

‘Angry, unhappy; but no one blames Saudi Prince’: Trump on Khashoggi murder

The US president said that nobody has directly pointed a finger, when asked about whether he raised the issue during a meeting with royal.

29 Jun 2019 2:04 PM

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would have 'no problem' stepping into North Korea if he meets the country's leader Kim Jong Un on the border with South Korea. (Photo: FIle)

Donald Trump says open to stepping into North Korea with Kim Jong Un

'Sure I would, I would. I'd feel very comfortable doing that. I'd have no problem,' Trump said.

29 Jun 2019 1:24 PM

Modi also invited the G20 countries to join a global coalition on disaster resilience, saying disasters require quick and effective remedial measures as they invariably affect the poor the most. (Photo: ANI twitter)

PM Modi leaves for home after G20 Summit in Japan

This was Prime Minister Modi's sixth G20 Summit which was held on June 28-29.

29 Jun 2019 12:41 PM

'We are here at the G-20 in Osaka and Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Abe just concluded a meeting with the President talking about 5G technology, particularly with a focus on its security implication,' said Ivanka Trump, in a video tweeted by the White House. (Photo: File)

Watch: Ivanka sums up Modi-Trump meet, calls it 'productive discussion'

Modi and Donald Trump met at on the sidelines of the summit on Friday.

29 Jun 2019 12:18 PM

The crunch talks on the damaging trade war between the world's top two economies came on the sidelines of a meeting of the G-20 in Japan's Osaka, with all eyes on whether the pair would agree a truce. (Photo: FIle)

Trade talks with China 'back on track': Trump, agrees to hold off on new tariffs

'We had a very good meeting with President Xi of China,' Trump said after the talks. 'I would say excellent.'

29 Jun 2019 12:11 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and held talks on a host of key issues including trade and investment, defence and counter-terrorism. (Photo: Twitter/ screengrab)

G-20 Summit: PM Modi, Turkish Prez talk on counter-terrorism, defence

The Turkish leader, during a two-day visit to India in July 2018, assured of his country's full support in the fight against terrorism.

29 Jun 2019 12:07 PM

For his part, Xi said that 'dialogue' was better than confrontation after both sides had slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on each other's goods. (Photo: File)

'Ready for 'historic' trade deal with China at G-20 Summit,' says Donald Trump

Trump said: 'It would be historic if we could do a fair trade deal. We are totally open to it.'

29 Jun 2019 9:31 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Osaka. (Photo:ANI/Twitter)

PM Modi holds separate talks with Prez of Indonesia, Brazil; focus on bilateral ties

Later in the day, the Prime Minister will meet leaders of Turkey and Australia among others.

29 Jun 2019 9:12 AM

Soon after the Modi's re-election, Morrison called up Modi to congratulate him on winning the Lok Sabha elections and sought to boost bilateral ties. (Photo: Twitter)

'Kithana ache he Modi': Aussie PM celebrates friendship with PM Modi

This is the first meeting of the two leaders after the elections in both countries.

29 Jun 2019 9:03 AM

White House officials, who had ruled out such a possibility before Trump left Washington, did not immediately respond to requests as to whether Kim had already agreed to meet with Trump. (Photo: AP)

‘We’ll see each other for 2 minutes’: Trump says he could meet N Korea’s Kim

It was not immediately clear what the agenda, if any, would be for the potential third Trump-Kim meeting.

29 Jun 2019 8:59 AM

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