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The major US complaint against the WTO is about the dispute settlement mechanism as well as the system by which countries declare themselves as developing countries. (Photo: AP)

US being treated more fairly by WTO now, we appreciate it: Trump

Trump has complained of differential treatment received by India, China at WTO, even threatened to pull out of the global organisation.

26 Aug 2019 6:39 PM

India is not a member of G-7 grouping but Prime Minister Modi has been personally invited by French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: ANI)

PM Narendra Modi highlights India's efforts for sustainable future at G7 summit

The Prime Minister underlined India's contribution to addressing climate change, water stress, and ocean pollution.

26 Aug 2019 6:32 PM

Modi is attending the G7 Summit in this French town of Biarritz on special invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: ANI)

G7 summit: PM Modi highlights India's efforts towards eliminating single use plastic

Modi saidhe highlighted India's efforts towards conserving water, harnessing solar energy and, protecting flora and fauna in the session.

26 Aug 2019 5:05 PM

PM Modi with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of G7 summit in France. (Photo: ANI)

'Prime Minister (Modi) really feels he has it (Kashmir) under control,' Trump at G7

President Trump had spoken about 'mediating' on Jammu and Kashmir and had described the issue as 'explosive'.

26 Aug 2019 4:23 PM

Demonstrators at the so-called "portrait march" were carrying official portraits of the 41-year-old French leader which had been taken down from town halls across the country over the last few months. (Photo: AFP)

Anti-G7 protesters march with 'stolen' portraits of Emmanuel Macron

'We are holding him upside down to show the lack of sense in his policies,' explained a Bizi activist called Mathieu.

26 Aug 2019 3:29 PM

'I think what the entire European Union understands is that if we come out without a deal then...the 39 billion is no longer legally pledged,' Johnson said. (Photo: File)

39 bn pound divorce bill agreed by Theresa not due in no-deal Brexit: UK PM

Ahead of their meeting, Johnson and Tusk traded barbs over who would be to blame should Britain leave without a deal at the end of October.

26 Aug 2019 3:23 PM

Macron has been trying for months to defuse the tensions between Tehran and Washington by finding ways of resuming dialogue, and held talks with Zarif in Paris on the eve of the summit. (Photo: AP)

Was 'too soon' to meet Iran's leader who made surprise visit to G7: Trump

'I knew everything he (Macron) was doing and I approved everything he was doing,' Trump said.

26 Aug 2019 2:33 PM

Trump said that his pressure had paid off, bringing the Chinese back to the table after talks had appeared to have gone off the rails. (Photo: File)

'China called last night': Trump says trade talks to resume 'very shortly'

Trump said that Chinese officials had made two 'very, very good calls' and that 'they want to make a deal'.

26 Aug 2019 2:17 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met President of Senegal, Macky Sall. (Photo: ANI)

G7 Summit 2019: Modi meets Senegal President Macky Sall

India is not a member country of the G7, and the invitation to participate in the summit was extended by France.

26 Aug 2019 2:05 PM

Modi met Guterres on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit being held in this picturesque southwestern seaside French town. (Photo: Narendra Modi | Twitter)

G7 Summit: Modi holds 'fruitful discussions' with UN chief Antonio Guterres

Their meeting came against backdrop of Indian govt revoking the special status to J&K and bifurcating state into two Union Territories.

26 Aug 2019 9:15 AM

Modi met Johnson on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit being held in this southwestern French city. (Photo: MEA | Twitter)

G7 Summit: Modi meets Boris Johnson, agree to further India-UK bilateral ties

During telephone call early this week, Johnson told Modi that Kashmir remains a bilateral matter as far as UK's view is concerned.

26 Aug 2019 9:07 AM

Modi is expected to speak during sessions on the environment, climate, oceans, and digital transformation, besides also holding bilaterals with leaders of other countries participating in the two-day summit being held in Biarritz. (Photo: MEA | Twitter)

PM Modi at G-7 Summit, likely to discuss Kashmir issue with Trump

India is not a member country of the G-7, and the invitation to participate in the summit was extended by France.

26 Aug 2019 8:40 AM

Seven people including two children were killed in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a light aircraft over Spain's Mallorca island on Sunday, authorities said. (Photo: AP)

7 including 2 children dead in mid-air collision in Spain

A couple and their two children were aboard the helicopter along with the pilot, the spokesman told AFP.

26 Aug 2019 8:36 AM

On Friday, Trump had asked American companies to ‘immediately start looking for an alternative to China’, including shifting manufacturing of their products to the US after Beijing imposed additional tariffs on USD 75 billion worth of US goods. (Photo: AP)

'No plans to declare national emergency,' says Trump amid US-China trade war

‘Actually we're getting along very well with China right. We're talking. I think they want to make deal much more than I do,’ he said.

25 Aug 2019 6:56 PM

In 1992, a military crackdown was launched against the Mohajirs in Karachi. The MQM said this is still in full swing and thousands have been extrajudicially executed and many disappeared. (Photo: ANI)

Pak atrocities in Karachi, Sindh greater than what it claims in J&K: MQM

It might also be possible that the oppressed people would launch a united freedom movement under one platform, he opined.

25 Aug 2019 6:42 PM

'We are concerned about the vast fires that have developed in the Amazon,' the pope said. (Photo: File)

Pope fears for Amazon, the planet's 'vital lung'

'That forest lung is vital for our planet,' Pope Francis said.

25 Aug 2019 5:10 PM

Johnson desperately needs a US trade deal post-Brexit, as Britain will lose its easy access to the EU’s single market. (Photo: AP)

‘He needs no advice’: Donald Trump backs UK PM Boris Johnson as ‘right man’ for Brexit

Trump and Johnson met on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit hosted by France in Biarritz.

25 Aug 2019 2:17 PM

US President Donald Trump has offered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson a boost, saying he’s the 'right man' to deliver Brexit. (Photo: PTI)

'Right man for Brexit', needs no advice: Donald Trump backs Boris Johnson

Speaking on sidelines of Group of Seven summit in France, Trump was asked what his advice was for Britain’s departure from European Union.

25 Aug 2019 2:07 PM

The facelift for the Shreenathji (Shree Krishna) temple in Manama will kick off later this year. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi launches USD 4.2 mn redevelopment project of Hindu temple in Bahrain

Modi arrived here on Saturday, the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister to Bahrain.

25 Aug 2019 11:55 AM

Johnson and other supporters of Britain's exit from the European Union see a trade deal with the US as key to making a success of Brexit, by creating new opportunities for British firms. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson urges Trump to remove 'considerable barriers' for UK trade

The issue could become a rare bone of contention between Johnson and Trump.

25 Aug 2019 11:46 AM

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