World08 Jul 2025 | 6:58 PMBrasilia, July 8 (UNI) Brazil has dropped plans to buy the Akash air defence missiles from India and is negotiating with Italy for a more advanced system, a report said today, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Brasilia for a bilateral state visit.
see more.. 08 Jul 2025 | 6:18 PMMoscow/Kyiv, July 8 (UNI) Russia is still waiting for proposals from the Ukrainian side on possible dates for a meeting to reach a peace settlement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today.
see more.. 08 Jul 2025 | 6:16 PMBrussels, July 8 (UNI) The backlog of unfulfilled orders at European defence plants reached a record high of 365 billion US dollars in 2024, according to a report by the Russian organisation Roscongress Foundation, titled ‘Militarisation of Europe: Budgets and Geography of New Production Capacities’.
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08 Jul 2025 | 5:56 PMWashington, July 8 (UNI) Amid his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the US capital, President Donald Trump said that he has no wish to hurt Iran any further and wants to make peace, even expressing a willingness to lift the sanctions from Tehran “at the right time”.
see more..08 Jul 2025 | 4:46 PMWellington, July 8 (UNI) New Zealand today launched its first national Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, aiming to boost productivity and drive economic growth.
see more.. 08 Jul 2025 | 4:27 PMKuala Lumpur, July 8 (UNI) The Malaysian government said today that it remains committed to continued engagement with the US to reach a “balanced” and “mutually beneficial” trade agreement.
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08 Jul 2025 | 4:25 PMNew Delhi, July 8(UNI) India continues its remarkable streak as the top recipient of the prestigious Erasmus+ scholarships, as 101 Indian students were awarded grants for two-year master's programs in Europe starting in 2025.
see more..08 Jul 2025 | 4:19 PMMoscow, July 8 (UNI) The European Union is urgently exploring options to cover Ukraine's USD 19 billion budget deficit in 2026, including by using frozen Russian state assets, as US support for Kiev continues to decline and a ceasefire remains out of reach, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
see more.. 08 Jul 2025 | 3:18 PMMandaluyong, July 8 (UNI) Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda announced the launch of the Universal Health Coverage Practitioners and Experts Knowledge Exchange and Resources (UHC PEERS) today, a regional peer-to-peer learning network designed to accelerate universal health coverage across the Asia-Pacific region.
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08 Jul 2025 | 3:01 PMWashington, July 8 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington thanked him for his intervention in Tel Aviv’s war against Iran, and said that he had sent a letter to the Nobel Prize Committee to nominate the US leader for the Peace Prize.
see more..08 Jul 2025 | 2:49 PMKabul, July 8 (UNI) In a drive against illegal drugs, personnel of counter-narcotics police destroyed illicit drug crops in the Northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province.
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08 Jul 2025 | 2:49 PMWashington/ New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) US President Donald Trump today said Washington is inching close to making a trade deal with India even as he imposed tariffs on 14 nations.
see more..08 Jul 2025 | 2:39 PMUlan Bator, July 8 (UNI) The 19th edition of Mongolia's national costume festival is held in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia, today with the aim to promote the tourism sector and encourage the younger generation to wear traditional clothing.
see more.. 08 Jul 2025 | 2:17 PMBern, July 8 (UNI) Drug manufacturer Novartis has received approval from Swiss authorities for its new Malaria drug named Coartem.
see more.. 08 Jul 2025 | 1:35 PMTokyo, July 8 (UN) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba today said that U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on Japan is "truly regrettable," noting bilateral negotiations will continue toward a mutually beneficial deal.
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