- PM Modi in Japan LIVE updates: Modi is expected to hold separate bilateral meetings with Biden, Kishida, and Albanese on the sidelines of the summit.
Updated on May 24, 2022 07:53 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi in Japan LIVE updates: On day 2 of his Japan visit on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived for Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo. Besides Modi, the summit is also being attended by US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The Quad leaders summit is aimed at further bolstering cooperation among the member nations of the influential grouping and discussing developments in the strategic Indo-Pacific region. Modi is expected to hold separate bilateral meetings with Biden, Kishida, and Albanese on the sidelines of the summit.
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May 24, 2022 07:48 AM IST
‘Force for good’, says PM on Quad; Biden says, ‘We mean business’: 10 points
On day 2 of his Japan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning was received by Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida as the second in-person meeting of the Quad leaders began. PM Modi is set to hold bilateral talks with US president Joe Biden where the Russia-Ukraine war is set to remain the focus.
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May 24, 2022 07:42 AM IST
At quad summit, Australian PM Albanese outlines his govt’s plan to reduce emissions
We will act in recognition that climate change is the main economic and security challenge for the island nations of the Pacific. My govt will set a new target to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 putting us on track for net-zero emissions by 2050: Australian PM Albanese
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May 24, 2022 07:36 AM IST
Russian invasion challenges principles enshrined in UN Charter: Japan PM
Russian invasion of Ukraine squarely challenges the principles which are enshrined in the UN Charter: Japanese PM Fumio Kishida at Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo
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May 24, 2022 07:30 AM IST
Putin trying to extinguish a culture, says US President Biden at Quad Leaders’ Summit
Putin is just trying to extinguish a culture. This is more than just a European issue, it’s a global issue. Global food crisis may worsen by Russia blocking Ukraine from exporting its grains. As long as Russia continues the war, US will work with its partners: US President Biden
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May 24, 2022 07:26 AM IST
Quad’s scope has become extensive…: PM at Quad Leaders’ Summit
Quad has made an important place for itself before the world in such a short span of time. Today, Quad’s scope has become extensive, its form effective. Our mutual trust, and our determination is giving new energy & enthusiasm to democratic powers: PM Modi at Quad Leaders’ Summit
Pfizer says 3 Covid shots protect children under 5
- The news comes after months of anxious waiting by parents desperate to vaccinate their babies, toddlers and preschoolers, especially as Covid-19 cases once again are rising.
Published on May 24, 2022 05:57 AM IST
Over 100 Opposition activists arrested in Pakistan
The police, who later confirmed that the arrests were made at the behest of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) ruling coalition, launched the clampdown on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists late on Monday night.
Published on May 24, 2022 05:52 AM IST
SpaceX president defends Elon Musk against sexual misconduct allegation: Report
“Personally, I believe the allegations to be false; not because I work for Elon, but because I have worked closely with him for 20 years and never seen nor heard anything resembling these allegations,” Shotwell wrote in an email to employees last week.
Published on May 24, 2022 05:48 AM IST
Meta CEO Zuckerberg sued over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach
- Cambridge Analytica gathered details on as many as 87 million Facebook user s without their permission. Their data is alleged to have been used to manipulate the 2016 presidential election.
Published on May 24, 2022 05:43 AM IST
North Korea says virus situation ‘under control’
At least 134,510 people newly showed fever symptoms as of Monday evening, taking the total number of such cases to 2.95 million since late April.
Published on May 24, 2022 05:03 AM IST
US preparing to deploy monkeypox vaccines amid more probable cases
There is one confirmed US infection so far, in Massachusetts, and four other cases of people with orthopoxviruses — the family that monkeypox belongs to.
Published on May 24, 2022 03:21 AM IST
Ukraine sentences Russian soldier to life in prison in war crimes trial
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for “maximum” sanctions against Russia in a video address to world leaders and executives at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Published on May 24, 2022 02:23 AM IST
Iran tower-block collapse: 6 dead, dozens injured
Rescuers clambered over huge slabs of shattered concrete and tangles of twisted metal bars. Sniffer dogs were being used to search for dozens believed to be trapped.
Published on May 24, 2022 02:13 AM IST
Putin, Zelensky feature among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People this year
- A war in the centre of Europe became the most-talked about topic of the year so far and the leaders of the two nations – Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky – made it to the TIME’s list of 100 most influential people.
Published on May 23, 2022 10:46 PM IST
Abu Dhabi says 2 killed, 120 injured in gas cylinder blast
The explosion struck a restaurant just after 1pm in Abu Dhabi’s Khalidiya neighborhood, just a few blocks from the capital’s beachfront corniche. Initially, Abu Dhabi police vaguely referred to damage and injuries, showing pictures of glass and debris littering the street.
Published on May 23, 2022 10:42 PM IST
Explainer: Why were Japanese abducted by North Korea?
The families said Biden talked to each of them and listened to their stories, encouraging them as their hopes were fading because of North Korea’s escalating missile sand nuclear development.
Published on May 23, 2022 09:04 PM IST