Why India supports Palestinians, but denounces HAMAS 
Sultan’s visit marks a milestone in India-Oman relations 
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza 
Italy withdraws from BRI: Reports 
Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership Rife COVID-19 variants fuel Africa’s surging wave
Brazzaville, 1 July 2021 – As COVID-19 case numbers in Africa climb faster than all earlier
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Xi warns against foreign bullying as China marks party centenary
China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attempting to bully the nation will “get their heads bashed”, and hailed a “new world” created by its people as the ruling Communist Party marked the centenary of its founding.
COVID-19 impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 trillion loss to the global economy, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said on Wednesday in a report issued jointly with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Global Rebalancing and India’s Foreign Policy
Indian diplomacy for this era is based on five pillars. The first pillar is that it is Indian in thought.
India’s Covaxin effectively neutralises Delta variant of COVID-19, says NIH
The NIH said results of two studies of blood serum from people who had received Covaxin suggest that the vaccine generates antibodies that effectively neutralise the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) and B.1.617 (Delta) variants of SARS-CoV-2, first identified in the UK and India, respectively.
Angola Towards Development: Now is the Time to Invest
“Angola is implementing a package of many-sided reforms aimed at improving the doing business environment, implementing a macroeconomic stabilization programme and promoting private investment.”
WHO certifies China malaria-free
China used to report 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.
China’s Communists Face Daunting Future as Party Marks 100 Years
President Xi Jinping looks stronger than ever, but succession questions and growing apathy among China’s youth are looming challenges
US envoy: Children in conflict taught to commit war crimes
More than 8,400 youngsters were killed or injured in the wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Somalia, while nearly 7,000 more were recruited and used in fighting, mainly in Congo, Somalia, Syria and Myanmar, according to the report.
No place for children in conflict, UN chief tells Security Council
They ask: ‘Will you take the time to listen to us? Will you work with us? Will you have the strength to see the positive in us?’