Russia and Saudi Arabia agree to oil production cut ahead of Vienna conference
The deal, which most OPEC members and Russia agree to, will extend cuts on oil production for another 9 months to stabilize the oil market
Photo: AP
Month: June 2019
UNICEF & ICC deliver ‘One Day for Children’ Celebration at Cricket World Cup 2019
The money raised throughout the campaign will support UNICEF’s work for children in cricket playing nations across the world, as the sport’s one billion fans unite to ensure children have the chance to learn, play, and be healthy.
Photo: UNICEF
Who in the Middle East wants war? No one, really
None of America’s Middle East allies would want a war to break out in the region, even as they would like to see Iran weakened. Sanctions may slowly but surely weaken Iran from within but its military is battle hardened, and its proxies active in Lebanon and Yemen.
G20 Summit: UN Chief for stronger commitment to climate action, economic cooperation
The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a moment of high political tension”.
Photo: UN Japan/Takashi Okano
India at G20: Strong pitch for fight against fugitive economic offenders
Last year, the India government also passed a law to crack down on fugitive economic offenders who refused to get back to the country to avoid investigation by India authorities.
Photo: Zee Media
G20 summit: Trump asks Putin not to meddle in U.S. elections
President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign’s contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections.
Photo: AFP
Modi in Osaka: Hosts Putin, Xi for RIC meeting
PM Modi discusses counter-terror, climate change with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
Photo: AP
“Israel is a country in the region, in the Middle East, the State of Israel” : Bahraini FM
While recognizing Israel as a country and a state, the minister remained non-committal about diplomatic representation, without Israel’s peace agreement with the Palestinians
Photo: US Department of State
G20 summit: The five issues likely to dominate
As world leaders descend on Osaka, a look at the major issues confronting them
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