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Nepal’s foreign minister visits China after calling on regional rival India

BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) – Nepalese ​Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal met China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Monday, his first trip to ‌the neighbouring superpower since his party swept to election victory in March, and days after visiting Beijing’s regional rival India. The ousting of a Communist Party-led coalition government in Beijing’s backyard presents a conundrum to Chinese diplomats, who have been working to shore up ​ties with neighbouring nations while reasserting claims in the East and South China Seas, analysts say. “China has always ​placed Nepal at the forefront of its ‘neighbourhood diplomacy’,” said Wang, according to a foreign

G7 leaders open summit talks on Ukraine and the Middle East as Zelenskyy joins in France

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16, 2026 (AP) — Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations face a packed agenda on their first full day Tuesday, including challenging discussions on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and addressing the Middle East crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France. The Ukraine talks come on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement to end the 3 1/2-month-old U.S. war against Iran. In recent weeks, the Iran conflict has overshadowed the war in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched

Bangladesh protests India ‘questioning’ PM’s adviser at Delhi airport

DHAKA, June 16 (Reuters) – Bangladesh has summoned a senior Indian diplomat posted in Dhaka to protest against the treatment of an adviser ​to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman who was reportedly detained ‌and questioned for several hours at New Delhi airport, in the latest diplomatic row between the neighbours. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman described the incident as “unexpected ​and unfortunate”, while Dhaka formally conveyed its concerns to ​Indian Deputy High Commissioner Pawan Badhe late on Monday. Government ⁠strategy adviser Zahed Ur Rahman was stopped upon arrival in ​New Delhi, where he had travelled to attend a conference, ​and was questioned

Stock markets climb in early trade tracking global rally, decline in oil prices

Mumbai, Jun 16 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Tuesday, driven by a positive trend in global markets and cooling crude oil prices following a peace deal between the US and Iran. Fresh foreign fund inflows also added to the positive trend in the domestic market. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 272.87 points to 76,537.20 in early deals. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 69.15 points to 23,921.55. From the 30-Sensex firms, HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Hindustan Unilever, Tech Mahindra and Tata Consultancy Services were among the biggest winners. Axis Bank, Tata

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