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Toffees and selfies: ‘Melodi’ duo steal spotlight at Italy-India talks

ROME/NEW DELHI, May 20 (Reuters) – A Colosseum selfie and a pack of toffees triggered a series of memes that lit ‌up the internet on Wednesday, as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi ahead of talks in Rome. Modi, who arrived late on Tuesday and visited the Colosseum with the Italian leader, gave Meloni a pack of ​toffees branded “Melody,” as the two sought to cement their already close ties. A video published by Meloni ​on social media later showed her thanking Modi for the toffees as they ⁠both laughed heartily at the camera. Meloni

Common man distressed after price hike on petrol, diesel amid global energy crisis

A worker stands next to a machine at an Indian Oil fuel station in New Delhi, India, March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra

New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): People from across the country have expressed their disappointment over the price hike on petrol and diesel after the government increased the rice on fuel by 90 paise per litre on Tuesday. In Delhi, petrol prices rose by 87 paise, climbing from Rs 97.77 to Rs 98.64 per litre, while diesel prices increased by 91 paise, moving from Rs 90.67 to Rs 91.58 per litre. A person at a petrol pump said that the common man will be affected by the hike, while the richer section of society won’t face any trouble. “The inflation

“Inflation man Modi will extract more since elections are over”: Congress slams Centre over fresh fuel price hikes

New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rising cost of fuel, Congress on Tuesday dubbed him the “Inflation Man” and asserted that the government is systematically burdening the common public once the elections concluded. The opposition party alleged that the central government has initiated a pattern of steep fuel price revisions to pass the economic burden onto regular citizens.”The ‘Inflation Man’ Modi’s whip has struck the public again. Petrol and diesel have been hiked by 90 paise. Modi has raised prices by 4 rupees in the last 4 days. With

Xi to host ‘old friend’ Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit

BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to host his “old friend” Vladimir Putin less than a week after Donald Trump’s high-profile visit, as Beijing seeks to project itself ​as a stable and predictable power in a world shaken by trade tensions, wars and an energy crisis. China and Russia have cast Putin’s two-day trip this week — his ‌25th visit to China — as further evidence of their “all-weather” partnership, even as the West urges Beijing to pressure Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine. While China presents itself as a peace mediator in the

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