The European Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, a strategic blueprint aimed at restoring the European Union (EU)'s economic edge and driving technological leadership as it seeks to close the gap with the US and China.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday told Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri that India and China should seize the opportunity to meet each other halfway, explore more substantive measures, and commit themselves to mutual understanding, mutual support and mutual achievement, rather than mutual suspicion, alienation and mutual depletion.
As India marked its 76th Republic Day with celebrations, embassies from across the world extended their warm wishes, emphasising the significance of India's democratic journey and its role in global partnerships.
US President Donald Trump, affirmed hope of having a "very good relationship" with China under his administration, while also stressing on the need to have a "level-playing field" regarding trade situation.
In a major step towards normalisation of Sino-India ties, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Beijing on 26-27 January for a meeting of the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister mechanism between the two countries.
A Ukrainian defence official stated that the country’s counteroffensive has regained over 200 sq. km. of territory. A report in the New York Times mentioned that Ukraine lost large quantities of equipment gifted by Nato and also suffered heavy manpower losses.
Citing a NYT report that NewsClick was indirectly funded by China, the BJP leader linked it to Congress support to the news website when it was probed by a Central agency.
Progress has been made on five-six friction points and efforts were on to resolve the remaining issues peacefully, the external affairs minister said.
Weng raised the bar in the second game and looked to be under total control of the proceedings but Prannoy fought back into the game and managed to take a three-point lead into the break.
At least 10 people have been injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong Province at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.
