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The Russian House in New Delhi organised a grand photo exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation and the state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, ahead of Putin's visit to India.

Europe has had it easy for centuries. Today, two non-European powers - the US and Russia - are deciding its fate. What really stings the old continent today is this acute feeling of impotency, a sense of irrelevance.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi this evening for a two-day state visit aimed at strengthening one of the world's most enduring bilateral partnerships.

Senior police officers said that from Putin's arrival to his departure, every movement will be tracked by multiple security units operating jointly.

Intervention from Merz comes as Putin says peace talks are ‘difficult work’ but Trump insists Russian president does want a dealMeanwhile, as we were sleeping, France’s Emmanuel Macron has met with China’s Xi Jinping, urging him to “work together” on ending the war in Ukraine and broader geopolitical and economic issues.“Now, more than ever, dialogue between China and France is vital,” Macron told his host during their Thursday meeting at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

As leaders try to break smugglers’ business model, research suggests strategy so far has had opposite effectHardline migration policies adopted by governments across the globe have been a boon for people smugglers, fuelling demand and allowing them to raise their prices, according to a report.The findings, released on Thursday by the Mixed Migration Centre of the Danish Refugee Council, and based on interviews with thousands of migrants and hundreds of smugglers, come as officials prepare to gather next week in Brussels to discuss how best to combat smuggling. Continue reading...

Global Witness says plan to upgrade railway line from DRC to Angola puts up to 1,200 buildings at risk of demolitionUp to 6,500 people are at risk of being displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project funded by the EU and the US, amid a global race to secure supplies of copper, cobalt and other “critical minerals”, according to a report by campaign group Global Witness.The project, labelled the Lobito Corridor, aims to upgrade the colonial-era Benguela railway from the DRC to Lobito on Angola’s coast and improve port infrastructure, as well as building a railway line to Zambia and supporting agriculture and solar power installations along the route. Angola has said it needs $4.5bn (£3.4bn) for its stretch of the line. Continue reading...

AVS Group, which runs 18 websites, has 72 hours to make changes required by UK’s Online Safety ActA pornography company that runs 18 adult websites has been fined £1m by the watchdog Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks.AVS Group Ltd has been hit with the fine, plus a further £50,000 for failing to respond to information requests. Continue reading...