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Jaishankar to attend Trump inauguration.

EAM Jaishankar to attend Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan 20

"During the visit, the external affairs minister will also have meetings with representatives of the incoming administration, as also some other dignitaries visiting the US on that occasion," the MEA said.

India-Taliban

Taliban calls India a 'significant regional and economic partner' following high-level talks in Dubai

Both sides vowed to enhance trade, and facilitate Indian visas for Afghan businessmen, students, and patients during a meeting between India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi — the first such talks since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.

Donald Trump

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismisses Trump’s expansionist agenda amid global concerns

US President-elect Donald Trump has once again said that he wants to take control of the semiautonomous territory of Denmark even if he has to use the military force to make that happen.

California wildfire

Hollywood Hills burning: Los Angeles wildfires have claimed five lives, destroyed hundreds of properties, forced mass evacuations

The fires in southern California, "one of the worst disasters" in US history, have scorched over 25,000 acres, gutting almost 500 structures, including celebrity properties, and forcing some 100,000 residents to evacuate the region even as officials warn that the worst is yet to come as flames continue to rage amid gusty winds and shortage of water to put out the fires.

While rescuers continue search for survivors, another quake shakes Tibet; Death toll at over 125

A day after a deadly 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Tibet, killing dozens with hundreds more missing, another 4.0-magnitude quake is being reported in the region as rescue workers race against time to look for survivors.

Canada

Canada's outgoing PM Trudeau says not 'a snowball's chance in hell' his country will merge with US

The statement comes in response to US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to use "economic force" to make Canada America's 51st state.

Canada

India extends B'desh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's visa even as Dhaka continues pressing for her extradition

Hasina, who has been staying in India since August last year following a nationwide uprising, is accused of genocide and crimes against humanity. Bangladesh’s International Criminal Tribunal has issued a second arrest warrant against her and 11 others, requiring them to appear before the panel on Feb 12.