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"Hang My Head In Shame": Javed Akhtar On "Reception" Given To Taliban Minister In India
- Tuesday October 14, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Amir Khan Muttaqi is currently on a six-day visit to India, the first such trip to the country by a Taliban leader since the group seized power in Afghanistan in 2021.
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In First Foreign Outreach, Nepal Interim PM Sushila Karki To Speak With PM Modi On Thursday
- Wednesday September 17, 2025
- India News | Reported by Aditya Raj Kaul
In a significant diplomatic development, interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, will hold her first conversation with a foreign leader - Prime Minister Narendra Modi - on Thursday at 11:00 am, official sources have told NDTV.
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'Trump Whisperer' Ex-Minister Toshimitsu Motegi Joins Japan PM Race
- Monday September 8, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi is angling to lead the world's fourth-largest economy as it faces fresh turbulence stemming from rising food prices and fallout from US tariffs on its crucial auto sector.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Rare Foreign Visit, North Korea's Kim Uses Bulletproof Train To Enter China
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- World News | Hyonhee Shin, Soo-Hyang Choi, Bloomberg
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un entered China on Tuesday aboard a private train to attend a military parade in Beijing, a rare overseas visit that will underscore his ties with both President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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www.ndtv.com
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Handshakes, Hugs, Smiles: PM Modi, Putin, Xi Bonhomie At SCO Summit
- Monday September 1, 2025
- World News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
The friendly interactions between PM Modi, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and China's Xi Jinping come amid their own strained ties with the US.
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www.ndtv.com
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Putin Breaks Protocol, Opens Joint News Conference With Trump
- Saturday August 16, 2025
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
When a US President hosts a foreign leader, the playbook is clear: the American leader speaks first at a joint press conference. But in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin tossed that tradition aside.
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www.ndtv.com
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Israelis Unnerved By Trump's Vow To Save Netanyahu From Corruption Trials
- Friday June 27, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
President Donald Trump's call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to be thrown out has plunged the American leader into one of Israel's most heated debates.
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www.ndtv.com
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"None Of Our Business" To "Long Night Of Talks": US' Changing Stance On India-Pak Tension
- Saturday May 10, 2025
- World News | Edited by Debanish Achom
US President Donald Trump was the first leader today to announce nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire. Minutes later, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed the ceasefire.
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www.ndtv.com
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Donald Trump In Rome For Pope Francis' Funeral In 1st Foreign Trip Of New Term
- Saturday April 26, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump arrived in Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, where he will brush shoulders with an array of world leaders on the unexpected first foreign trip of his second term.
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www.ndtv.com
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Benjamin Netanyahu Meets Donald Trump At White House, Pleads For Tariff Relief Amid War
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, becoming the first foreign leader to personally plead for a reprieve from stinging US tariffs that have shaken the world.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why PM Modi's Grand Welcome In Colombo Is A First For Any Foreign Leader
- Saturday April 5, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a grand ceremonial welcome at the historic Independence Square in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital, in perhaps the first such honour given to a foreign leader.
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www.ndtv.com
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Netanyahu To Meet Trump On Future Of Israel-Hamas Truce
- Tuesday February 4, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday, the first foreign leader hosted by the new US president, with the pair poised to address the fragile Gaza truce.
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www.ndtv.com
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North Korea 'Kim Jong Il' Birthday Tours To Open: Tour Agency
- Monday February 3, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A tour operator said it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong Il's birthday, offering foreign tourists the first chance to visit since the pandemic.
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www.ndtv.com
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Heads To US For Pivotal Trump Talks
- Sunday February 2, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday for the United States where he will become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump since the US president returned to office.
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www.ndtv.com
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UN Approves Sending Foreign Forces To Stabilize Haiti
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a Kenyan-led mission aiming to bring stability to Haiti, a year after leaders in the violence-ravaged Caribbean nation first pleaded for help.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Hang My Head In Shame": Javed Akhtar On "Reception" Given To Taliban Minister In India
- Tuesday October 14, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Amir Khan Muttaqi is currently on a six-day visit to India, the first such trip to the country by a Taliban leader since the group seized power in Afghanistan in 2021.
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www.ndtv.com
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In First Foreign Outreach, Nepal Interim PM Sushila Karki To Speak With PM Modi On Thursday
- Wednesday September 17, 2025
- India News | Reported by Aditya Raj Kaul
In a significant diplomatic development, interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, will hold her first conversation with a foreign leader - Prime Minister Narendra Modi - on Thursday at 11:00 am, official sources have told NDTV.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Trump Whisperer' Ex-Minister Toshimitsu Motegi Joins Japan PM Race
- Monday September 8, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi is angling to lead the world's fourth-largest economy as it faces fresh turbulence stemming from rising food prices and fallout from US tariffs on its crucial auto sector.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Rare Foreign Visit, North Korea's Kim Uses Bulletproof Train To Enter China
- Tuesday September 2, 2025
- World News | Hyonhee Shin, Soo-Hyang Choi, Bloomberg
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un entered China on Tuesday aboard a private train to attend a military parade in Beijing, a rare overseas visit that will underscore his ties with both President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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www.ndtv.com
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Handshakes, Hugs, Smiles: PM Modi, Putin, Xi Bonhomie At SCO Summit
- Monday September 1, 2025
- World News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
The friendly interactions between PM Modi, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and China's Xi Jinping come amid their own strained ties with the US.
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www.ndtv.com
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Putin Breaks Protocol, Opens Joint News Conference With Trump
- Saturday August 16, 2025
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
When a US President hosts a foreign leader, the playbook is clear: the American leader speaks first at a joint press conference. But in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin tossed that tradition aside.
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www.ndtv.com
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Israelis Unnerved By Trump's Vow To Save Netanyahu From Corruption Trials
- Friday June 27, 2025
- World News | Associated Press
President Donald Trump's call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial to be thrown out has plunged the American leader into one of Israel's most heated debates.
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www.ndtv.com
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"None Of Our Business" To "Long Night Of Talks": US' Changing Stance On India-Pak Tension
- Saturday May 10, 2025
- World News | Edited by Debanish Achom
US President Donald Trump was the first leader today to announce nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire. Minutes later, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed the ceasefire.
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www.ndtv.com
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Donald Trump In Rome For Pope Francis' Funeral In 1st Foreign Trip Of New Term
- Saturday April 26, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US President Donald Trump arrived in Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, where he will brush shoulders with an array of world leaders on the unexpected first foreign trip of his second term.
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www.ndtv.com
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Benjamin Netanyahu Meets Donald Trump At White House, Pleads For Tariff Relief Amid War
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, becoming the first foreign leader to personally plead for a reprieve from stinging US tariffs that have shaken the world.
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www.ndtv.com
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Why PM Modi's Grand Welcome In Colombo Is A First For Any Foreign Leader
- Saturday April 5, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a grand ceremonial welcome at the historic Independence Square in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital, in perhaps the first such honour given to a foreign leader.
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www.ndtv.com
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Netanyahu To Meet Trump On Future Of Israel-Hamas Truce
- Tuesday February 4, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday, the first foreign leader hosted by the new US president, with the pair poised to address the fragile Gaza truce.
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www.ndtv.com
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North Korea 'Kim Jong Il' Birthday Tours To Open: Tour Agency
- Monday February 3, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A tour operator said it had opened bookings for trips to a North Korean border city to celebrate former leader Kim Jong Il's birthday, offering foreign tourists the first chance to visit since the pandemic.
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www.ndtv.com
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Heads To US For Pivotal Trump Talks
- Sunday February 2, 2025
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday for the United States where he will become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump since the US president returned to office.
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www.ndtv.com
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UN Approves Sending Foreign Forces To Stabilize Haiti
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a Kenyan-led mission aiming to bring stability to Haiti, a year after leaders in the violence-ravaged Caribbean nation first pleaded for help.
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www.ndtv.com