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Trending News: Netanyahu’s Likud Party Takes Early Lead In Israel Election Exit PollTrump Says US Will Permanently Strip Iran of Nuclear WeaponsEuropean Gas Prices Hit Four-Year High On Exchange MarketsFrance Keeps Curfews in Place as Protests Continue to Rock the CountryUS May Start Pulling Diplomats Out of Middle East Embassies, Report SaysFrance Detains Over 1,400 People During Weekend Protests Across the CountryFrance Rallies Allies Behind Plan to Deter Russia With Nuclear Forces, Report SaysVucic’s Coalition Falls Short, Wins Less Than 40% in Serbian ElectionIran’s President Heads to Russia for Official VisitLula da Silva Secures Victory in Brazil’s Presidential ElectionUS Diplomats Face Chaotic Scramble to Leave Middle East Postings, Media Reports SayParis Metro Stations Closed as City Braces for Mass ProtestsChina Europe Rail Link Sets New Record on Busy Eastern RouteHormuz Tanker Blasts Deepen Crisis as Trump Signals Fresh Strikes on IranMelania Trump helps secure Oleshky ceasefire, says White HouseIsrael Launches Major West Bank Operation After Deadly Clashes Kill Six Near NablusFrench MEP Thierry Mariani Says Growing Calls To End Ukraine Aid Reveal Deep Shift In EUGermany Erupts in Anger Over Trump’s Moves Against UkraineFinland Suggests Meloni As Possible Mediator For Russia TalksMagnitude 7.2 Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of VanuatuArgentina’s Court Drops Crypto Case Against President Javier MileiNearly 90 Percent of South Korea’s Dog Meat Farms Have Shut DownPentagon Chief Hegseth Says Secret Pro-China Cells Were Active at 30 US UniversitiesPentagon Signs $2.4 Billion Deal to Upgrade Navy’s Nuclear Power PlantsOpenAI Starts Training AI Models Offline After a String of ScandalsMoody’s Keeps France’s Credit Rating Steady, Warns Outlook Stays NegativeIran’s President Pezeshkian To Visit Moscow For Gas SummitKim Jong Un Declares Building the World’s Most Powerful Army North Korea’s Top PriorityFirst Tanker Carrying Russian Diesel Fuel Sets Sail for New YorkTehran Warns That US Attempts to “Sink” Iran Will Backfire on Many NationsGermany Cuts Long Term Visas For Russian Citizens Nearly Threefold In Four YearsUkrainian An-124 Cargo Plane Catches Fire While Landing in JapanIran Says Talks With US Possible Only If Washington Honors Islamabad MemorandumTrump Says the Iran Conflict Will End Very SoonProtest Unrest Across The EU Set To Get Worse, Politico WarnsUS Green Card Lottery Could Face Delays Despite Court Order, Lawyer SaysEurope Reportedly Shortlists Five Possible Negotiators To Face PutinIndia Corrects UN Rapporteur On Dawood Ibrahim, Points Finger At PakistanRubio Says US and India Share Same Worries Over Terrorism Despite Pakistan TiesManipur Protests Enter Third Day as Sit-ins and Shutdown Hit Imphal ValleyNeha Bora Tells Delhi HC She Had No Role In CJP’s Protest Call On October 16BJP Slams Annamalai For “Double Standards” On SIR After He Blasts Crackdown On CJP ProtestsMore Than 1 in 5 Indian College Students Have Started a Business, Survey FindsDipke, Bora Among Leaders Invited To Friday’s March Against Election CommissionFrance Recalls Police From Leave To Reinforce Security For Saturday’s ProtestsLukashenko Says Belarus Talks With US Are Moving Forward On Many FrontsSaudi Aramco Says Markets Have Lost Out on 3 Billion Barrels of Oil Since SpringPutin Warns That National Intolerance Is Rising Across The WorldGermany Gets Blunt About Talk of Capitulating to RussiaIran’s Revolutionary Guards Warn US Over Push To Use Strait of HormuzRussia and US Enjoyed a Wonderful Dialogue Yesterday, Says DmitrievPossible Russia-US-China Talks Spark Surprise Reaction in PolandTrump Says No Active Talks With Iran Right Now, But Conflict Will Be ResolvedIran Warns It Could Strike US Military Bases In The Middle EastUK Says Europe Can No Longer Count on US Help in the ArcticIran’s Navy Says It Struck Four Ships In Northern Persian GulfLavrov: Strong Russia-ASEAN Ties Are a Key Pillar of Regional StabilityFlooding in Southern France Leaves Three People DeadEurope Is Quietly Searching For Someone To Talk To Putin, Politico ReportsHawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Could Erupt Again Between October 28 and November 5Turkey Ready to Host Three Way Ukraine Peace TalksUkraine’s EU Membership Would Mark the Beginning of the End, Says BordyuzhaUS Navy ship count near Iran could top two dozen as new carrier group sails in, WSJ reportsUS and Israeli Military Reportedly Draw Up Fresh Plan to Strike Iran After US ElectionsBrent Crude Oil Price Jumps Past $110 a BarrelTrump Jokes Europe Would Love It If the US Renamed the Pacific OceanOne Killed, Eight Hurt After Strike Hits Saudi Arabia’s Dammam AirportUS Military and Diplomats Reportedly Pulling Back From the Middle EastFrench Primary School Teacher Says Macron Is Tearing The Country ApartIsraeli Air Force Jets Run Drills Near Iran Border, Media ReportProtests Erupt Again Outside Albanian PM’s Office in TiranaFrench Opposition Slams Macron’s Address to Nation as Weak 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In Pictures | Warm exchanges and candid smiles — Modi, Putin, and Xi share a moment at SCO Summit in China

PM Modi remarked, “Always a delight to meet President Putin!” as the two leaders prepare for bilateral talks later today.

Day 2 of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit began in China’s Tianjin on Monday with a red-carpet welcome. Before the plenary session, leaders from member nations were seen sharing light moments in a relaxed setting.
Day 2 of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit began in China’s Tianjin on Monday with a red-carpet welcome. Before the plenary session, leaders from member nations were seen sharing light moments in a relaxed setting. (PMO India)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in a brief informal conversation before the official proceedings began.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in a brief informal conversation before the official proceedings began.
The interaction between PM Modi and President Putin carries weight, coming amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff pressure on India over its oil imports from Russia. Sharing a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “Always a delight to meet President Putin!”
The interaction between PM Modi and President Putin carries weight, coming amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff pressure on India over its oil imports from Russia. Sharing a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “Always a delight to meet President Putin!”
The two leaders, who spoke for about three to five minutes, exchanged a warm hug just ahead of the Summit discussions.
The two leaders, who spoke for about three to five minutes, exchanged a warm hug just ahead of the Summit discussions.
Moscow has openly criticised Trump’s tariff stance and has reaffirmed support for India’s sovereign right to determine its trade partners.
Moscow has openly criticised Trump’s tariff stance and has reaffirmed support for India’s sovereign right to determine its trade partners.
Later today, PM Modi and President Putin are expected to hold formal bilateral talks on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.
Later today, PM Modi and President Putin are expected to hold formal bilateral talks on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.
India has pointed out that both China and several European countries are also purchasing discounted Russian oil, yet Washington has particularly targeted New Delhi.
India has pointed out that both China and several European countries are also purchasing discounted Russian oil, yet Washington has particularly targeted New Delhi.
The Kremlin confirmed last Friday that President Putin is scheduled to visit India in December this year.
The Kremlin confirmed last Friday that President Putin is scheduled to visit India in December this year.
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