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Amid a spat with New Delhi, the Maldives is set to host China’s Xiang Yang Hong 3 early next month.

Blinken agenda: The recently formed Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation looks set to shape US-Africa and north-south relations. 

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President Muizzu of the Maldives wishes India on its 75th Republic Day, highlighting the enduring bond between the two nations. Despite a recent diplomatic row and differences due to China-leaning Muizzu, President Muizzu emphasizes the centuries-old friendship, mutual respect, and kinship between Maldives and India.

PM Modi, French President Macron discussed key developments in the Red Sea tensions, the situation in Gaza, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict during their talks | Latest News India

While the immediate crisis will subside, an intensified security dilemma will be permanent for Islamabad.

The caboose in a long train of storms responsible for rounds of rain and fog in much of the eastern half of the nation will finish on a cold enough note to spread accumulating snow from Ohio to Virginia and New England through Monday, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. A pattern change featuring a return to colder air more typical of conditions for late January will slowly unfold early this week. A storm will roll northward along the East Coast during the middle of this transition to colder air, b

A Chinese research vessel has been given permission to make a port call in the Maldives. The stop, which authorities said was for resupplying purposes, is likely to heighten tensions in the region, particularly with India. The Maldives government announced on Tuesday that the Xiang Yang Hong 3, which had earlier been turned down by Sri Lanka, was given permission for the port call. It is expected to dock at Male Sea Port on February 5. The permission was limited to "rotation of personnel an...

World News: The opposition parties words of caution highlight the potential repercussions of this altered foreign policy, raising questions about its impact on the Maldives developmental trajectory and its positioning in the broader regional context

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved an internet regulation bill that was highly criticized as a move to stifle speech in an election year while the Indian Ocean island nation copes with an economic crisis that required an international bailout.