🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺 Modi Strengthens Ties With Russia, China — Ignores #TRUMP Pressure 🇨🇳💼

📍 Tianjin, China — In a bold diplomatic move, PM Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin today after reviving ties with Chinese President Xi at the SCO Summit. The meeting marks a strategic shift as India, China, and Russia signal closer cooperation — despite rising tensions with the US.

🌏 This is the first trilateral interaction since 2024, and comes amid global unease over protectionism and shifting alliances.

🇩🇪 Meanwhile in Europe, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned the Ukraine war could drag on for years — already the longest European conflict since WWII. He dismissed domestic calls to raise taxes, keeping Germany’s focus on stability.

⚓ In a major defense deal, Norway chose the UK to supply new navy frigates worth £10 billion, beating bids from the US, France, and Germany. It’s Oslo’s largest-ever defense investment.

🏦 Back in finance, former Barclays exec Naguib Kheraj is being considered to replace HSBC Chairman Mark Tucker. With a high-profile career across Barclays, JPMorgan, and Standard Chartered, Kheraj may soon take the helm at one of the world’s top banks.

🇪🇺 In the EU, Italy and France clashed over economic policies. Paris accused Rome of “fiscal dumping,” while PM Giorgia Meloni’s office hit back, defending Italy’s stability-driven strategy.

🏏🏆 In sports, Oval Invincibles secured their third straight Hundred title, while Northern Superchargers won in the women’s final.

🔍 Global alliances shift. War drags on. Trade reshapes. Amid all, India bets big on eastward diplomacy.

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