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Acting Prime Minister David Seymour in studio with Mike Hosking after Indian PM Modi’s whirlwind visit

The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald

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July 12, 2026

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Acting Prime Minister David Seymour in studio with Mike Hosking after Indian PM Modi’s whirlwind visit
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Associated Press

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· Jul 2, 2026

LIVE: India's PM Modi and Japan's PM Takaichi deliver joint remarks

Live from New Delhi as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speak to reporters after their bilateral meeting. #india #modi #takaichi #japan #live

The Tribune

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· Jul 11, 2026

PM Modi’s press conference question follows him to New Zealand, months after similar moment in Norway

A New Zealand journalist questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not hold press conferences during an interaction with Indian diplomats, prompting a response from a senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official, who defended the Prime Minister’s style of political communication. The question came during Modi’s visit to New Zealand, the final leg of []

India Today

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· Jul 10, 2026

Video: New Zealand's Luxon greets PM Modi with warm hug on arrival in Auckland

Video: New Zealand's Luxon greets PM Modi with warm hug on arrival in Auckland

OneIndia

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· Jul 10, 2026

PM Modi Meets Steve Waugh at MCG, Gifts Him 20-Year-Old Photo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh and presented a 20-year-old photo when he had met him when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The Indian PM visited visited the Melbourne Cricket Ground and signed

Al Jazeera

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· Jun 28, 2026

Adam Johnson on how US corporate media sold Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Marc Lamont Hill speaks with author Adam Johnson on US corporate media’s role in enabling the genocide in Gaza.

Qatar News Agency

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· Jun 27, 2026

Shura Council Speaker Meets Speakers of Egyptian, Iraqi Parliaments

Cairo, June 27 (QNA) - HE Speaker of the Shura Council, Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, met Saturday with HE Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hisham Badawy, and HE Speaker of the Council of Representatives of the Republic of Iraq, Haibat Al Halbousi, on the sidelines of his participation in the 8th Conference of the Arab Parliament and Speakers of Arab Councils and Parliaments, held Saturday in Cairo, Egypt.

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Related coverage for "Acting Prime Minister David Seymour in studio with Mike Hosking after Indian PM Modi’s whirlwind visit": Associated Press — LIVE: India's PM Modi and Japan's PM Takaichi deliver joint remarks. The Tribune — PM Modi’s press conference question follows him to New Zealand, months after similar moment in Norway. India Today — Video: New Zealand's Luxon greets PM Modi with warm hug on arrival in Auckland. OneIndia — PM Modi Meets Steve Waugh at MCG, Gifts Him 20-Year-Old Photo. Al Jazeera — Adam Johnson on how US corporate media sold Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Qatar News Agency — Shura Council Speaker Meets Speakers of Egyptian, Iraqi Parliaments