Modi refrains from raising border issue with Chinese president

Beijing/New Delhi, Jun 10: Amid strife in bilateral ties with China, PM Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with the Indian side describing the discussions as "cordial and positive" and noting that the two leaders agreed on the importance of working together.

Modi is understood to have thanked Xi for India's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. "Both leaders noted that in a multi-polar world, and at a time of global uncertainty, India-China relations are a factor of stability, and it is important for both countries to work together," sources said.

According to agency reports, the PM said that the two nations should respect one another's "core concerns" and Xi said sensitive issues that impede bilateral ties should be addressed. Xi called for both sides to "properly address sensitive and major issues", the Chinese foreign ministry said.

The two leaders met in the Kazakh capital Astana on the sidelines of the SCO summit.

The meeting seemed to focus on commonalities despite differences over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, India's NSG membership and Beijing stonewalling sanctions on Maulana Masood Azhar.

The meeting also came after US President Donald Trump blamed India and China for an "unfair climate deal" while pulling out of the Paris agreement "There was an understanding that where we have differences, it is important that differences should not become disputes," foreign secretary S Jaishankar told reporters, describing the meeting as "cordial" and "very positive".

It was expected Modi would bring up India's positions on contentious issues but the meeting seemed to have been less dominated by issues such as NSG as was the case when the group was to consider the Indian application. The meeting saw a discussion on issues like trade, investment, connectivity and cultural exchange.

This was the first meeting between the two leaders after India kept away from the high-profile Belt and Road (OBOR) Forum held in Beijing last month in which 29 world leaders took part.

During his meeting with Xi, Modi said the two sides should tap their potential in cooperation, strengthen communication and coordination in international affairs, respect each other's core concerns and appropriately handle their disputes.

Asked whether the NSG, OBOR and Azhar issues were raised, Jaishankar did not give a direct reply and said the meeting was for taking a broad assessment of the relationship.

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Explosive new Epstein files reveal Donald Trump raped 13-year-old girl, murdered newborn

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January 31,2026

The US Department of Justice has released millions of new documents linked to the case of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, before removing some pages that contained complaints mentioning President Donald Trump.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday that approximately 3.5 million files were published to comply with the Epstein Transparency Act, following criticism that the administration had missed a December 19 deadline set by Congress.

The documents include FBI communications and complaints submitted as tips, some of which list comments mentioning Trump and others who had social or professional ties to Epstein.

Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in relation to his past association with Epstein.

Pages removed from DOJ website

After their publication, pages containing complaints that mentioned Trump were removed from the DOJ website and now return a “page not found” message. Copies of the documents, however, have circulated widely on social media. CNN anchor Jake Tapper was among those who publicly noted that the pages had been taken down.

One complaint, filed by a friend of a victim, says Trump forced a girl aged 13–14 to perform “oral sex” approximately 35 years ago in New Jersey. The document states that an investigator was sent to Washington to conduct an interview.

Another complaint says Trump regularly paid an individual to perform sexual acts and adds that he was present when her newborn child was murdered by a relative. The paperwork notes that there was “no contact made” with the complainant.

A separate complaint, which provided no contact information, said “calendar girls” parties at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago involved children and sexual abuse. The document also names several public figures as present at such events.

In another account, a complainant said they witnessed a “sex trafficking ring” at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, in the mid-1990s. The person noted “threats” from Trump’s head of security if she spoke publicly about what she had seen.

Other figures mentioned in the files

The latest release also includes a draft email Epstein wrote to himself in 2013, referring to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. In the message, Epstein said Gates asked him to delete emails and referenced “personal matters.”

The DOJ has not provided a detailed explanation for why certain pages were removed after publication. The department said the document release was ongoing.

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