In a landmark and historic first in Seattle, the flag of India was raised on top of the Space Needle today in honour of India’s 79th Independence Day celebrations.

US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed Russia lost India as one of its oil clients after Washington announced a penalty on New Delhi over the purchases.

When a US President hosts a foreign leader, the playbook is clear: the American leader speaks first at a joint press conference. But in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin tossed that tradition aside.