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The high-stakes visit marks Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to India in seven years, following a chill in bilateral relations after the 2020 Galwan Valley border clashes. Chinese President Xi Jinping will be visiting India over this weekend to attend the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, the government has confirmed, efectively ending days of heavy…

Iran is once again producing ballistic missiles using stockpiled components and working in underground facilities, according to a new report on Thursday, negating what the Trump administration has called a major accomplishment of Operation Epic Fury. President Trump and his team claim that military operations obliterated Iran’s nuclear program and a vast majority of its conventional weapons…

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s much-anticipated visit to New Delhi this week, his first to India in seven years, should further the diplomatic thaw between the giant neighbours, but there are few signs as yet that their business ties will improve. Businesses in both countries continue to face hurdles, including investments stalled by regulations, visa delays and restrictions…

Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies after they stepped up attacks on the kingdom, ​in a coordinated effort to prevent the crisis from spiralling, Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources said. The Houthis struck an airbase in Khamis Mushait and oil infrastructure in nearby cities ‌on Tuesday, wounding 73…

Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, ‌in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping by both sides since the start of the six-month-old war. The attacks sent the price of oil surging, with benchmark Brent crude futures breaching $100 a barrel…

The remarks also come amid a stir about Trump not being present as president in New York for the 25th anniversary of the attacks in which 2,977 people were killed. In President Donald Trump’s telling at a White House event on Tuesday, two firefighters bodily lifted him to safety from a site near an unstable building after…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it ​fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used by the U.S. military and attacked 10 ships on Wednesday, after the U.S. said it had destroyed ‌five Iranian oil tankers, in a sharp escalation of the six-month-old war. Increased attacks by both the U.S. and Iran have shattered a month of relative…

The promo was shared by the ACB on its official X account on Sunday, days ahead of the three-match India-Afghanistan series in New Delhi. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has triggered a fresh diplomatic row with Pakistan after a promotional video for its upcoming series against India appeared to show Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan within India’s…

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, concerns arise over Trump’s impact on Republican candidates, with polling indicating that many believe his presidency complicates their chances of success. US President Donald Trump on Monday posted an image on Truth Social showing the United States covering all of continental North America and Greenland, in his latest provocative message about…

President Zelenskyy confirmed the strikes aimed at oil-processing facilities in specific Russian regions and also mentioned hits on drone launch sites and a Black Sea target Explosions have been heard in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as Russia resumed attacks following a three-day halt during a visit by US envoys seeking to revive efforts to end the war. Kyiv…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have returned to the United Kingdom with their two children, but royal experts say the move may be less about a permanent homecoming and more about securing the “best of both worlds.” The Duke and Duchess of Sussex — who are reportedly looking for a home in Britain — are expected to…

Zelensky said that Ukraine cares about the envoys and “not Russia”, adding that the country wants “real options” to bring an end to the war Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday proposed a temporary ceasefire with Russia while Trump envoys visit Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are scheduled to…

Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump defended the months-long US military campaign against the Islamic Republic, saying its primary objective was to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. US President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States could “hit” Iran’s heavily fortified underground nuclear site known as Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, days after…

A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors. Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him “hope” and spared him months of needing to go to hospital to have his blood filtered by a dialysis machine. The team at Mass General Brigham hospital say…

If the new law is implemented, the proposal would require all parents or legal guardians to provide proof of their citizenship or evidence of their immigration status when submitting a passport application for their children. The Donald Trump administration is planning to ask parents in the United States to prove their own citizenship or immigration status before…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani told reporters on Wednesday that schools would halt the current use of about 40 educational tools in New York City classrooms. New York City officials announced a one-year moratorium on students using artificial intelligence in public elementary and middle schools, the latest step by public officials to set guidelines around new technology in the…

While US forces aim to suppress Iran’s leverage in the region, concerns remain regarding the safety of shipping routes, with energy companies wary of risks and high costs. The US military has escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying about 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, in what US officials described as a wartime high.…

A day after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 last year that claimed 26 lives, India took a series of punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspending the Indus Water Treaty. India is firm: The Indus Waters Treaty’s suspension remains in force and the Hague-based Permanent Court Of Arbitration “has no jurisdiction on India’s sovereign decisions” after…

Rescue teams are working to reach around 100 hydropower workers believed to be trapped inside several tunnels in Nepal’s Rasuwa district. Rescuers battled mud, debris and treacherous terrain as the death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal and Tibet climbed to more than 950, with over 4,400 people still missing — as the disaster entered its…

The first committee meeting under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is set to bring the three countries together for technical and operational discussions. Pakistan is moving towards a larger military role in the Middle East and South Asia as Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia prepare for key defence discussions in Istanbul. Field Marshal Asim Munir has arrived…

The SCO summit’s priorities include counter-terrorism, regional stability and coordination on cross-border threats. The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit will be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from August 31 to September 1, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping among the leaders attending the gathering. Modi arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, August 30, to…

Russia continues drone strikes against Ukrainian cities, resulting in casualties and significant damage, including fatalities from a recent attack on a warehouse near Kyiv Ukraine says it has intelligence that Russia is planning and preparing for possible new ground offensives against the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv. Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office, told…

Ukraine remains cautious, fearing an impending escalation from Russia. CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a covert visit to Moscow earlier this week, according to a report by Axios. The proposal was made as the Trump administration seeks to revive…

VLADIMIR Putin has flexed his nuclear arsenal by launching an intercontinental ballistic missile in a chilling warning to the West. It came after CIA chief John Ratcliffe flew to Moscow and reportedly issued the Kremlin a stern warning not to attack Nato members. But just days later Putin has defiantly engaged in more nuclear sabre-rattling by firing…

Over 14,000 security personnel have been mobilised for search and rescue operations and about 3,742 people have been rescued. The devastating Nepal floods have claimed at least 579 people and left more than 977 people missing, Nepal’s disaster authority said on Friday. The Chinese state media said that the disaster that happened on Wednesday killed at least…

The U.S. said on Wednesday it had disrupted a Chinese hacking operation ‌responsible for break-ins and attempts on the Justice Department, NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate, and other sensitive government agencies. In a statement, opens new tab, the Justice Department said it had seized domains used by two hacking platforms, dubbed QScan and QTRouter, which it…

President Donald Trump’s administration has ​issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during ‌an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader’s second term in the White House. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that it launched a global training initiative at ​all U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide…

Iran said it had restarted talks ​with neighbor Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz as it faces heightened economic pressure from U.S. ‌President Donald Trump in the wider conflict. Iran and Oman have been in on-and-off talks for weeks about controlling traffic through the strategic waterway, which handled one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas…

Ford backed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and warned Canada could use electricity, fuel, potash and uranium to put “massive pain” on the U.S. in retaliation. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has sharply escalated his criticism of US President Donald Trump amid the latest fallout from the Canada-US trade war, calling Trump a “dictator,” a “bully” and the…

Tehran also threatened both a possible military response and further reduction in oil exports from the Gulf even before any US economic measures were announced. Iran has threatened retaliation against the expansion of the United States’ economic sanctions, with Tehran expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist Washington’s pressure campaign. Taking to social media, Iranian Parliament…

Carney claimed that the US proposed new terms that were “uneconomic” and “unfair” and said that they undermined the net benefits for Canada. After the negotiations between Washington and Ottawa broke down on Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he walked away because of a ‘bad trade deal’ and vowed to slap retaliatory tariffs on…

Canada will impose tariffs on some U.S. goods in retaliation for 50% ​levies ordered by President Donald Trump on Canadian products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday, after trade talks collapsed between the two neighbors. The “dollar for dollar” tariffs ‌on imports of U.S. steel, electronics and other products, to take effect on September 8, mark…

Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic’s economy and have an impact ​on its most important trading partners including China. After nearly six months of war since the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran on February 28, the sides are not ‌firing at each…

Search and rescue operations are underway after Russian strikes hit a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, with at least six people killed and nearly 100 injured. At least 14 people were killed and 121 injured, including 22 children, after Russian drone strikes hit Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Friday, Ukrainian authorities said.…

Iran warned other nations that US sanctions targeting Tehran threaten their sovereignty too, cautioning that yielding to such pressure could mark return to “full-scale colonialism” Iran has warned that new US sanctions targeting Tehran are not just an issue for Iran but threaten the sovereignty of all independent nations, with the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei…

Somali pirates have hijacked two ships in four days, including a Turkish weapons-carrying cargo vessel off Puntland and a tanker seized off Yemen. Somali pirates have hijacked two ships in four days, raising concerns that piracy is making a major comeback in waters off Somalia and Yemen amid growing regional instability. The latest incidents include the seizure…

U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent said the United States will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, a move he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations. Bessent’s ​comments on Thursday followed President Donald Trump’s threat a day earlier of “Economic Warfare” and warning of economic consequences against any country that provided “any…

The Fatah family has emerged as a key component of Pakistan’s effort to build an indigenous conventional precision-strike capability Pakistan has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) restricting a large stretch of airspace over August 19-20, triggering speculation that the country could be preparing for a test involving its Fatah-series missile systems. The NOTAM covers an area…

Total U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is ​brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back by tax cuts. The Treasury’s latest daily cash and debt balances statement showed total public debt…

Russian ballistic missiles ‌killed 12 people and injured more than 30 in Kyiv early on Thursday, authorities said, damaging buildings and severing power supply to some parts of the Ukrainian capital. A fire broke out and the upper floors of a nine-storey residential block were destroyed in the ​city’s Solomianskyi district, where seven people were killed, Mayor…

A large amount of “damning” new evidence against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his imprisoned accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell could soon come to light after a federal judge ordered a trove of case files to be unsealed. Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown, whose reportage is credited with catalyzing the disgraced financier’s downfall, wrote on her Substack…

The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it had suspended all trade and financial dealings with Iran. The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it had suspended all trade and financial dealings with Iran. “In light of regional escalations… all trade, commercial exchanges, and financial transactions with Iran have been halted until further notice,” UAE…

Trump noted that not even one per cent of voters in India used postal ballots in the recent general elections, and every voter had a valid photo identity document. US President Donald Trump has cited India’s election system and voter identification requirements as he renewed his call for the passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE)…

Russia carried out a wave of ‌airstrikes on Ukraine overnight, killing two people at a steel plant, and Kyiv launched a heavy drone attack on the Moscow region that killed one person and set ablaze a warehouse used by Russia’s leading e-commerce retailer. Romania, which borders Ukraine, said an F-18 fighter on a NATO air policing mission…

Ukraine earlier launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. Indian-origin billionaire Lakshmi Mittal’s ArcelorMittal mining and metallurgical complex in Kryvyi Rih — Ukraine’s largest integrated steel unit — came under a missile attack by Russia. The strike, which came in retaliation for a…

The MoU was designed as a framework for ending the conflict, with the two sides declaring “immediate and permanent termination of military operations” and a final deal in 60 days. The 60-day window created by the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) expires on Monday, August 17, but the deadline arrives with the agreement already badly frayed and…

Trump said he would “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory after defeating Iran. US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after defeating Iran, escalating his rhetoric over the vital waterway. “After we finish defeating Iran, which is being very badly defeated — pretty soon…

VLADIMIR Putin is being pushed closer and closer towards a last-ditch attack on Nato as he fights to save face in Russia, an expert has warned. Putin is facing a string of worrying crises on his doorstep with his national support beginning to wane, the Kremlin’s cash dwindling and the war with Ukraine now at an embarrassing…

The Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, the recently appointed head ‌of Iran’s Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had “total control” of the strategic waterway. Hossein Taeb said the U.S. had sought to disrupt what he described as the Islamic Republic’s popularity…

  Google co-founder Sergey Brin in recent months has urged key AI staff to go all in on the company’s Gemini model as parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O), seeks to close the gap with rivals, two people familiar with his remarks told Reuters. As Anthropic raced ahead with a preview of its powerful Claude Mythos model, Brin addressed hundreds…

Iran and the United States remain at ​loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source, who said there ‌had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a time frame to implement it. The comments came as U.S.…

The U.S. and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless ​Washington accepts its conditions. The attacks, in the Gulf of Oman leading to the strait and at the entrance to the Red Sea…

The strike targeted the Nizhnekamsk area as Russia and Ukraine continued to intensify long-range drone and missile attacks against each other. A Ukrainian drone strike killed at least 13 people and injured 75 others in Nizhnekamsk, in Russia’s Tatarstan region, local authorities said Monday, making it the deadliest attack inside Russia in more than two years. A…

These changes reflect ongoing tensions and strategic realignments within Iran’s military and political landscape Iran has announced six new appointments to key military positions, including a new armed forces chief of staff and a new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reshapes the country’s security leadership. Ali Abdollahi, head of…

TAICHUNG/PENGHU, Taiwan, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Taiwan slowed the mobile internet in a large swathe ​of the central part of the island on Monday for the first time during annual war games, simulating communication disruption ‌in the event of a Chinese attack or natural disaster. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has long…

A North Korean hacking group built large language model tools and collected software that could help automate ​cyberattacks, analyse stolen material and produce more convincing phishing ‌campaigns, a South Korean cybersecurity firm said on Monday. The cybersecurity firm, Genians (263860.KQ), opens new tab, said it found evidence that the North Korean-linked group Kimsuky ​had set up tools…

Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz ​but repeated that the U.S. must meet other conditions, including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened. A U.S. official told ‌Reuters on Friday that Iran and Oman…

Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough ​to free up the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there. Agreement between Iran and Oman over the strait, which separates the two countries, is ‌seen as vital…

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said India and Israel will continue strengthening their partnership after his telephonic conversation with PM Narendra Modi. The leaders reviewed progress in bilateral ties, discussed cooperation across sectors and exchanged views on West Asia developments. MEA said the call focused on further strengthening the India-Israel Special Strategic Partnership. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

Ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent U.S. financial institutions and ​other businesses over the past month, according to Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters. The data shows the hackers devised websites aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private ‌equity firms and financial companies including Blackstone (BX.N),…

A New Mexico state court ordered Meta (META.O), on Thursday to pay $567 million into a ​teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children’s wellbeing. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe ruled the ‌company had created a public nuisance in New Mexico,…

The U.S. Army has used up much of its global stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, ​according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military’s readiness for future conflicts. The missiles are principally the Army’s surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike…

Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger ​retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington’s closest regional allies. The warning ‌was delivered through a flurry of high-level diplomatic contacts after President Donald…

A North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia and could ​be equipped with 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers for strikes against Ukraine, an official at Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said. Ukraine is very short of high-end air ‌defences and Russia has tried to exploit this by using more ballistic missiles, which are particularly…