Pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely
The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is taking on new urgency this week.
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South Korea’s president faces high-stakes diplomacy at APEC summit
South Korea’s new president is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, bringing together leaders from 20 countries, including the United States and China, whose leaders are set to hold a high-stakes meeting on the sidelines
US and China seek to strike a deal over rare earths, tariffs, soybeans
The United States and China are not going to resolve all the issues that divide them before presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan, South Korea.
Food banks brace for surge as federal food aid pause looms amid government shutdown
Food banks and pantries are bracing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend amid the government shutdown
SideWinder Adopts New ClickOnce-Based Attack Chain Targeting South Asian Diplomats
A European embassy located in the Indian capital of New Delhi, as well as multiple organizations in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, have emerged as the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as SideWinder in September 2025.
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Kyiv ready for peace talks anywhere except Russia or Belarus
Ukrainian president refuses to withdraw troops as Trump warns Putin ‘we have a nuclear submarine off your shores’
First person arrives on Nauru triggering Australia’s $2.5bn deal with island nation
Deal between federal government and Nauru expected to last 30 years and apply to around 350 people released under high court’s NZYQ rulingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA…
Indian Army Issues RFP For 6 Indigenous Fast Patrol Boats Shallow-Inland And Coastal Ops For Small‑Team Insertion
The Indian Army has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for six Fast Patrol
Boats (FPBs) under the "Buy (Indian-IDDM)" category, reinforcing the nation’s
commitment to indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured defence
equipment.The initiative aligns closely with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision,
emphasising self-reliance in tactical maritime platforms.
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Two Illinois National Guard members vow to defy Trump’s orders: ‘Not what we signed up to do’
An appeals court earlier this month upheld an order pausing the threatened Guard operation in Illinois