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In an interesting piece on 19fortyfive.com, Steve Balestrieri wrote that Russia’s S-500 Prometheus air defence system has entered operational service, with the first regiment deployed in December 2025, marking a milestone in Moscow’s efforts to bolster its aerospace defences.The Kremlin promotes it as a revolutionary capability, boasting detection ranges up to 800 km for airborne targets and
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has staunchly defended Washington’s military actions against Iran, labelling the Iranian leadership a "terroristic regime" amid spiralling tensions in West Asia.Speaking at the ‘US Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag Raising’ ceremony in Washington DC on 9 March 2026, Rubio asserted that the United States seeks to dismantle Tehran’s capacity to launch regional
The Indian Embassy in Riyadh has confirmed that no Indian nationals perished in a tragic projectile incident that struck a residential compound in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday evening.This update brings relief to India’s vast expatriate community in the Kingdom, where over 2.6 million Indians reside, many in labour-intensive sectors.Initial reports from Saudi authorities had suggested an
India’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have forged a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to propel research in space medicine, with direct implications for the Gaganyaan program and future manned missions. Signed on 9 March 2026, this pact unites medical expertise with space technology, addressing the
India’s intervention at the United Nations Security Council briefing on Afghanistan underscored both its longstanding partnership with the Afghan people and its deep concerns over the current humanitarian and security situation.Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, representing New Delhi, emphasised that India remains committed to supporting Afghanistan through development initiatives, healthcare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his congratulations to the leaders of Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) following their remarkable triumph in the recent national elections. In separate telephone conversations, he spoke with Rabi Lamichhane, the party’s Chairman, and Balendra Shah, a senior leader, praising their electoral victories and the RSP’s dominant performance.The RSP has
The announcement that the Su-75 Checkmate will cost nearly half the price of the Su-57 marks a significant development in Russia’s military aviation strategy.Military expert Eduard Basurin emphasised that this cost advantage will allow the Aerospace Forces to modernise their fleet more rapidly, replacing ageing fourth-generation aircraft such as the MiG-29 and Su-27 with a new generation of
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has grounded all JetBlue flights due to a request from the airline.
WASHINGTON — In a move legal experts are calling “a paperwork issue,” the United States this week designated Afghanistan a state sponsor of wrongful detention under a framework Trump created, using criteria Trump meets, to punish beha…
US President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers in Doral, Florida, that the Iran war will end “pretty quickly,” saying the world will be much safer once it is over. “We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough,” Trump said.