Trump: Russia and China catching up with US on submarines
Moscow and Beijing are catching up with Washington in terms of number of submarines, US President Donald Trump has stated, although he asserted that America remains far ahead.
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UN warns Afghanistan internet cut ‘extremely serious’ For human rights
Afghanistan’s internet and telecommunications cut has “extremely serious” rights implications, with women and girls especially affected, the UN human rights office warned Tuesday.
US gears up for possible conflict with China: WSJ
The United States is working to ramp up missile production in preparation for a potential conflict with China, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing officials familiar with the matter. The Pentagon is reportedly pressing defense contractors to …
Canada designates India’s notorious Bishnoi gang a terrorist entity
Gang is accused of murdering Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala and sending death threats to Bollywood actor Salman Khan
Taliban frees US citizen after Qatari mediation
An American citizen who had been captured in Afghanistan since December has been released through Qatari mediation.
Stampede at political rally in India kills at least 36 people and injures dozens more
Indian actor and politician Vijay had been campaigning for elections when the stampede occurred
Indonesia’s free school meals program under scrutiny as 5,000 children fall ill
Indonesia’s government is facing calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion-dollar free meals program after thousands of students fell sick from food poisoning
China’s new visa opens doors for foreign talent just as Trump tightens H-1B rules: Everything we know
As Washington makes it harder for foreign talent to enter the country, Beijing is going the opposite way by changing its visa rules for first time in over a decade. Shweta Sharma reports
Inside one of world’s most mysterious cities you ‘have to be invited to’
A backpacker went on a trip to one of the world’s ‘most unique and mysterious cities’ but one thing about it baffles many people.
Thousands forced to evacuate as super Typhoon Ragasa hits Philippines and Taiwan
There were closures and evacuations as one of the strongest typhoons of 2025 threatened to cause flooding and landslides