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November 7, 2025 10:55 PM

Third India–France AI Policy Roundtable held at IISc Bengaluru to strengthen bilateral cooperation in Artificial Intelligence

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (OPSA) to the Government of India, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Consulate General of France in Bengaluru, organised the third edition of the India–France AI Poli...

November 7, 2025 10:33 PM

US snubs UN meeting on its human rights record

A U.N. meeting to review the United States' human rights record opened without the U.S. on Friday, with rights groups calling the absence a worrying sign of Washington's retreat from global engagement on such issues. The universal periodic review pr...

November 7, 2025 10:31 PM

US Army to buy 1 million drones, in major acquisition ramp-up

The U.S. Army aims to buy at least a million drones in the next two to three years and could acquire anywhere from a half million drones to millions of them annually in the years that follow, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said. Driscoll detail...

November 7, 2025 10:14 PM

India and EU reaffirm commitment to Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement during New Delhi negotiations

India and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing negotiations on a comprehensive and balanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA) following a fresh round of talks held in New Delhi from November 3 to 7. A senior delegation of E...

November 7, 2025 9:32 PM

Brazil probes threat to COP30 host city’s power grid after deadly Rio raid

Brazilian authorities are investigating a reported threat to a power substation in the city hosting a United Nations climate summit, with possible links to the gang targeted by a deadly police raid last week, a document seen by Reuters showed on Frid...

November 7, 2025 6:53 PM

Iran’s Pezeshkian says Tehran seeks peace, but will not bow to coercion

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran seeks peace, but will not be coerced into abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes, state media reported. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran had been asking if U.S...

November 7, 2025 6:49 PM

World Food Programme may have to pause food aid in Congo due to record low funding

The U.N. World Food Programme warned on Friday it may have to pause food aid to help millions of malnourished people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by February due to a major funding crisis. "We're at historically low levels of funding. We'...

November 7, 2025 5:40 PM

Britain removes sanctions on Syria’s president, interior minister

Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week. Britain said in a notice on the government's website tha...

November 7, 2025 5:01 PM

Russia urges Trump administration to clarify ‘contradictory’ signals on nuclear testing

Russia urged the United States on Friday to clarify what it called contradictory signals about a resumption of nuclear testing, saying such a step would trigger responses from Russia and other countries. President Donald Trump last week ordered the ...

November 7, 2025 4:53 PM

Kremlin say Lukoil’s international interests should be respected after Gunvor drops asset bid

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian oil major Lukoil's international interests should be respected after Swiss commodity trader Gunvor said it had withdrawn its proposal to buy Lukoil's foreign assets. Gunvor's move came after the U.S. Treasury ...

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