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October 29, 2025 11:19 PM

Looming Trump-Xi meeting revives hope of US-China trade truce

As U.S. President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping prepare to kick off talks on Thursday, U.S. negotiators have signaled they seek a return to a fragile trade war truce, but tensions remain high and longer-term economic irritants will likel...

October 29, 2025 1:13 PM

Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating US-brokered ceasefire

Israeli planes launched strikes in Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, the latest test of a fragile deal brokered earlier this month by U.S. President Donald Trump. Loc...

October 29, 2025 9:32 AM

AI-driven translation tools boost reach of Hindi in science and technology communication: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on Tuesday said that AI-driven translation tools are revolutionizing the dissemination and interpretation of Hindi content, helping scientific knowledge re...

October 28, 2025 3:38 PM

Trump praises Japan’s ‘great’ female leader Takaichi, signs rare earths deal

U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths. Takaichi, a protegee of Trump's late fri...

October 27, 2025 1:26 PM

Netanyahu says Israel will decide which foreign troops acceptable to secure Gaza ceasefire

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile ceasefire under U.S. President Donald Trump's plan. It remains uncl...

October 26, 2025 9:43 AM

East Timor, Asia’s youngest nation, becomes ASEAN’s 11th member

Asia's youngest nation East Timor on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set out by its current president nearly a half-century ago while under Portuguese rule. Also known as Timor-Leste, the country ...

October 25, 2025 9:33 AM

US to escalate military presence in South America with aircraft carrier group

President Donald Trump’s administration escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by announcing the deployment of the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin America — a show of force far beyond any past counter-narcotics e...

October 24, 2025 3:41 PM

How UDAN’s Nine-Year Journey is Powering India’s Aviation Vision 2047

India’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) marks nine years of transforming how Indians travel. The government launched the scheme on October 21, 2016, to make air travel affordable and accessible for the common citizen. Nin...

October 24, 2025 10:09 AM

Trump dismisses bid by some Israeli lawmakers to annex West Bank

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed an effort by some Israeli lawmakers to push forward with annexation of the occupied West Bank, saying Israel is "not going to do anything with the West Bank." A bill applying Israeli law to the West ...

October 23, 2025 1:14 PM

US sanctions Russian oil companies as Moscow holds nuclear drills

The United States hit Russia's major oil companies with sanctions on Wednesday and accused the Russians of a lack of commitment toward ending the war in Ukraine, as Moscow conducted a major training exercise involving nuclear arms. The new sanctio...

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