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India and Bangladesh have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening defence cooperation, signalling a steady effort to strengthen strategic engagement despite sensitive diplomatic undercurrents. The latest discussions took place in Dhaka Cantonment, where Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi met Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brigadier General Dr AKM Shamsul Islam. Both sides reviewed ongoing collaboration and

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran’s Islamic Republic is “very close” to collapse, even as Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a list of demands to end the ongoing conflict with the United States. Netanyahu made the remarks while visiting Israeli troops on the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, saying Israel’s

Hungary has expelled 10 members of Russia’s diplomatic mission, saying their activities were “incompatible with their diplomatic status” under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The decision marks a sharp shift in Budapest’s approach to Moscow and signals a recalibration of Hungary’s foreign policy under its new leadership. Foreign Minister Anita Orbán announced the expulsions

Air travel across the United Kingdom was thrown into turmoil after a major air‑traffic control system failure led to the cancellation of nearly 300 flights on Tuesday, causing widespread disruption at airports nationwide. The technical glitch affected both arrivals and departures, forcing airlines to ground or delay services as engineers worked urgently to restore normal

A coalition of 12 countries, including the UK and France, has announced new trade restrictions targeting goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, citing rising settler violence and rapid settlement expansion. The coordinated move marks one of the strongest collective international responses in recent years to Israel’s settlement policies. The restrictions come

A devastating market fire in Paniai, located in Indonesia’s Central Papua province, has killed 11 people, including six children, and destroyed at least 40 kiosks and houses. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight on Monday, sweeping rapidly through tightly packed shophouses and market stalls. Police spokesman Henry J Manurung said the fire burned for

Gulf states are reassessing one of their core foreign‑policy assumptions — that a close strategic partnership with the United States guarantees regional stability. The ongoing Iran war has shaken that belief, prompting governments across the region to explore multiple security partnerships and greater self‑sufficiency. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al‑Ansari said the conflict has shown

US Navy SEALs secretly spent four months clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes, according to a report cited by The Financial Times. The covert operation took place amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, with both sides exchanging strikes across West Asia. Intelligence

Economist Jim O’Neill, who coined the term “BRIC” in 2001, says the future of BRICS — and the global economic order — will depend heavily on how India and China manage their relationship. In an interview, O’Neill noted that both countries have outperformed his original projections, showing stronger accumulated growth over the past 25 years