North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled the country’s newest 5,000‑ton‑class destroyer, declaring it will form a key component of Pyongyang’s state nuclear response system. According to state media KCNA, Kim said the vessel has the potential to deliver “annihilating retaliatory strikes”, though he did not specify whether it will carry nuclear weapons. Kim
Chinese rescue teams have recovered 12 additional bodies from the devastating tsunami‑like mudslide that destroyed the Gyirong border crossing between China and Nepal, as search operations continue for hundreds still missing. The disaster was triggered on 26 August, when a glacier collapsed on the Nepal side, unleashing a massive surge of water, mud, and debris
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is confronting his toughest political challenge yet, just seven months after his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) came to power in an election shaped by widespread anger against former PM Sheikh Hasina. What began as a street‑driven movement against Hasina has now turned into street pressure on Rahman himself, with opposition
Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following reports that Iran is planning a coordinated, multi‑front offensive against Israel, involving Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and other Iran‑backed militias. According to The Jerusalem Post, intelligence sources suggest Tehran aims to revive its so‑called “Axis of Resistance”, enabling simultaneous attacks from Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen, and Iraq. The
Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has sparked a political storm after stating that her province faces a greater terrorism threat from neighbouring Pakistani provinces than from foreign countries. Speaking at an event in Lahore, she said militant infiltration occurs primarily through Punjab’s borders with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, both of which have seen
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has highlighted one of the most remarkable chapters of India’s humanitarian history during his visit to Warsaw’s Kolhapur Memorial, honouring India’s role in sheltering Polish women and children during World War II. The memorial commemorates the compassion shown by India — especially by Jamsaheb Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, the Maharaja of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a sharp warning to Pakistan, declaring that India will respond “strongly and decisively” to any attempt to carry out terrorist attacks on Indian soil. Speaking at Delhi University’s Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) during its centenary celebrations, Modi said those “spreading terrorism are on the back foot” and
Russia and the United States have taken a rare diplomatic step toward restarting Ukraine peace negotiations, with Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow. The talks come as Washington tests whether meaningful progress toward ending the four‑year Russia–Ukraine war is possible. The meeting precedes the envoys’ first planned
Air India has terminated the pilot‑in‑command of its Phuket–Delhi A320 flight after the pilot tested positive for a psychoactive substance, following a serious mid‑air incident on 4 August that left 24 passengers injured. The decision comes after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) flagged the pilot’s drug use as a major safety concern and urged
As New Delhi prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit, India is positioning itself at the centre of a rapidly evolving global order. Under its current BRICS+ chairship, India is attempting to demonstrate that diversity need not mean division, and that a broad coalition of emerging economies can work together to shape a genuinely multipolar
