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Urges action under State-Prefecture Partnership Initiative launched at 15th Summit. New Delhi, 30 August 2025 On the second day of his trip to Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba traveled by bullet train on Saturday. Ishiba later posted snippets of the trip on his official…
Robin Westman Opens Fire at Annunciation Catholic Church and School On August 27, 2025, Robin Westman, 23, committed an act of gun violence at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis. He killed two children, 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski, and injured 18 other people, 15 of…
Zelenskyy Calls for Binding Security Guarantees to End Three-Year War Volodymyr Zelenskyy has encouraged high-level discussions with former U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders, out of frustration with the slow impact of his own attempts to settle the peace with Russia. He argued that Ukraine must have legally binding…
Russia’s first-ever naval drone strike sinks Ukraine’s Laguna-class warship Simferopol, killing one sailor and marking a new phase in maritime warfare. In a significant escalation of naval warfare, Russia has sunk Ukraine’s largest naval ship since 2014, the Simferopol, marking what officials describe as the first-ever Russian naval drone strike.…
Russia’s overnight missile and drone strikes on Kyiv hit the EU Delegation and British Council, killing 14, including children, and injuring many. On the night of August 27–28, 2025, Kyiv faced a large-scale assault as missiles and drones hit over 20 locations throughout the city. The strikes impacted residential buildings,…
The UAE reflects on five decades of progress in women’s empowerment, guided by the visionary leadership of Sheikha Fatima. UAE recently reflected on its extraordinary journey toward women’s empowerment and celebrated a significant milestone on 28 August 2025. This date marks the 10th Emirati Women’s Day as well as the…
US plans fixed-term visa limits, ending open stays for students and journalists, raising concerns over costs, stricter rules, and enrolment impact. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revealed plans to swap out the long-standing “Duration of Status” (D/S) system for fixed-term limits for foreign students, exchange visitors, and media…
In a viral exchange with Pakistani journalist Moeed Pirzada, American scholar Christine Fair stunned Indian audiences by casually calling Donald Trump a “ch***ya” New Delhi: A video clip from Pakistani journalist Moeed Pirzada’s YouTube show Iconoclasts with Moeed Pirzada has gone viral, featuring American political scientist Christine Fair using the…
Trump warns nations against unfair levies targeting US tech firms New Delhi: August 25, 2025 US President Donald J. Trump has delivered a stern warning to nations assessing levies or regulations that allegedly target American technology companies. In a statement posted on his Verity Social platform, Trump said that digital…
Double-tap strike hits fourth floor of Khan Younis facility, raising alarm over attacks on medical centers New Delhi: August 25, 2025 Gaza health authorities confirmed that an Israeli strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis killed 15 individuals, among them four journalists. The attack hit the hospital’s fourth…
