Indian Army arrives in US for joint military exercise amid tariff row

Indian Army contingent has arrived in Alaska in the US at Fort Wainwright to participate in the 21st edition of the India-US Joint Military Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.

’Peace or War’: China’s Xi hosts massive military parade with Putin and Kim

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country’s largest-ever military parade on Wednesday, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

China’s Xi hosts ’old friend’ Putin, North Korea’s Kim in challenge to West

China’s President Xi Jinping convened his Russian and North Korean counterparts in Beijing for the first time on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with countries shunned by the West over their role in Europe’s worst war in 80 years.

Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe sacked over romantic relationship with employee

Nestlé said on Monday it dismissed its CEO, Laurent Freixe, following an investigation into an undisclosed relationship with a direct subordinate.

India sends humanitarian aid to Afghanistan after massive earthquake

Following a series of earthquakes that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing over 800 people and injuring over 2800, India has extended urgent humanitarian assistance to support relief efforts in the region.

At least 1,000 killed in Sudan landslide, armed group says

A landslide has killed at least 1,000 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, according to the armed group the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army.

Tibetans protest Chinese repression in Australia

Tibetan Australians are speaking out about fears for their safety and their families back home as they rally for freedom of religion.

Tibetan Buddhism under new administrative measures in China

Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the role of religion has undergone significant changes. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) approach has gradually shifted from earlier restrictions to a more structured regulatory framework.

PM Modi meets world leaders on sidelines of SCO Summit reception in Tianjin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a series of world leaders on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit reception in Tianjin on Sunday, where discussions focused on strengthening bilateral ties across defence, trade, energy, and culture.

Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills more than 600, injures 1,500

A strong earthquake in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border has destroyed numerous villages and and caused extensive damage, killing at least 622 people and injuring at least 1,500 others, authorities said on Monday.

Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida killed in Gaza, Israel says

Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, has been killed in an aerial attack in Gaza City, Israel has said.

China manufacturing shrinks again in August amid US trade uncertainty

China’s factory output ticked up in August but still recorded a fifth straight month of contraction, official data showed on Sunday (Aug 31), as trade talks with the United States continue ahead of a new November tariff deadline.

At least 20 killed and dozens more feared dead in Afghanistan quake

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s eastern region near the Pakistan border on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

US lawmaker urges tighter AI chip exports to curb China’s military edge

Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on China sent a letter encouraging US Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to implement a rolling technical threshold (RTT) strategy for AI chip exports to China, designed to offer a slight edge over the most sophisticated chips that China can produce domestically at scale, as stated in the Select Committee on the CCP (SCCCP) release.

Yemen’s Houthis confirm Israeli airstrike killed the group’s prime minister

Yemen’s Houthis have confirmed that an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the group’s government in the capital Sanaa.

PM Modi Meets Former Japanese PMs Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with the former Japanese PMs Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida during his visit to Tokyo.

US agencies distance themselves from Chinese-founded PDF software

Foxit, a major PDF software company founded in China, removed any mention of its various U.S. government customers from its website after Fox News Digital began asking questions about its government ties and Chinese connections.

Trump’s tariffs on Sri Lanka, other countries illegal?

A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown that could upend his foreign policy agenda.

Chinese doctor accused of attempting to smuggle cancer research from US to China

A Chinese doctor was busted in Texas for allegedly trying to smuggle cancer-related research back to China. 

Crude oil prices fall to $68.24, set for weekly gain despite demand concerns

Oil prices declined on Friday, though they remain on track to register a weekly gain. The market is navigating opposing forces. On one hand, demand is expected to soften with the approach of the end of the U.S. summer driving season, a period when fuel consumption typically peaks in the world’s largest oil consumer. On the other hand, traders continue to weigh the uncertainty surrounding the stability and availability of Russian supply.

India holds defence talks with Vietnam, South Korea and UK at CHODs meet in Thailand

On the sidelines of the ongoing CHODs 2025 conference in Thailand, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) of India, held a series of meetings with senior defence officials from Vietnam, South Korea and the United Kingdom, the Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) said.

South Korea’s ex-first lady charged with corruption, bribery

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee and former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo were indicted Friday in special investigations that followed the ousting of the former president for imposing martial law.

Google says China-linked cyber operations targeted Southeast Asia diplomats

Diplomats in Southeast Asia were among global entities targeted by a China-linked cyber espionage group earlier this year, Google has announced, adding the group “likely aligned with the strategic interests” of the Chinese government.

PM Modi, Finnish President discuss Ukraine conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, with both leaders exchanging views on the recent meeting in Washington involving European, US, and Ukrainian leaders aimed at resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Japan lodges protest with China over ‘installation’ in East China Sea

Japan has lodged a protest accusing China of carrying out the “unilateral development” of gas fields in disputed waters in the East China Sea.

Kim Jong Un to join Putin and other leaders at China military parade

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week, China’s foreign ministry has said - in what is believed to be his first international level meeting of leaders.

Trump says China has to give US magnets or face 200% tariff

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday stateside warned of steeper tariffs on China if exports of rare-earth magnets were curbed, threatening a precarious trade truce between the world’s two largest economies.

South Korea bans phones in school classrooms nationwide

South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools - becoming the latest country to restrict phone use among children and teens.

Germany charges US citizen with offering military intelligence to China

German federal prosecutors said on Monday that they have charged a U.S. citizen they accuse of offering to pass sensitive U.S. military information to Chinese intelligence.

PM Modi to hold talks for first time with Japan’s Ishiba

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is embarking on an official visit to Japan on the evening of August 28.He will be in Japan on the August 29-30 for holding the 15th India Japan, annual summit with the Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba.