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AIR FORCE ONE: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin should end the war in Ukraine instead of testing a nuclear-powered missile, and that the United States had a nuclear submarine positioned off Russia's coast. Putin said on Sunday Russia had successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-capable weapon Moscow says can pierce any defence shield, and will move towards deploying the weapon....more
KUALA LUMPUR: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio here and discussed bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues, amid ongoing trade negotiations between the two countries. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit....more
WASHINGTON: A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other on Sunday afternoon, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said. The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued, and the two aviators in the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet ejected and were recovered safely, and all five “are safe and in stable condition,” the fleet said in a statement....more
KUALA LUMPUR: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signalled a deal with China to avoid escalating a tariff-fueled trade war, just days before a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. In an interview with ABC's "This Week," Bessent said the US threat of a 100 per cent tariff hike on Chinese goods had effectively been taken off the table in exchange for Beijing deferring curbs on its global rare earth exports....more
By Deepak Arora
 NEW DELHI: Tommy Fleetwood of England ran up four birdies in a row in the middle of the round to take a decisive lead and then never looked back to take home the inaugural DP World India Championship at the Delhi Golf Club. Fleetwood walked onto the 18th green with a two-shot lead and could afford to miss a birdie and still win by two. Fleetwood finished at 22-under as Keita Nakajima, whose record in India has been fantastic with one win and two seconds in three starts, carded 69 and finished 20-under....more
NEW DELHI: India and the Southeast Asian nations will observe 2026 as a year of maritime cooperation and will also hold a second naval exercise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he virtually addressed the ASEAN leaders, who assembled for the annual summits in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Modi said that an early conclusion of the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITGA) could unleash the full economic potential of New Delhi’s relationship with the 11-nation bloc for the benefit of the peoples and further strengthen regional cooperation....more
UNITED NATIONS: India on Thursday welcomed the landmark Gaza Peace Agreement signed earlier this month and praised the diplomatic efforts led by US President Donald Trump, while reiterating its long-standing support for a two-state solution as the only viable path to lasting peace in the Middle East. Speaking at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, said New Delhi hoped the “positive diplomatic momentum” generated by the Sharm el-Sheikh summit would lead to enduring peace across the region....more
TAIPEI: Taiwan will build a new multi-layered air defence system called "T-Dome" to defend itself against enemy threats and increase defence spending, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, calling on China to renounce the use of force to seize the island. Democratically governed Taiwan has faced increased military and political pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory over the strong objections of the government in Taipei....more
 NEW DELHI: Tourism Malaysia New Delhi (TMND) successfully organised the ASEAN Golf Tournament – Road to Visit Malaysia 2026, bringing together the golfing community in Delhi for a day of sportsmanship, networking, and cultural exchange. The tournament attracted 110 players, comprising local Indian golfers, expatriates, and members of the diplomatic corps, showcasing the strong people-to-people ties and growing interest in Malaysia as a premier golfing and tourism destination....more
WASHINGTON: In a significant development for Indian professionals and students in the US, the Donald Trump administration has clarified exemptions to the controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee introduced via a presidential proclamation in September. The clarification from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) outlines who must pay the H-1B visa fee, the accepted payment methods, and the circumstances under which applicants may be exempt, along with details on how to apply for such exceptions....more
STOCKHOLM: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M Yaghi for their work in the development of metal organic frameworks (MOF). The three scientists, who won the award on Wednesday, come from the universities of Kyoto in Japan, Melbourne in Australia and Berkeley in the United States, respectively....more
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots, a body representing airline pilots, has demanded the 'grounding of all Boeing 787 planes' based on reports of malfunctioning electronics on two Air India flights - AI-154, a Vienna-Delhi service diverted to Dubai on October 9 after failures across multiple systems, including autopilot and flight control, and RAT deployment on AI-117 while landing in Birmingham on October 4....more
PARIS: Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of precious jewellery from the Louvre Museum in Paris, according to two sources close to the case. One of the suspects was detained around 10 pm (2000 GMT) on Saturday at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport as he was about to board a plane abroad, while the second was arrested not long after in the Paris region....more
TOKYO: Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Japan's fifth premier in as many years will lead a minority government and has a full in-tray, not least a scheduled visit by US President Donald Trump next week....more |
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