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NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that he spoke to US President Donald Trump during which the two reviewed bilateral cooperation in trade, defence, energy, critical technology and other areas. In a post on X, Modi said that they also agreed to maintain close engagement to take the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership forward....more
DUBAI: The co-pilot of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the captain on Wednesday morning, triggering a battle in the cockpit during which the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plunged 14,300 feet in roughly 30 seconds over northern Saudi Arabia. The jet broadcast a hijack alert and diverted to Tabuk, where it landed safely, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu credited its wounded Indian captain with fighting back and opening the cockpit door so that passengers and crew could overpower the attacker....more

TEL AVIV: An Israeli passenger aboard a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv claimed to have strangled the co-pilot and pulled him out of the cockpit after the ‘terrorist’ allegedly stabbed the captain and sent the plane into a sudden plunge on Wednesday....more
By Deepak Arora
UNITED NATIONS: The 81st session of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week brought 194 delegations to the podium, including 113 heads of state and government, as the world body confronted a packed agenda ranging from wars and climate change to artificial intelligence and reform of the international system....more

UNITED NATIONS: India on Saturday called for a stronger and more predictable international order, warning that conflicts, terrorism and the growing weaponisation of finance, technology, trade and supply chains are deepening instability across the world. Addressing the high-level debate of the 81st UN General Assembly, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the United Nations was entering its ninth decade at a time when conflicts and confrontations had become the world's primary concern. He said the consequences were being felt far beyond the countries directly involved in wars....more
WASHINGTON: For US President Donald Trump, artificial intelligence is suffering from a branding problem, and he intends to fix it by attempting to officially rename the technology “super intelligence.” Hours after hosting nearly two dozen Silicon Valley leaders at the White House for lunch to discuss AI risks, Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday requiring US federal government agencies to refer to the technology as “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in all official communications....more

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday made a direct call for permanent African representation on the Security Council, saying the body must be reformed to reflect the realities of the 21st century. Addressing the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Guterres said the Security Council was created in the aftermath of World War II, but the world has changed fundamentally since then....more
UNITED NATIONS: The G4 nations of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan have expressed strong concern over the lack of progress on UN Security Council reform during the previous Inter-Governmental Negotiations session. Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Johann David Wadephul, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Motegi Toshimitsu met Tuesday on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly....more

NEW YORK: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar met US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday and reiterated India’s “interests and concerns” over Washington’s new law paving the way for tariffs of up to 100% against Russia’s biggest oil and gas customers – a list that includes India....more
WASHINGTON: United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will co-lead a new War Department effort to study the future of warfare, Fox News reported. Making the announcement during his 'State of the Force' address, Hegseth unveiled the initiative, titled "Project Meridian."...more

UNITED NATIONS: India on Saturday hit out at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's address to the United Nations General Assembly, accusing Islamabad of terrorism, deceit and duplicity and warning that its support for cross-border terrorism will have consequences....more
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while reiterating his earlier claims of “vote-chori”. The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha cited states like Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, questioning how the anti-incumbency in these states had “disappeared.”...more

UNITED NATIONS: India and Liberia have joined forces at the United Nations to protect commercial shipping and the nearly two million seafarers who keep global trade moving, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti jointly addressing the media on Friday on a new international maritime safety initiative....more
GUWAHATI: India captain Shubman Gill scripted history on Wednesday with a sensational achievement. The right-handed batter raced to his second double hundred in ODI cricket in just 117 balls. With this, Gill became the fastest batter in the history of the format to score a double century....more
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