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The View From India newsletter: U.S.-China: In search of strategic stability

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The View From India newsletter: U.S.-China: In search of strategic stability

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) U.S. President Donald Trump hosted his Chinese counterpart in Washington on September 23-25, marking the second meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies this year. The…

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Pope Leo XIV: AI doom fears are not ‘fake news’

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Pope Leo XIV: AI doom fears are not ‘fake news’

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the flight from Metz, France, to Rome on September 28, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Pope Leo ​on Monday (September 28, 2026) said concerns that artificial intelligence could destroy the ‌world are not “fake news” and should ​be taken seriously, in an apparent ⁠rebuke of U.S. President Donald…

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SCO national coordinators’ meeting begins in Pakistan; India among participants

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SCO national coordinators’ meeting begins in Pakistan; India among participants

The Indian delegation has been visiting Islamabad for the meeting, which is the first such visit after last year’s brief conflict. Photo credit: X/@ForeignOfficePk India is among the countries attending a three-day meeting of the National Coordinators of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which commenced in Islamabad on Monday (September 28, 2026) to prepare for…

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FBI puts gangster Goldy Brar on 10 most wanted list with $1 million reward

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FBI puts gangster Goldy Brar on 10 most wanted list with million reward

Satinderjeet Singh, alias Goldy Brar, is based in the United States and is the alleged leader of the Group in North America. File photo: Special arrangement FBI on Monday (September 28, 2026) added gangster Satinderjeet Singh alias Goldy Brar to its list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and announced a reward of $1 million for…

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U.S., Iran separately talk with mediators in latest bid to end war

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U.S., Iran separately talk with mediators in latest bid to end war

Motorbikes drive past Iranian missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, center, and the late armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israeli and U.S. strikes, displayed in a military exhibition commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war at Baharestan Square, in…

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U.S. prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry

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U.S. prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape case after outcry

U.S. prosecutors reopened an investigation on Monday (September 28, 2026) into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University following claims the elite college failed to properly punish the men involved. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. prosecutors reopened an investigation on Monday (September 28, 2026) into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University following claims…

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Nepal’s flash foods: How can communities rebuild after a disaster?

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Nepal’s flash foods: How can communities rebuild after a disaster?

On August 26, floods hit Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts, wiping away entire towns and communities. Roads and bridges were washed away, and telecommunications networks were down. The immediate focus was on rescuing people trapped under debris and providing relief to those affected. A month on, the focus has now shifted to rehabilitation, rebuilding…

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Iran denies link to suspected bomb plot at U.K. airbase used by U.S.

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Iran denies link to suspected bomb plot at U.K. airbase used by U.S.

Iran on Monday (September 28, 2026) denied involvement in a suspected bomb plot at a U.K. airbase used by the United States, as counter-terror police said five men in their mid-20s arrested nearby were all London-based Britons. Tehran’s denial, issued via its embassy in London, followed widespread U.K. media reports that police were probing possible…

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Why Israel banned Arab parties ahead of polls

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Why Israel banned Arab parties ahead of polls

Israel’s Central Elections Committee (CEC), on Wednesday (September 23, 2026), voted to bar the country’s main Arab parties from contesting next month’s elections to Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. There have been a series of attempts for decades to disqualify Arab parties from contesting elections, and the latest move comes at a time when these parties…

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