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The story so far: The New Delhi Declaration that came out of the recent BRICS Summit in the national capital resolved to increase trade between member-countries and payments in national currencies. Days before the summit, a report by the news agency Reuters quoted sources as saying that at the event, India would push to link…
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The United States, Denmark, and Greenland have reached an agreement that will allow the U.S. to develop a significant military presence in Greenland, while preventing U.S. adversaries from establishing bases on the island, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (September 18, 2026). The agreement comes after months of Mr. Trump threatening to take control…
Army personnel stand amid the rubble following an explosion inside the police headquarters at Kohat in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP At least 31 died from an explosion and gun attack at a police headquarters in northern Pakistan, a senior police official told AFP on Saturday (September 19,…
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The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck after her Uber driver pulled over along a southern California highway were awarded $40 million after an arbitrator found both Uber and the driver liable for her death. Carol Normandin and Ken Parker said on Friday (September 18, 2026) that they hope the amount will…
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The two leaders also discussed new measures to further deepen the India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (September 18, 2026) received a telephone call from UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the two leaders exchanged views on developments in West Asia and ways…
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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. State Department approved a potential $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air defence development upgrades and related equipment and services, the department said in a congressional notification…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom. File | Photo Credit: AP California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday directing state officials to explore the feasibility of imposing a mandatory “kill switch” for the most advanced AI models. Mr. Newsom, widely seen as a possible Democratic presidential contender in 2028, said he was making the move…
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Houthis say that the number of Saudi strikes on its positions had reached 300 over the last week. File | Photo Credit: AP Yemen’s Houthis said on Friday (September 18, 2026) that Saudi Arabia had launched 26 strikes against areas under their control in the past 24 hours, as the pro-Iran group and Yemen’s Riyadh-backed…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump has extended an executive order that would impose a fee of $100,000 for H-1B non-immigrant visas by another year, the White House said on Friday (September 18, 2026). U.S. employers seeking to hire skilled foreign workers can use the federal government’s H-1B visa…
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Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. File | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, accused the International Atomic Energy Agency on Saturday (September 19, 2026) of double standards after it adopted a resolution criticising Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. The IAEA’s “biased viewpoint and…
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