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In May this year, a joint document issued by seven departments called for expanding the supply of industrial tourism products, promoting factory tours, and turning more manufacturing facilities into tourist destinations. | Photo Credit: REUTERS China’s factory floors have turned out to be sought after destinations during summer vacation this year. There has been a…
The European Union accused Russia on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) of the “reckless” firing of flares at a Danish frigate, which, with the shooting down of a drone over Lithuania, heightened the continent’s anxiety over the Ukraine-Russia war. Amid a mounting security showdown, the Kremlin in turn focused its diplomatic fire on France’s initiative to…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China imposed sweeping travel restrictions on its citizens on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), including exit bans on those deemed to endanger the country’s “industrial or technological security”. Citizens who violate technology import and export regulations could be banned from leaving China, the State Council…
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Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities rather than deepening disparities — and his foundation is pledging $1 billion to improve access. The Microsoft co-founder appealed in the Gates Foundation’s annual ‘Goalkeepers’ report, which tracks progress on the development goals set…
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses a bi-weekly media briefing, in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI India is “deeply concerned” by the blockades in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday (September 15,…
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Chief of the Army Staff Dhiraj Seth. File photo. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth will travel to Russia on Wednesday (September 15, 2026) for an official visit during which he is expected to hold discussions with the Russian military leadership on a range of issues, including new military platforms…
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday, September 14, 2026, to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) went after the U.S. Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterms, saying…
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Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) sentenced to death seven senior leaders of the banned Awami League for crimes against humanity over their alleged roles in directing, inciting or facilitating violence during the 2024 student-led protests, dubbed the July Uprising. Also read | Bangladesh tribunal sentences to death Dhaka’s former police chief,…
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FBI Director Kash Patel has made multiple appearances before Congress while serving as director, including to testify about the FBI’s budget, but this will be his first time since last September before the Senate committee that has principal oversight jurisdiction over the bureau. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FBI Director Kash Patel is set to…
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China urged the United States on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) to “stop preparing for war” in space, after the U.S. Space Force confirmed it had deployed weapons into orbit for the first time. Beijing and Washington are key geopolitical rivals and have long sought…
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