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A sailor handles munitions on the flight deck of the USS George Washington in the Arabian Sea, September 13, 2026. The aircraft carrier, capable of carrying more than 5,000 personnel, is enforcing a U.S. naval blockade against Iran and providing cover for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S….
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(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.) India is a close strategic partner of the U.S. and Israel. But it also positions itself as a key voice of the Global South and maintains close strategic and…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The United States has weapons deployed in space, the U.S. Space Force said on Monday (September 14, 2026), confirming the presence of such capabilities in orbit for the first time. “The U.S. has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Police in southern China said they have arrested a man who wounded multiple people in a knife attack outside a hot pot restaurant. Authorities received reports that the suspect, a 35-year-old surnamed Li, had carried out the attack in Guangzhou’s Panyu district at 5:20 p.m. on…
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A series of attacks carried out by Yemen’s Houthis using ballistic missiles and drones wounded 13 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, the Riyadh-led military coalition against the pro-Iranian rebels said Tuesday (September 15, 2026). “On Monday [September 14, 2026], the Militia launched attacks on civilian objects in the cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Taif…
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a photo ceremony during the BRICS summit in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Racing against time, U.S. lawmakers submitted amendments to the Russia sanctions Bill, with one seeking to name its top trading partners — including India — in the legislation, and another…
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President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania, the country’s President Gitanas Nauseda said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026). Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — NATO members sharing a long border with Russia — regularly report drone incursions into their territories as…
No other Justice dissented publicly. The U.S. Supreme Court has a 6-3 conservative majority. File | Photo Credit: Reuters 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, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict voting by mail ahead…
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Auto rickshaw rides past closed shops at the electronics market, during a shutter-down strike against the petroleum levy and high fuel prices in Karachi, Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan is considering reviving austerity measures to curb fuel consumption amid a fresh escalation of hostilities in West Asia, Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said on…
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Kimberly Greenwood posted on Instagram a picture with her husband and Mr. Trump as she thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for the nomination. Credit: Instagram/thekimgreenwood U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (September 14, 2026) also nominated outgoing U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to serve as his top envoy to Riyadh. Mr. Hunt is near the…