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U.S. says two Indian nationals indicted in counterfeit Ozempic smuggling scheme

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U.S. says two Indian nationals indicted in counterfeit Ozempic smuggling scheme

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted two Indian nationals for ​allegedly smuggling and selling counterfeit ⁠Ozempic, the weight-loss drug, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday (September 29, 2026). One of the defendants, ‌Swapnadip Roy, pleaded not guilty after being extradited from Italy…

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Trump releases AI accord with tech executives

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Trump releases AI accord with tech executives

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, after meeting with top executives of AI firms. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump released a document on ​Tuesday (September 30, 2026) that his administration cast as an accord on ‌artificial intelligence and which…

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U.S. Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now

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U.S. Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) let President Donald Trump’s administration continue deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. The high court said it will hear arguments in…

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Japan calls on India to fast-track internal process on UNICORN naval radar agreement

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Japan calls on India to fast-track internal process on UNICORN naval radar agreement

India and Japan signed the UNICORN naval radar agreement during Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India in July. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar TOKYO Japan on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) called on India to fast-track internal official processing of the agreement on the UNICORN (Unified Complex Radio Antenna) naval radar system that the two sides…

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Days after India-Pakistan sparring at UN, senior Indian official visits Islamabad for SCO planning meet

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Days after India-Pakistan sparring at UN, senior Indian official visits Islamabad for SCO planning meet

SCO National Coordinators meet in Islamabad. MEA Jt Secy, Multilateral and Economic Relations, Alok Dimri, represented India. Photo: Pakistan MoFA. Pakistan announced that it would host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in August 2027, as an Indian delegation led by a senior MEA official attended a preparatory meeting in Islamabad—the first such official Indian…

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Lula draws the line amid Trump interference in Brazil’s close and tough election

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Lula draws the line amid Trump interference in Brazil’s close and tough election

In an unprecedented move last Wednesday (September 23, 2026), Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s campaign asked the country’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) to “investigate the possible U.S. interference in the country’s electoral process”. Lula’s Workers’ Party (PT) also filed a case with the Superior Election Tribunal (TSE) against the far-right presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, seeking…

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India rejects Kashmir references in Turkish President’s UNGA address as ‘unwarranted’

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India rejects Kashmir references in Turkish President’s UNGA address as ‘unwarranted’

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), calling them “unwarranted” while asserting that no external party has any locus standi on the Kashmir issue. During his…

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Burnham questions Brexit, says Britain should consider options for EU ties

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Burnham questions Brexit, says Britain should consider options for EU ties

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham reacts on stage at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, on September 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he would lay out options the country had in terms of its long-term future with the bloc, in the coming weeks, as he…

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Taiwan says U.S. arms sales to island are unchanged, but a $14 billion package remains on hold

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Taiwan says U.S. arms sales to island are unchanged, but a billion package remains on hold

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu and Defence Minister Wellington Koo pose for a photograph during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Minxiong Aerospace and UAV Industrial Park in Chiayi County, Taiwan, September 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s Defence Minister said on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) that existing U.S. arms…

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