A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine held today in Istanbul. Turkish officials said, a day after a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the aim of the meeting was to evaluate the conditions for a ceasefire,...
Ukraine conducted a major drone attack on Sunday, hitting over 40 Russian military aircraft. As per the media reports, officials from Ukraine’s domestic security agency (SBU) claimed, that the Ukrainian forces hit Russian aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers. Which it deploys to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine,...
The White House withdrew on Saturday its nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, abruptly yanking a close ally of Elon Musk from consideration to lead the space agency. President Donald Trump said he would announce a new candidate soon. “After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the...
Warning Germany of dire consequences should it supply Kyiv with Taurus long-range cruise missiles, Russian ambassador Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council said that if Germany gets directly involved in the conflict, it will give Russia the right to “consider all options” to “properly” respond to such a...
Space and technology billionaire Elon Musk announced that his term as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has come to an end. He thanked US President Donald Trump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending.   Musk said that the DOGE mission will strengthen over time to become...
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri led the Indian delegation along with Deputy NSA Pavan Kapoor for the inter-agency discussions on the India-US COMPACT (Catalysing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) for the 21st century. The discussions at the White House in Washington focused on implementing the TRUST initiative,...
US President Donald Trump’s administration said that it will aggressively revoke the visas of Chinese students studying in the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the move would include those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields. He...
All party delegations Thursday met global leaders and nearly two dozen ambassadors who strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and echoed the urgent need for united global efforts to counter this menace. In an extraordinary gesture, the Sierra Leone Parliament on Thursday observed a moment of silence in honour...
 Russian forces have taken four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, a local official said Tuesday, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had issued an order to establish a buffer zone along the border.   Meanwhile, a Russian bombing campaign that had escalated in recent days slowed...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to arrive in Berlin on Wednesday for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the German government said, part of a diplomatic drive to end the war in Ukraine. Merz will receive Zelenskiy with military honours at the federal chancellery at noon (1000 GMT), a...