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Chinese coast guard

South China Sea threats escalate as Chinese Coast Guard uses water cannons against Philippine vessels

Antonio Guterres

‘Diplomacy may not succeed in preventing conflicts, but holds power to stop them’: Guterres at UNSC debate

conflict

US House backs move to curb Trump’s Iran war powers; Senate rejects similar rebuke

Australia

France bans social media for childen under 15: Macron

Donald Trump

India secures lower 10 pc US tariff after being initially slated for 12.5 pc

crimes against humanity

US State Secy Rubio calls ICC a ‘stupid organisation run by lunatics and crazies’

assets

‘Incendiary precedent’: Araghchi slams Trump over US plan to use Iranian assets for ship damage payments

athletes

King Charles III opens Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow

External Affairs

Rubio says US tariffs on generic drug imports ‘not raised’ during talks with EAM, ‘might have with others’

ammunition

Israeli forces seize weapons cache, arrest three suspects near Bethlehem

Biden

‘Iran getting hit hard, they want to make a deal’: Trump

infrastructure

‘Defence doctrine clear: eye for an eye’: Iran vows decisive response against ‘any aggression’

defence policy bill

US House passes $1.15 trillion defence policy bill in victory for Trump amid partisan divide

attack

Houthis claim attack on two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea days after Riyadh forces targeted Sanaa airport

energy

United States and Saudi Arabia reach historic nuclear cooperation agreement

Iran

US War Secretary Hegseth puts cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion so far

economy

Pakistan seeks $10 billion exchange stabilisation facility to bolster foreign reserves: Reuters

decentralised finance

FATF flags rising misuse of decentralised finance by criminals, urges countries to strengthen oversight

blockade

‘US reimposed effectively impenetrable blockade; Iran at weakest military point in decades’: Hegseth

cargo ship

‘Will not forget Indian military rescued 12 Chinese crew members from cargo ship that exploded last June’: Chinese defence attache