USTR Greer stated no immediate trade deal with India is imminent after G20 talks. He met Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to identify sticking points. Both sides are now working to address these specific issues. Speaking to the media following G20 trade deliberations in the U. S. and also after a meeting with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Mr. Greer said the two sides had identified the sticking points of the deal and were working to address them.
The US Department of Energy conducted underground blast experiments in Nevada. These tests aim to detect clandestine nuclear detonations. The program addresses concerns about China's secret testing capabilities. Faced with rising great-power suspicions and the challenge of verifying clandestine, cavity-muffled detonations, the US is turning to high-precision subterranean blast experiments in the Nevada desert to strip covert nuclear testing of its technical cover.
Sri Lanka’s government restored macroeconomic stability two years after Dissanayake’s election. It introduced a different political culture. However, key structural reform promises remain unfulfilled. The administration now faces the challenge of turning the Aragalaya’s demand for system change into lasting political transformation. The National People’s Power govt. restored macroeconomic stability and introduced a different political culture, but key promises of structural reform remain unfulfilled; two years after Dissanayake’s election, the govt.
The Lenin District Court in Bishkek found activist and politician Mavlyan Askarbekov guilty and sentenced to two years in prison on offenses related to a law on incitement of racial, ethnic, national, religious, or interregional hatred, a verdict he called "absurd.".
For years, Pakistan’s claim that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan operates from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan produced a familiar exchange: Islamabad accused, Kabul denied, and each new militant attack triggered another round of recrimination. That pattern is becoming harder to sustain. The sanctuary dispute can now be tested against a growing body of evidence rather than competing claims The p.
The deadly flash floods in northern Nepal have severely disrupted employment and livelihoods, with wider impacts beyond communities that were directly affected, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a preliminary assessment released on Thursday.
Brazil held its first-round presidential election on Sunday. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former president, ran to succeed his father. Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September 2025 of attempting a coup. The campaign tested whether his political legacy survived the conviction. The Bolsonarosthey’re back! Brazil heads to the polls – podcast.
AI agents don’t go rogue. That’s something only humans do. Nevertheless, a New York Times article – representative of much news coverage of AI – described an OpenAI hacking as “A. I. bots going rogue and independently spearheading a cyberattack.” Name-brand artificial intelligence agents have been on a hacking spree in 2026. OpenAI’s software agents hacked The post Computer science has long und.
Jorge Messias calls Guardian report ‘an important alert for Brazilian sovereignty’ as nation prepares to go to pollsBrazil’s attorney general has said foreign meddling in his country’s institutions and democracy “cannot be tolerated” after a Guardian report revealed how the Trump administration was pushing to direct funds to a campaign against the Brazilian supreme court. Writing on X, Jorge Messia.
The number-crunchers say we fired 10% of the generals and admirals across the force," Pete Hegseth told troops at the Quantico military base, saying: "We've also reduced the overall number of general officer slots by an additional 10%." Hegseth says U. S. cut number of generals, admirals by 20%. Hegseth says U.
Diehard Hugo Chávez supporters struggle to comprehend ideological U-turn being executed by Delcy Rodríguez’s interim administrationHe was one of the most passionate propagandists for Hugo Chávez’s Bolivarian revolution: a feisty leftist TV personality who spent more than two decades singing the movement’s praises on his state-funded show, The Razorblade. Mario Silva’s devotion was such that he ofte.
Support for white Afrikaners, anti-communism and others reveals how US redefining what qualifies as human rightsWith hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175m of the state department’s flagship human rights fund to a slate of awards that includes a massive $40m grant for an anti-communism fund, support for a group advancing white Afrikaner.
Exports of crude oil from the Middle East hit their highest level in September since the war with Iran began, reinforcing a trend of increased supplies despite Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, data by industry observers.
Georgia summoned Iran’s ambassador after his planned book Georgia has summoned Iran’s ambassador after his plans to publish a personal interpretation of Queen Ketevan’s history sparked criticism from ruling party lawmakers. Revered as a saint in Georgia, Ketevan was tortured and killed in Persia in the 17th century after refusing to renounce Christianity.
Iran’s ambassador to Georgia announced plans to publish research on Queen Ketevan, a 17th-century monarch executed by Persia and later canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church. Tbilisi summoned the envoy over the move, which the Foreign Ministry viewed as an inappropriate intervention in Georgian religious history. The incident highlights ongoing diplomatic friction between the two nations. Georgia’s government rejected the ambassador’s framing of the historical figure.
The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province.
Qatar will keep the Afghan refugee camp open for another nine months after the closure deadline passed, Qatar have been told it will be kept open for another nine months after a deadline for its closure passed, but they face continuing uncertainty over their fate amid an ongoing bar on entry to the United States.
President Cyril Ramaphosa urged men to take responsibility for gender-based violence. He announced new measures following a recent wave of murders. Authorities face anger over inadequate protection for women. President announces measures amid anger at authorities over recent murders of womenSouth Africa’s president has called on men to take more responsibility for violence against women as he announced measures to tackle the problem, amid anger at authorities over a recent wave of murders. Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that not enough had been done to protect women.
Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policyBurundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy. However, the authorities in Bujumbura, the country’s economic capital, said Burundi will only accept those not accused o.
Acting UN Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov said Palestinians in Gaza yearn for a return to normal life as the UN pushes to restore utilities and rebuild infrastructure amid severe access restrictions. The effort faces obstacles from damaged roads The UN is continuing efforts to support Palestinians in Gaza amid major challenges to humanitarian access, reconstruction and the restoration of essential services, Acting UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.
UN teams are racing to protect families in Gaza from the coming rainy season, but restricted access to land and shortages of critical supplies are hampering the effort, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
Oleshky, a Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces 9 kilometers from Kherson, is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. Since 2023, the city has been without electricity, gas, or drinking water. Now, Ukrainian teams are airlifting food supplies into the embattled area.
Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mountingMI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing researchThe security alert issued by MI5 regarding a Chinese state-owned conglomerate accused of conducting espionage in the UK reveals the extent to which British intelligence remains concerned about Beijing’s.
A new UN report revealed global homicide rates are falling. Organised crime is rising in many regions. Criminal networks are diversifying into trafficking and migrant smuggling. They are also exploiting natural resources. This shift makes criminal operations more profitable and networked. Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the exploitation of natural resources, a new UN report launched on Wednesday revealed.
Artificial Intelligence or AI – and the technology behind it – is moving fast. The question being asked across the world is who gets a seat at the table deciding how it's used and who gets to benefit.
