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The records, spanning meetings and phone calls between 2001 and 2008, show that despite forging a close partnership after the 9/11 attacks, Washington and Moscow viewed Pakistan—then under military ruler Pervez Musharraf—as a significant non-proliferation challenge. 

China has strongly rejected the Pentagon’s assertions, accusing Washington of misrepresenting Beijing’s defence posture and attempting to create divisions between China and other countries.

According to the Pentagon report, under this “great rejuvenation” plan, China seeks to significantly expand its territorial influence on a global scale. It also aims to build a “world-class military” capable of “fighting and winning wars,” reflecting Beijing’s increasingly assertive posture.

One day earlier, the US Coast Guard boarded the Centuries off Venezuela, a Panamanian-flagged supertanker that is not on Washington's sanctions list. 

Sixty-eight of the images come from a larger collection of roughly 95,000 photographs provided by Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to the House Oversight Committee. The newly disclosed materials include images of passports and identification papers issued by several countries, with most personal information concealed. 

In a shocking story, a 28 year old Indian origin man has been charged with first degree murder after allegedly killing his father with a sledgehammer at their US home.  

Pax Silica seeks to establish a durable economic order that underwrites an AI-driven era of prosperity across partner countries, said the US government in a statement.

Jose Antonio Kast win represents Chile’s most significant political shift to the right since the end of the military dictatorship in 1990. 

PM Narendra Modi said that he reviewed the progress in India-US bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments with US President Donald Trump.

The policy paper, issued last week, warns that Europe faces what it describes as a risk of “civilizational erasure.” It also states that ending the war in Ukraine is a central American priority and signals a shift toward rebuilding strategic stability with Moscow.

The Duke of Sussex, 41, was met with a wave of boos from Colbert’s New York studio audience after quipping that Americans must be so fascinated with monarchy that they “elected a king” in Trump. 

Ilhan Omar, born in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1982, came to the United States as a refugee after fleeing civil war. 

Maritime might is one of the several aspects that any country flaunts when it comes to claim superior defence presence. As per the 2025 rankings from IMEMO’s Index of Maritime Might, the world’s leading sea powers are a mix of long-established naval giants and rapidly rising maritime forces. The ranking reflects not only the size of navies but also overall maritime resources, capabilities, and activity — from shipping and naval strength to economic and logistical reach. Here’s a quick look at each of the top 10 countries and what makes them maritime heavyweights today:

India's Ministry of External Affairs repeatedly rejected these allegations. As ties improved later, Trump repeatedly claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him India would stop purchasing Russian oil. The Indian side did not publicly confirm such conversations.

 India has emerged as the strongest performer among major economies, while China continues to drift further below its pre-pandemic growth path.

India-Pakistan War: Pakistan had claimed it shot down six Indian jets during the clashes. The congressional report, however, states that India lost three aircraft—and suggests that not all of them were Rafales. 

Meet America's City Killer: The United States Air Force has successfully conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, reaffirming the reliability and operational readiness of America’s long-range nuclear deterrent. The test, designated GT 254, was carried out by the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) to evaluate the missile system’s performance, accuracy, and preparedness under operational conditions.  

The revelation follows Pakistan’s signing of a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia in September, and comes amid its deepening cooperation with the United States.

Russia formally ends a landmark plutonium disposal pact with the United States while showcasing a nuclear-powered missile that Moscow claims can fly farther, lower and deadlier than anything Washington possesses.

The missile's development kicked off after the United States withdrew from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty in December 2001.