The US has announced a fresh 45-day extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as both sides continue negotiations amid ongoing military exchanges near the border.
"India and the US held the 21st Meeting of the India-US Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism (CT) and the 7th Designations Dialogue on 3 December 2025 in New Delhi," a joint press release said on Saturday.
US universities have reported a 10 per cent drop in graduate enrollment from India in 2024-25, alongside a sharper 17 per cent decline in international students in the fall of 2025, according to a new US State Department-funded report.
David Salvo, the Managing Director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at German Marshall Fund and a former senior policy advisor at the US State Department, believes that the possibility of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky remains "extremely low" even though Washington has announced the beginning of "arrangements for a meeting" between both leaders.
The Majeed Brigade was also added as an alias to the BLA's previous Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) designation.
The United States on Wednesday announced to release USD 3.5 billion of the total USD 7 billion frozen money of Afghanistan to the new "Afghan Fund" for humanitarian aid.
Porter said the assessment is "consistent" with what Pyongyang has said in recent public statements.
They include charges of corruption, violating COVID-19 pandemic restrictions during the 2020 election campaign.
A US Embassy spokesperson said, “We recognize that peaceful protests are a hallmark of any thriving democracy, and note that the Indian Supreme Court has stated the same. We encourage that any differences between the parties be resolved through dialogue.”
Afridi questioned how the man managed to get a gun into the court given that all visitors are checked thoroughly at three different points.
