A bipartisan Congressional panel has warned that China is using cyber espionage, investments and academic partnerships to obtain advanced US technologies, with artificial intelligence emerging as a key battleground in the strategic rivalry between the two countries.
The United States has brokered a trilateral framework agreement with Israel and Lebanon that seeks to restore border security, disarm Hezbollah and establish a roadmap towards lasting peace.
The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has climbed to 920, with thousands still missing. International rescue teams have joined relief operations as authorities warn the toll could rise further.
The US launched retaliatory strikes on Iranian military sites after a drone attack on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, drawing fresh warnings from Tehran and putting the fragile ceasefire under pressure.
This comes after Tehran insisted that it would have control over the Strait of Hormuz and warned other Gulf nations not to side with Washington.
ISIS-linked groups are expanding digital propaganda, tracking global attacks and pushing targeted messaging across encrypted platforms, with India and nearby regions now in sharper focus, a new report warns.
Air travel across the United States is in disarray due to a prolonged government shutdown, disrupting airport security operations and causing long queues, widespread delays, and stranded passengers.
India questioned how issues such as the brutal repression of the Ahmadiyya community, the large-scale refoulement of the helpless Afghans, and air-bombing campaigns in this Holy Month of Ramadan would be characterised.
Washington signals a supply-first approach as tankers resume movement through Hormuz, while global reserves and Gulf producers step in to offset rising shortages.
Oil routes reopen even as drone strikes hit Baghdad and Gulf infrastructure. Allies hesitate, sanctions tighten, and fresh missile attacks signal the conflict is entering a more volatile phase.
