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US clears nearly $16 billion in arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia amid regional strains

The United States has approved nearly $16 billion in arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia amid escalating West Asia tensions. The deals include helicopters, tactical vehicles and Patriot missiles to boost ally defence. Read More

China’s corruption watchdog probes emergency management minister in anti-graft crackdown

China’s Minister of Emergency Management, Wang Xiangxi, is under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law,” the country’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Saturday, as President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign continues. Read More

Iran plans live-fire drill in Strait of Hormuz, US warns against unsafe actions near warships

Tensions have resurfaced in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran announced plans for a live-fire military drill in the strategic waterway, prompting a warning from the US military. Read More

Japan, Britain step up cybersecurity and critical minerals cooperation as China’s influence grows

Japan and Britain agreed to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and critical minerals, strengthening security and economic resilience amid rising regional tensions and growing concerns over China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Read More

‘Trashy ruminations’: India rubbishes Epstein files email reference to PM Modi’s 2017 Israel visit

India on Friday rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing after PM Modi’s name surfaced in a reference in newly released US Justice Department documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein, with the government clarifying that the mention was limited to Modi’s offi Read More

‘Trashy ruminations’: India rubbishes Epstein files email reference to PM Modi’s 2017 Israel visit

India on Friday rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing after PM Modi’s name surfaced in a reference in newly released US Justice Department documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein, with the government clarifying that the mention was limited to Modi’s offi Read More

Cuba feels the pinch as US oil pressure drives food costs, blackouts and fuel shortages

Cubans from all walks of life are hunkering into survival mode, navigating lengthening blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel and transport as the US threatens a stranglehold on the communist run nation. Read More

‘No one pushed harder for release’: Musk responds after name appears in Epstein files

Elon Musk has responded after his name appeared in the newly released Epstein files, saying he supported the disclosure of the documents and welcomed their public release. Read More