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Lavrov out of favour? Kremlin dismisses claims, says veteran diplomat ‘remains in his role’

A day after reports suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin had sidelined Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and that Lavrov had vanished from the public eye, a close ally of the president on Friday dismissed the claims, saying they “are complete Read More

44 Indians now serving in Russian army, MEA urges Moscow to release them

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it has taken up the matter with Moscow and urged them to stop recruiting Indians into the Russian military. Read More

US consumer sentiment hits lowest level since 2022 amid shutdown, trade worries

US consumers’ views of the economy dimmed in November, reaching the lowest level since mid-2022 as a government shutdown fuelled household worries, survey data showed Friday. Read More

Wall Street set for worst week since Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariff rollout, tech stocks lose $1 tn

Fears over inflated AI valuations trigger a $1 trillion rout in major tech firms, leaving Wall Street on track for its steepest weekly loss since Trump’s 2018 tariff shock Go to Source Read More

US Army to procure 1 million drones as warfare shifts toward unmanned systems

The US Army aims to buy at least a million drones in the next two to three years and could acquire anywhere from a half million drones to millions of them annually in the years that follow, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said. Read More

‘India will act at the right time’: Rajnath Singh responds to Trump’s claim of secret nuclear tests

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India will not bow to external pressure or influence from any country when it comes to matters of national security or nuclear testing. Read More

Crisis in Indian football worsens after AIFF fails to attract single bid for ISL

The AIFF had launched a tender process last month to hunt for a new commercial partner for the Indian Super League. On the 7 November deadline, however, the Kalyan Chaubey-led body failed to attract a single bid for its premier football league. Read More

US, Israel accuse Iran of plotting to assassinate Israeli ambassador in Mexico

The United States and Israel on Friday accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, in what would be the latest attempt to take the two countries’ conflict to another region Go to Source Read More