Air defence forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched toward Mecca on Tuesday evening, preventing it from entering the city’s restricted airspace, Saudi Arab officials say. Riyadh issued a security alert following the interception for the first time since the Houthis’ attempt to target the sacred site in 2017, but Houthis have denied targeting the […]
India and Russia have held their second high-level meeting in less than two weeks, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, days after their August 31 meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit. At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, PM Modi told President Putin […]
The Strait of Hormuz has long been the world’s most closely watched oil chokepoint. Now, attention is shifting to another critical maritime route as Iran-backed Houthi forces expand their control along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, capturing the port city of Mocha and advancing onto Perim Island at the entrance to the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait. […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to India in seven years for the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13 in New Delhi, marking his first trip to the country since the 2019 informal summit with PM Modi and the deadly 2020 Galwan Valley border clash that plunged bilateral ties to their […]
Israel has ordered the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem and barred 12 British nationals, mostly MPs, from entering the country, in retaliation for a sweeping new UK ban on goods imported from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. On 8th of September, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said in Parliament that […]
Canada has imposed a counter-tariff worth roughly USD 20 billion on US goods, escalating the trade dispute after Washington slapped a 50 per cent tariff on around USD 27.6 billion worth of Canadian imports here on September 8. The US tariffs on cars, lumber, dairy, honey, beer, cement, and hockey sticks were met with Canada’s […]
A cricket match at Lord’s turned into a diplomatic standoff last month, and the fallout is still playing out in a Pakistani courtroom this week. Kasim and Sulaiman Khan, sons of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, say the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tried to stop Sky Sports from airing an interview about their […]
Two regions are grappling with a contaminated sea, and the price they’re paying is shaped by their governments’ choices. This week, that contamination reached Israel’s taps. The crisis that got Israel’s attention According to CNN’s reporting, five of Israel’s six major Mediterranean desalination plants together supply at least 65 per cent of the country’s drinking […]
Putin calls it “complete nonsense.” His own government’s recruitment numbers tell a different story, one where Russia is running out of men to send to the front. Ukraine claims that Russian personnel losses are 1.49 million between February 24, 2022 and September 4, 2026. President Volodymyr Zelensky says the toll is forcing Moscow’s hand, pointing […]
Behind the handshakes, Iran’s partnerships with Russia and China have moved into harder territory: missile engineering on one side, open defiance of US sanctions on the other. The support came from Russia with flawless timing during the SCO Summit. The very next day, the US launched Operation Economic Outcast to damage Iran’s economy. Russian President […]
Measurable actions taken by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) since it began discussions in 1996. The 26th Summit, themed “25 Years of SCO: Together Towards Sustainable Peace, Development and Prosperity”, was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from August 31 to September 1, 2026. SCO provides a platform to discuss security, economic, and diplomatic issues among nations, […]
A month of quiet just ended as the US hit Iranian military assets on a small island guarding one of the planet’s busiest oil corridors, and Tehran wasted no time hitting back. On August 30, the United States launched airstrikes on two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps rockets on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, […]
In the early morning of August 26th, flash floods hit the Himalayan valleys bordering Nepal and China, leaving a devastating number of people missing or dead. The glacier lies within Langtang National Park in Nepal, directly below Langtang Lirung, one of the highest peaks in the region. It is estimated that the collapse generated a […]
TASHKENT: Fifteen years into their strategic partnership, India and Uzbekistan have taken it a step further. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev used Sunday’s talks in Tashkent to elevate ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, backing the announcement with a concrete number: Dollar 5 billion in annual trade by 2030. That target […]
