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On the back of its recovering relations with Israel, Saudi Arabia explained its plan to acquire nuclear weapons. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Riyadh will seek nuclear weapons if archrival Iran acquires one. The Crown Prince also reaffirmed his kingdom’s solidifying ties with Israel, saying that the two former enemies were getting closer every day. Mohammed bin Salman’s statement on nuclea...

Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy’s momentum has grown stronger in his bid to become a US President. The desi entrepreneur only lags behind former President Donald Trump, according to a CNN survey. The report said Trump sits comfortably at the top with 39% likely GOP votes while Ramaswamy trails at second position with 13%. Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is also close with 12% potential...

The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence, claiming it had been informed of the collapse but failed to update its navigation system. Philip Paxson, a medical device salesman and father of two, drowned September 30, 2022, after his Jeep Gladiator plunged into Snow Creek...

Iran's parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police for violating the country's dress code. Her death in custody ignited months of protests in which...

South Korea's president sounded a warning to fellow world leaders Wednesday about the recent communication and possible cooperation between North Korea and Russia, saying any action by a permanent U.N. Security Council member to circumvent international norms would be dangerous and “paradoxical.” Speaking before the U.N. General Assembly, Yoon Suk Yeol invoked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's vis...

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called for an expansion of the United Nations Security Council, backing India’s bid for a permanent membership of the UN body, along with Brazil, Germany and Japan. He emphasised that Africa deserves a louder voice on the world stage. In his opening remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, Cleverly said, “I will summarize by saying that the challe...

The tit-for-tat retaliation between Canada and India continues after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his country’s parliament that Indian state agents were linked to the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Retaliating to a revised travel advisory issued by Ottawa, India has also issued a fresh travel advisory asking all Indian nationals in Canada and those contemplatin...

After 2 days of fighting and a military operation, Azerbaijan and officials from the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region have agreed to a ceasefire. Armenian authorities said at least 32 people have died in the breakaway region after Azerbaijan’s strike. The fighting will be followed by talks between the two parties and will aim for the “re-integration” of the ethnic Armenian population of Nagorno-...

A day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged India’s involvement in the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader, the Canadian media reported that Ottawa’s Five Eye allies were not keen on taking sides though they have said that the claims should be thoroughly probed. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and one of India's most-wanted ter...

While US experts demand samples of alien specimens displayed in Mexico’s Congress, a local forensic doctor announced a major breakthrough. Building on ufologist Jaime Maussan’s statements, the expert said the one non-human sample may be alive and have eggs in its abdomen, NDTV reported. He added that the humanoids had not been assembled or manipulated, contradicting what many experts have said. Na...

UN officials were seen escorting the Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan out of the main hall after he staged a solo protest during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s address. Before being spirited away, the diplomat was seen holding a photo of Mahsa Amini, who died last year after being arrested by Iran’s ‘morality police.’ The envoy demanded freedom for Iranian women. Hours after the incident, UN offi...

After the call for a separate homeland for Sikhs during India’s freedom struggle was doused, it was on October 12 in 1971, that an advertisement in The New York Times announced the birth of Khalistan, or the land of the pure. The advert claimed that the Sikhs were launching the final crusade till victory is achieved and they were a nation in their own right. While a part of Sikh population in Punj...

Canada's claims that actors linked to Indian government were behind the assasination of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar seems to have gained traction among the five eyes intelligence network which comprises of the US, Australia, the UK, New Zealand and Canada. The Times of India reported that the five eye intelligence network has called the allegations serious but at the same time but at th...

As India rubbished Canada’s claim over the killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Justin Trudeau has claimed that his country wanted India to address the Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing issue properly. Trudeau said that his country was not trying to provoke India by suggesting its agents were linked to the murder of Nijjar, but Ottawa wanted New Delhi to address t...

The anti-terror operation in India’s Anantnag has ended after a week, with at least two confirmed terrorists killed in the gunfight. Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Uzair Khan, whose body has been recovered, was one of two terrorists killed in the operation. Kashmir police officials that the body of another terrorist has been located, but is yet to be retrieved. While the gunfight may have concluded, AD...

After the mysterious disappearance of an F-35 jet, the US Marine Corps halted its aviation operations around the globe. While the crash site was located nearly a day after the “mishap”, a lot is still unknown about the incident. The “stand-down” order will last for two days and will give officials an opportunity to “discuss aviation safety matters and best practices,” as per the order. The pilot o...

Secret Pakistani arms sales to the US to be used by Ukraine helped cash-strapped Islamabad secure a crucial IMF bailout earlier this year, a report cited internal Pakistani and American government documents as confirming. The arms sales were made for the purpose of supplying the Ukrainian military — marking Pakistani involvement in a conflict it had faced US pressure to take sides on, the Intercep...

A train car turned into a wrestling ring on Monday, as Japanese professional fighters battled along a carriage aisle in what the organizer says was the first wrestling match held inside a bullet train. Dozens of spectators watched wrestlers Minoru Suzuki and Sanshiro Takagi fight inside the Nozomi Shinkansen as the train rode them from Tokyo to Nagoya with speed running up to 285 kilometers per ho...

America’s oldest President ever, Joe Biden broke silence on concerns about his age. The 80-year-old, who will run for a second term in 2024, said he understands people’s concerns about his age. Biden said he is running again to counter Donald Trump, who is “determined to destroy American democracy.” If elected next year, Biden would be 86 at the end of his term. Speaking at a fundraiser in New Yor...

Canada said it was expelling a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India's government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Trudeau said in Parliament that Canadian intelligence agencies have been looking into the allegations after Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a s...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the country’s House of Commons that he raised the issue of killing of pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the recent G20 summit in New Delhi. His remark came as he told the lawmakers that the Indian government could be behind the fatal shooting of the Canadian Sikh leader who was shot outside a Gurdwara i...

Speaking on a live show, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock tagged Chinese President Xi Jinping as a dictator. Beijing was quick to respond to the comment, saying that the statement was “open political provocation.” The German diplomat has often criticised Beijing, saying that it was quickly becoming a “systemic rival than a trade partner,” as per Reuters. Xi was also called a dictator by U...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told the country’s Parliament that the Indian government could be behind the killing of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Trudeau said Canadian intelligence has identified a "credible" link between his death and the Indian state. In the House of Commons, the Canadian Prime Minister said any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a...

With Israel’s ambition to be a world leader in Artificial Intelligence, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he will meet Tesla boss Elon Musk to discuss a possible collaboration. The two will meet in the US, where Netanyahu will also attend a UNGA session. Musk, who has his own AI company, has previously spoken about the potential dangers of the new-age technology. He said hurrying with AI would be like “s...