The US government faces a partial shutdown from Wednesday unless Republicans and Democrats can agree on a spending bill.
Published On 29 Sep 2025
United States President Donald Trump is set…

The US government faces a partial shutdown from Wednesday unless Republicans and Democrats can agree on a spending bill.
Published On 29 Sep 2025
United States President Donald Trump is set…

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered 200 Oregon National Guard soldiers to be deployed to the state of Oregon under federal authority, in a move swiftly challenged by the Democratic-run state in a federal lawsuit.
A memorandum signed…

New Delhi, India — Meghna Gupta* had planned it all – a master’s degree by 23, a few years of working in India, and then a move to the United States before she turned 30 to eventually settle there.
So, she clocked countless hours at the…

New York City – Gaza and Palestine have been the dominant topics at the United Nations as world leaders convened at the 80th General Assembly (UNGA) in New York over the past week.
In their speeches, UN Security Council (UNSC) meetings, sideline…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with his North Korean counterpart, Choe Son Hui, in Beijing.
Published On 29 Sep 2025
China and North Korea have pledged to work together to…

President Donald Trump says that he will tell a gathering of US generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, that they are cherished leaders who need to be strong and tough.
Hundreds of generals and admirals, senior commanders of the one-star rank…

Here are the key events on day 1,313 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published On 28 Sep 2025
Here is how things stand on Monday, September 29:

Israel has been pounding Gaza’s largest medical complex, levelling whole blocks and sending terrified patients scrambling for safety as its army continued a ground operation to seize Gaza City.
Doctors inside al-Shifa Hospital on Sunday…

The UN has reimposed sanctions that were lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal.
Iran is facing new pressure due to its nuclear programme.
European powers have re-imposed sanctions that were lifted as part of a landmark 2015 nuclear agreement.
They target…

Moldovans await the results of a closely-watched parliamentary election, amid claims of Russian interference.
Published On 28 Sep 2025
Moldova’s governing pro-European Party of Action and…