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Rubio Emphasizes India-US Strategic Ties Ahead of QUAD Meeting

NEW DELHI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his first official visit to India from May 23 to 26, meeting Indian leaders, visiting key U.S. diplomatic missions, and
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar

India-Nordic Summit: $100 Billion Trade Framework to Boost Tech, Green Transition and Arctic Cooperation

Leaders from five Nordic countries — Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark — met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Indian officials in Oslo on May 19 to
India, Japan Deepen Economic Security Ties With Focus on Semiconductors, Critical Minerals
Pakistan’s Mediator Role Questioned After Report of Iranian Aircraft at Air Bases
Reflections on Witnessing the India–Pakistan Conflict From Taiwan
Russia and Myanmar Sign Energy Agreement as Moscow Looks to Overcome Sanctions
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India’s Yuan Payment for Iranian Oil Highlights Pragmatism, BRICS Push for Dollar Alternatives, Experts Say
India Advances Its Civil Nuclear Program With Prototype Breeder Reactor
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) Units 1 and 2 at Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India, in 2016.
Myanmar: Ousted Government Declares War on Military Junta, Issues State of Emergency
Myanmar’s ousted authorities, the National Unity Government (NUG) declared war on the Tatmadaw, the country's...
The twin towers of the World Trade Center billow smoke after hijacked airliners crashed into them early Sept. 11, 2001.
Biden Signs Executive Order to Release 9/11 Documents, Relationship With Saudi Arabia in Focus
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order instructing the U.S. Justice Department and other agencies...
Citizens, forced to wear face masks outdoors while travelling in the rain in Hanoi on April 23, 2020. Communist Vietnam sentenced a 28-year-old man to 5 years in prison after he allegedly broke a 21-day quarantine and registered a subsequent positive PCR test. One person was reported with a COVID-19 associated death in his contact tracing chain.
Communist Vietnam Sentences Man to 5 Years in Prison for Quarantine Violation
The communist country of Vietnam has sentenced a 28-year-old man to five years in prison for breaking...
Health officials in full protective gear walk inside an isolation ward of Ernakulam Medical College in Kochi in the Indian southwestern state of Kerala on June 6, 2019. 12-year-old Indian boy Mohammed Hashim died of Nipah virus in a new outbreak earlier this week. The virus causes onset symptoms similar to that of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19, but leads to encephalitis and mortality rate as high as 70 percent.
Brain Swelling Virus With Onset Symptoms Similar to COVID Kills 12-Year-Old Indian Boy
A 12-year-old boy in India has died after contracting a virus with similar onset symptoms to Coronavirus...
In this file photo of Operation Buzzard from July 8, 2002, British Royal Marines scramble out the back of a Chinook helicopter to conduct a random vehicle search on a dirt path near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in an effort to deny al Qaeda and Taliban militants freedom of movement in the region. Special forces presence in Afghanistan has been instrumental to keeping militant groups in check.
Rumor of Delta Force and Navy SEAL Support as SAS Squadron Vows to Resist ISIS-K in Afghanistan
It has widely been reported that a SAS squadron of up to 40 members has asked to stay behind in Afghanistan...
While the Taliban says it has taken over Panjshir valley, the claim has been rejected by the National Resistance Front.
Taliban Claim Panjshir Valley, Resistance Denies Victory, Celebratory Kabul Gunfire Takes 17 Lives
At least 17 people were reportedly killed in Kabul due to celebratory gunfire by the Taliban. Reports...
An Afghan man rides his bike outside the entrance to the Chinese embassy in Kabul on June 10, 2004.
China-Taliban Relations More A Problem than an Opportunity: Eurasia Group President
Following China’s opportunistic moves on Afghanistan, Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer stressed the...
The Taliban reportedly wants China to invest in Afghanistan's infrastructure.
‘Afghanistan’s Trustworthy Friend,’ Taliban Courting China for Infrastructure Investments and Trade
The Taliban and China have been intensely courting each other publicly in recent weeks, with representatives...
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn in to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC.
50,000 Afghans Allowed Entry Into the United States As Americans Remain Stranded in Afghanistan
Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, has stated that at least 50,000...