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  Major International News Outlets Refuse To Sign New Pentagon Media Rules

  US and international news outlets including The New York Times, AP, AFP and Fox News on Tuesday declined to sign new restrictive Pentagon media rules, meaning they will be stripped of their press access credentials.

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  "Pakistan May Try Pahalgam-Style Attack Again But Op Sindoor 2.0 Will Be Deadlier": Official

  Asserting that Pakistan has no capacity to fight India but it may attempt Pahalgam-type attacks again, Western Army commander Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar on Tuesday said the response - Operation Sindoor 2.0 - will be deadlier.

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  Who Is Ashley Tellis, Indian-American Expert Charged Over Top Secret Files

  Ashley J Tellis, a well-known US scholar on India who advised successive US administrations, has been arrested and charged with unlawfully retaining classified information and allegedly meeting Chinese officials.

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  Obama Urges California Voters To Pass Proposition 50 To Counter Trump

  Barack Obama is entering the fight for U.S. House control by appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in California.

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  Hamas "Already Violating" Gaza Peace Deal: Ex-Israeli Defence Spokesman

  Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, former international spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces, "does not expect Hamas to actually fulfill the agreement."

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  Renowned Indian-Origin US Defence Expert Ashley Tellis Arrested Over Secret Documents

  Ashley J Tellis, a renowned foreign policy scholar and defence strategist of Indian origin, has been arrested and charged with unlawfully retaining classified national defence information, according to the US Attorney's Office in Virginia.

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  Fresh Clashes Break Out On Border Between Afghan Taliban And Pak Forces

  Intense fighting broke out once again on Tuesday night between Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban along the border between the two countries in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, state media reported.

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  IMF, Pakistan Reach Staff-Level Deal On $1.2 Billion Payout

  The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on its loan program, which would allow the country to access $1.2 billion after approval from the fund's board.

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  US Revokes Visas For 6 Foreigners Over Charlie Kirk Comments

  The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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  Trump Posthumously Awards Charlie Kirk Presidential Medal Of Freedom

  US President Donald Trump hailed assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a "martyr for truth and freedom" Tuesday as he posthumously awarded the right-wing activist America's highest civilian honor.

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  Iran Sentences 2 French Citizens To A Combined 63 Years In Jail For Spying

  An Iranian court sentenced two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison on espionage and national security charges, the country's judiciary said Tuesday, likely further straining relations between Tehran and Paris.

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  "Making Him Look Very Bad": Trump Slams Putin Over Ukraine War

  US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over his ongoing war in Ukraine, saying it was "making him look very bad."

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  US Says 6 Killed In Strike On Alleged Drug-Carrying Boat Near Venezuela

  The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.

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  Israel Says 4 More Dead Hostages Handed Over By Hamas

  The Israeli military said the remains of four more hostages handed over by Hamas on Tuesday were brought into Israel from Gaza, as the identities of those transferred a day earlier were confirmed.

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  "Have Great Ties With President Xi But Sometimes It Gets Testy": Trump

  US President Donald Trump slammed China's halt of American soybean purchases as an "economically hostile act," warning Tuesday that his country could in turn stop buying cooking oil from the world's second-biggest economy.

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  Walmart Partners With OpenAI To Let Users Shop Directly On ChatGPT

  OpenAI is partnering with Walmart to let shoppers make purchases directly within ChatGPT, furthering the artificial intelligence company's push to turn its chatbot into a virtual merchant as it seeks to boost revenue.

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  'Bitcoin Jesus' Agrees To Pay $50 Million To Resolve US Tax Case

  Roger Ver, an early investor in cryptocurrency known as "Bitcoin Jesus," has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve US tax charges, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

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  "Very Unhappy": Trump Threatens Spain With Tariffs Over NATO Spending

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending to 5% and calling the move disrespectful to NATO.

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  Trump Says "We Will Disarm" Hamas And It Will Happen "Perhaps Violently"

  US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "we will disarm" Hamas if the Palestinian militants refuse to do it themselves, as he called for the group to release the bodies of hostages.

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  US Stocks Dip As Trade Tensions With China Flare Up Again

  Stocks slipped in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as trade tensions escalated again with China.