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  After BRICS 2026, India's Real Test Is Balancing The West

  New Delhi didn't fix BRICS' internal fights. It just kept them from sinking the summit. That skill, holding a room together when the people in it don't agree, is becoming India's calling card with the developing world.

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  China Imposes Travel Curbs On Citizens Deemed Threats To National Security

  Chinese are generally free to travel, unlike during the height of the Cold War when few were able to venture overseas, but the government has long kept close watch on the travel plans of those it considers could present a security risk.

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  Ex-Sri Lankan President Draws Attention With Frail Appearance At Rally, Skips Speech

  Footage from the event showed several men standing close to him and steadying him as he made his way to his seat at the front.

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  UK Man Admits To Drugging, Raping Wife For Over 20 Years, Sharing Her Photos

  Also present during his confession at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court was the survivor, who watched proceedings from the public gallery supported by members of her family.

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  Opinion | Sydney Sweeney And The Obsession With Asking Sportswomen To 'Take The Clothes Off'

  There is a world of difference between an athlete choosing to be sexy and an advertiser deciding that sex is the most interesting thing about her

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  US Judge Blocks Trump Visa Curbs On Foreign Students, Journalists

  Under the proposed new rules, foreigners on student visas would be admitted for a maximum of up to four years after which they would have to apply for an extension.

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  Iran War Exposed US Weapons Shortfall, Damaged Bases Across Middle East: Report

  The Pentagon has repeatedly pushed back against reports of any munitions shortage, saying the U.S. military has all the weapons it needs to fight any conflict.

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  Microsoft Unveils Draft AI Code Emphasising Human Control And Shutdown

  The document, in the works for five to six months, would require Microsoft's AI to never resist correction or shutdown, to communicate in ways that humans can understand

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  US Confirms It Has Deployed First-Ever 'On-Orbit' Weapon In Space

  Both Russia and China -- the two main geopolitical rivals of the United States -- pose potential threats to US interests in space.

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  Barack Obama Warns AI Could Trigger 'Catastrophe,' Calls For Safety Laws

  The former president criticized the hands-off approach to AI regulation championed by President Donald Trump, though he did not mention his successor by name

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  Singapore Among World's Most Polluted Cities As Indonesia Wildfires Fuel Haze

  The situation is being exacerbated by the strengthening El Nino weather pattern, which causes drier weather in much of the region.

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  On Camera, Indian-Origin Woman, Friend Crushed To Death By Subway Train In New York

  A horrifying video of the incident has emerged online that shows the woman laughing and pulling the man toward her before an approaching train runs over them.

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  'Dil To Pagal Hai' To 'Chale Chalo': Malaysian PM's Post-BRICS Bollywood Playlist Is Viral

  For his picture with PM Modi, the Malaysian PM used the song Dil Toh Pagal Hai from the Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, and Karisma Kapoor-starrer film Dil To Pagal Hai.

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  "Hoax": Nvidia CEO Puts Trump On Phone While Downplaying Dangers Of AI

  Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang took a live phone call from Donald Trump during a panel discussion Monday, allowing the US president to dismiss artificial intelligence dangers as a "hoax."

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  Trump Seeks Reimbursement From Countries For Securing Strait of Hormuz

  In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump highlighted that petroleum shipments continue moving via the critical maritime route and contended that America ought to be compensated once the military confrontation concludes.

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  Columbia University Sued Over Failure To Protect Pro-Palestinian Students

  At a press conference at Columbia announcing the lawsuit, Mahmoud Khalil said the university exhibited a "rotten, institutionalized anti-Palestinian bigotry" entrenched in every department and backed by its board of trustees.

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  US Supreme Court Rejects Trump Mail Ballot Restrictions Ahead Of Midterms

  The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the center of a roiling political controversy, to clear the way for restrictions before the pivotal November contests for control of Congress.

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  Prince Harry's Kids Moving School After 2 Days Over Security Concerns

  The couple stepped down from royal duties and moved to the US in 2020, leading to estrangement and awkward relations with the royal family as they delivered a series of barbed comments about the institution.

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  Zelensky Says Ukraine Ready For "De-Escalatory Steps"

  In his daily address, Zelensky highlighted "a strong proposal from the United States regarding a mutual halt to strikes on critical infrastructure".

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  US Scraps Limits On Carbon Emissions From Coal, Gas-Fired Power Plants

  The news comes amid growing signs of Earth's climate system destabilizing and loading the dice for more frequent and destructive extreme weather events.