Bastille Day 2026: Record Parade Signals Ukraine Resolve
France staged its largest-ever Bastille Day parade on July 14, with 6,700 troops and Ukrainian soldiers marching as Zelensky watched alongside 30 leaders.
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Priya Nair
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China Expels Ma Xingrui: Third Politburo Member Purged by Xi
Beijing expelled ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the Communist Party on graft charges, making him the third member of the elite body felled by Xi's campaign.
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Europe Wildfires 2026: Record Heat, Deadly Fires in Spain
Wildfires stoked by record heat have killed at least 14 people, burned about 50,000 hectares in Spain and forced mass evacuations across France and southern Europe.
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Pakistan Pushes US-Iran Mediation as Dar-Araghchi Talks Continue
Pakistan's Ishaq Dar urged restraint in a call with Iran's Araghchi as Islamabad, Qatar and Oman press mediation despite renewed US strikes and a failed Doha round.
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Ukraine Drone Strikes in Sea of Azov Hit Russian Grain Exports
Ukrainian drones have struck over 100 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov in days, halting key routes and lifting wheat futures as Moscow scrambles for alternatives.
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US-Iran War Escalates: Naval Blockade, New Strikes on Ports
The US restored a naval blockade of Iranian ports and struck new targets on July 14, while Iran hit Gulf states, pushing last month's interim deal to collapse.
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Senate Democrats Block $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill Over Iran War
Senate Democrats voted down debate on the NDAA 50-46, calling it a permission slip for war on Iran, a rare stall for a bill that has passed for over 60 years.
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US Russia Sanctions Bill: 100% Tariff Threat Names India, China
A bipartisan Senate bill honouring the late Lindsey Graham would slap tariffs of up to 100% on the top five buyers of Russian oil, a list that includes India.
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China's LineShine Dethrones US as World's Fastest Supercomputer, Sharpening India's AI Resolve
China has reclaimed the top spot on the global supercomputing rankings with an all-domestic machine running at over two exaflops, a milestone in the US-China tech contest that underscores why India is racing to build its own sovereign computing power.
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Iran-IAEA Inspection Standoff Tests Fragile Truce, With India Watching Its Energy Stakes
The UN nuclear watchdog insists inspectors will return to Iran's enrichment sites under an interim US-Iran deal, but Tehran says access waits for a final agreement, leaving Indian importers eyeing both oil flows and the Strait of Hormuz.
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BRICS Security Talks Open in India With Non-Traditional Threats in Focus
India hosts the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting on 22-23 June 2026, with NSA Ajit Doval chairing talks on terrorism, cyber risks, emerging technology and regional instability amid Middle East tensions.
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Europe's Record-Breaking Heatwave Turns Deadly as France Logs Its Hottest Day
A ferocious early-summer heatwave has shattered temperature records across Western Europe and killed hundreds, prompting red alerts, early monument closures and fresh caution for the thousands of Indian tourists and students heading there this season.
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India-Japan Summit Widens Ties Across AI, Defence and Chips
At their annual summit in New Delhi, Prime Ministers Modi and Takaichi unveiled a roadmap deepening cooperation on maritime security, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, shipbuilding and critical technologies.
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UN Inquiry Led by Indian Jurist Says Israel Deliberately Targeted Gaza's Children
A United Nations commission chaired by former Indian judge Srinivasan Muralidhar has concluded that Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children, in a 94-page report that names a death toll of more than 20,000 minors.
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India-China Security Talks Signal Cautious Normalisation of Ties
NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the BRICS security advisers' meeting in New Delhi, noting progress toward a gradual, guarded normalisation of strained relations.
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India-New Zealand Ties: Visit Plans Put FTA and Diplomacy in Focus
Reports of a planned high-level India-New Zealand engagement have revived attention on free trade talks, professional mobility and Indo-Pacific cooperation between two partners with clear room to grow.
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Twelve Indians Killed in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial Blast
An explosion at an industrial facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan area has killed 12 Indians and injured 14, renewing concern over migrant worker safety in the Gulf.
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New York Carriage Bill Renamed Romanch's Law After Indian Teen's Death
A New York City bill to phase out horse-drawn carriages has been renamed Romanch's Law in memory of Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old Indian who died after a Central Park accident.
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Central Bank 'Super Week' Exposes Deep Rift in Global Monetary Policy
Five major central banks set rates within eight days as an oil shock pushes the ECB to hike, the Fed to hold amid dissent and the Bank of Japan toward a defensive move.
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EU Leaders Gather In Brussels For Budget, Ukraine And US Trade Showdown
European Union heads meet for a high-stakes two-day summit covering the next long-term budget, Ukraine, Middle East fallout and a fresh vote on the EU-US trade deal.
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India and Canada Push to Seal the Reset, Targeting a Trade Pact by Year-End
Buoyed by personal rapport between Narendra Modi and Mark Carney, New Delhi and Ottawa are working to convert a fragile diplomatic thaw into a comprehensive trade agreement, with implications for students, professionals and the large Indo-Canadian diaspora.
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Venezuela Thanks Modi as Operation Amistad Showcases Relief Diplomacy
Venezuela's foreign minister publicly thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's Operation Amistad earthquake relief, highlighting how humanitarian assistance has become a working arm of Indian foreign policy.
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BRICS Security Meet in Delhi Targets Terrorism, Cyber and AI Threats
India is hosting a BRICS National Security Advisers meeting in New Delhi, with cross-border terrorism, cyber threats, AI misuse and transnational crime set to dominate a fast-broadening security agenda.
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Modi Joins G7 Leaders in Evian as Critical Minerals and AI Top Agenda
India's prime minister attends his seventh consecutive G7 summit, with a much-watched Modi-Trump bilateral and supply-chain security dominating talks in the French Alps.
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Indiaspora 250 at 250: Diaspora Power in America's Milestone Year
Indiaspora's new 250 at 250 list, released ahead of America's 250th anniversary, celebrates Indian-origin achievers across technology, medicine, government and the arts, underscoring the diaspora's deepening footprint in US public life.
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Modi Greets Trump on US 250th Independence Day, Hails Partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked America's 250th Independence Day with a message to President Trump, saying the next 250 years should lift the India-US partnership to new heights.
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Indians Among Victims as Blast at Qatar's Ras Laffan Gas Complex Kills 13
A deadly explosion and fire at Qatar's Ras Laffan gas complex has killed 13 people and injured 66, with Indian nationals reported among the casualties, raising fresh consular and migrant-safety concerns.
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Crude Slides Below $75 As Peace Hopes Ease India's Import Bill
Oil prices have tumbled for five straight sessions on expectations of a US-Iran agreement, offering rare relief to India's import-heavy economy after weeks of supply-shock fears.
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India Watches Dhaka's China-Backed Teesta Plan as Stakes Rise
New Delhi is closely tracking Bangladesh's proposal to develop the Teesta river with Chinese assistance, a move that revives one of South Asia's most sensitive water-sharing disputes and tests regional strategic trust.
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BRICS Security Advisers Meet in India With Tech Threats on Agenda
India is hosting the BRICS national security advisers' meeting chaired by Ajit Doval, placing cyber risks, counter-terrorism and ICT security at the centre of the run-up to the 2026 BRICS Summit.
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