Trump picks inexperienced ally Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard as top US intelligence officalPresident Donald Trump has appointed Bill Pulte, a loyalist housing official, as the new head of US intelligence. Pulte, who lacks national...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Imported voters, fake websites: Russia's covert efforts to stop Armenia's pivot WestRussia is reportedly working to unseat Armenia's leader ahead of the June 7 election. Moscow fears his re-election will cement Armenia's sh...
29 May, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
EU says won't be 'neutral mediator' between Ukraine and RussiaEurope has made clear that it will not play the role of a neutral facilitator between Ukraine and Russia. The European Union firmly backs U...
28 May, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Xi plays a masterful hand amid Trump’s chaos and Putin’s declineChinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in China, projecting unity against US dominance. They signed agreements ...
20 May, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
Xi and Putin unite in criticism of US, but fail to clinch big gas dealChina and Russia united against US President Donald Trump's missile defense plans and nuclear policy. Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin...
20 May, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
Putin in China: Lip-smacking dinner menu for Russian President with Xi Jinping is gastronomic delightVladimir Putin is visiting China just days after Donald Trump left the Chinese capital. Xi Jinping and Putin -- who have met dozens of time...
20 May, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
UK allows diesel and jet fuel imports from Russian crude via sanctions carve-outBritain will allow imports of diesel and jet fuel refined in other countries from Russian crude oil, creating a sanctions exemption aimed a...
20 May, 2026, 06.29 AM IST
Putin chides NATO in speech at scaled-back Victory Day paradeRussian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO and d...
09 May, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Ukraine is hitting oil facilities deep inside Russia. Soaring fuel prices could blunt impactUkrainian drones are hitting Russian oil facilities deep inside the country. These attacks aim to cut funding for the war. While the econom...
02 May, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months, fulfilling Trump's threatThe U.S. will withdraw approximately 5,000 troops from Germany within a year, fulfilling President Trump's threat amid disagreements over t...
02 May, 2026, 06.22 AM IST
Putin steps in? Trump says Russia offered a ‘nuclear fix’ for Iran’s uranium disputeIn an intriguing diplomatic exchange, President Donald Trump disclosed that Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed assistance in oversee...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
'Shameful, 180-degree reversal': US Senate Democrats slam Trump administration for extending waiver on Russian oilSenior Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate on Friday (local time) sharply criticised the Trump administration for extending a waiver that...
18 Apr, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
'Your ships will be sunk by our first missiles': Iran warns US over Strait of HormuzThe military adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday warned that Iran would sink American ships in the Strait of Hor...
16 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
US probes suspicious oil trades made before Trump's Iran pivots, source saysThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is probing suspicious, well-timed oil futures trades made ahead of major shifts in Donald Tru...
16 Apr, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
US-sanctioned supertankers enter Gulf despite blockadeA second U.S.-sanctioned supertanker has entered the Strait of Hormuz despite Washington’s blockade on vessels linked to Iranian ports, rai...
16 Apr, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
US ends sanctions waiver for Russian, Iranian Oil; India among affected buyersUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday confirmed Washington will not renew sanctions waivers on Russian and Iranian oil, ending t...
16 Apr, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Calls for negotiations rise after US-Iran talks end without dealTalks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad have concluded without a deal to end the Middle East war. World leaders are urging bo...
12 Apr, 2026, 07.01 PM IST