India to explore anti-ballistic missile defence with Israel

India is set to explore anti-ballistic missile defence with Israel during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit from February 25-26. The visit aims to deepen strategic ties and defence cooperation, including joint development of anti-ballistic missile defence, laser weapons, and long-range stand-off missiles and drones. Although an MoU on security cooperation is expected to be signed, no defence deal will be finalized as bilateral defence cooperation is an ongoing process between the two countries, currently valued at around USD 10 billion.

Pakistan confirms it carried out airstrikes against 'seven Terrorist camps' in Afghanistan

Trump's aides urge him to focus on voters' worries, not war with Iran

USTR Greer likely in India next month, deal to come into effect in April

The Indian Express reports that the United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is expected to visit India next month to sign the first tranche of the India-US trade deal, which will come into effect in April. The Indian delegation will leave for Washington for three-day talks to complete the legal agreement. The US has rolled back additional tariffs on India over its purchase of Russian oil. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted the benefits of the trade pact for Indian exporters and said businesses will prosper at the 18 per cent rate negotiated under the trade pact with the US.

Somalia advances deal for 24 Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets

IEDs found in Punjab, Kashmir amid Lashkar plot input for Delhi

IEDs have been found in Punjab and Kashmir, raising concerns amid a terror plot warning for Delhi by Lashkar-e-Taiba. The timing of these incidents has heightened alert levels in the national capital. Although authorities have not directly linked the IED discoveries to the terror plot, the recent events have prompted a state of high alert.

Israel has biblical right to the Middle East, Huckabee tells Carlson

US Supreme Court rejects Trump's global tariffs

Apple to manufacture iPhones in Pakistan

Apple is set to start manufacturing iPhones in Pakistan, refurbishing iPhones for re-export, and repairing two to three-year-old iPhones, under the government's new Mobile and Electronics Manufacturing Framework that includes incentives like discounted land rates and an 8% performance incentive.

India joins Pax Silica

Pakistan has turned last year’s conflict with India into a bonanza for its arms industry

Exclusive: Germany seeks more F-35 jets as European fighter program falters, sources say

South Korean court hands life term to ex‑President Yoon in insurrection trial

India's Bharat Petroleum, HPCL Mittal buy Venezuelan oil, sources say

Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere

Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran

India's AI Summit opening in New Delhi marred by long queues, confusion

India seizes three Iran-linked US-sanctioned tankers, source says

Ethiopia revokes accreditation of Reuters journalists

Bangladesh’s BNP wins big in historic parliamentary election

Indian National who worked at direction of an Indian government employee, pleads guilty to plotting to assassinate a US Citizen in New York City

An Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, has pleaded guilty to plotting to assassinate a U.S. citizen in New York City, a crime facilitated by an Indian government employee. Gupta's plot, aimed at silencing a vocal critic of the Indian government, was thwarted by U.S. law enforcement, who arrested Gupta and foiled the assassination.

Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera

An Al Jazeera investigation reveals that US-made thermal weapons, burning at 3,500C, have caused 2,842 Palestinians to 'evaporate' in Gaza, leaving no remains. Civil Defence teams documented these disappearances, attributing them to Israel's use of internationally prohibited thermal and thermobaric weapons, which can generate temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius. The investigation identified specific US-manufactured munitions used in Gaza, including the MK-84 'Hammer', BLU-109 bunker buster, and GBU-39 precision glide bomb, all of which are linked to these disappearances.

India clears proposal to buy 114 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault, reports say

India Grabs Three Tankers in First Action Against Dark Fleet