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CIA chief to hold a closed-door briefing with US Senators on Khashoggi killing

Australian cricketer Khawaja's brother accused of forgery and Qatar quits OPEC

Khashoggi’s WhatsApp messages offer new clues and US, China declare pause in new tariffs

French President Emmanuel Macron moves to end violent protests and G-20 'family' picture sees fewest female leaders. 

China suspends He Jiankui’s work and MeToo founder doesn’t recognise campaign anymore

US Army is investing millions of dollars on exoskeleton technology to build 'super-soldiers' and China urged to save life on Earth.

US Senate wants to withdraw support for Saudi Arabia forces in Yemen war

Sri Lanka’s chief of defence staff held for support to a civil war case suspect and new Lancet report says climate change to increase heat-related deaths.

Trump may cancel G-20 talks with Putin and Mexico gives top honour to Jared Kushner

Chinese scientist who claimed 'gene-edited babies' defends his work and new study shows illegal immigrant population has dropped in US.

China to probe gene-editing case, and Ukraine imposes martial law after Russia clash

UAE pardons British scholar Matthew Hedges who was jailed for spying, and China United Nations report claims home most dangerous place for women.

World’s first gene-edited babies claimed in China and NASA’s Mars mission to land today

China holds two American Children to catch a fugitive official under exit ban and yellow vest protesters clash with police in Paris.

US President Trump pats himself on the back on Thanksgiving Day

After Germany, Denmark & Finland also halt arms exports to Saudi Arabia, and China has prosecuted 3,500 pollution offenders this year.

British student imprisoned for life in UAE for spying

Kabul bombing death toll rises to 55, and the Leaning tower of Pisa has lost 4 centimetres of its tilt.

Facebook draws flak for Sudanese child bride auction

Tech giants Facebook, Amazon & Apple witness a slump in shares, and US President goes after military heroes.

On Camera

A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.