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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKevin McCarthy

Topic: Kevin McCarthy

Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy expelled by US House Republicans in historic vote

The 216-to-210 vote marked the first time in history that the House removed its leader, with eight Republicans voting with 208 Democrats to remove McCarthy.

China’s new strategy for Taiwan-US meet–show Xi as peacemaker, not rile up domestic protesters

China’s military response to Taiwan President’s meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a lot different from last year when Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.

China stages combat drills after warning Taiwan president against meeting US speaker

Nine Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait Friday carrying out drills, the defence ministry said. President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in the US Wednesday & is to meet the House Speaker in LA.

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How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.