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Russia says its air defence destroyed 6 drones launched by Ukraine overnight

Russian defence ministry says 5 drones were downed over Belgorod region that borders Ukraine and 1 over Crimean Peninsula.

US accuses Russia of violating global chemical weapons ban against Ukrainian troops

US State Dept said that Washington is sanctioning over 280 individuals and entities to impose additional costs on Russia for both its foreign aggression and internal repression.

Russian court places two journalists linked to Navalny in pre-trial detention

Moscow's Basmanny court placed them in pre-trial detention after state prosecutors accused them of taking part in activities of "extremist" organisation founded by Navalny.

UK summons Russian ambassador over ‘malicious’ activity on its soil

UK's FCDO said it was "deeply concerned" about reports and what it described as a "wider reported pattern of behaviour" by Russia.

Russia has a window to exploit & defeat Ukraine. Otherwise, it will get sucked into endless war

While it has now become a battle of industrial capacities, at a fundamental level, it remains a battle of nerves.

Israel-Iran conflict is bad news for Russia. Moscow is dependent on Tehran for drones

The US no longer enjoys the ‘rewards' of regime change in Iran brought about by the CIA, and at best, it could refrain from attempting another coup in Tehran.

Number of Indian students in Russia must grow, says ambassador Denis Alipov

At the Indo-Russian Education Summit, the envoy said the number should go up from the current 20,000. Comes at a time when Moscow is making efforts to attract more Indian students. 

Don’t look at Russia-Ukraine war from Western lens. Moscow isn’t being weakened

The moment the war started, Western mainstream media started making concerted efforts to completely suppress the Russian point of view and only show the Western and Ukrainian narrative.

Europe is Trump-proofing Ukraine on 7 counts. NATO is latest to join the pursuit

While the reality is clouded with oodles of rhetoric, Europe’s support for Ukraine today stands on seven interrelated verticals.

Who led Islamic State terrorists to Moscow? Hitler, Stalin, CIA all helped pave the road

After Islamic State-linked terrorists slaughtered over a hundred people at Moscow’s Crocus Theatre last week, Putin alleged that the West had pulled the strings.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?