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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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Topic: United States

US, Canadian ships & planes look for missing sub that took tourists on trip to Titanic wreckage

US Coast Guard said boat on the surface lost contact with sub, called Titan, about 1 hour and 45 minutes after it began diving toward site of Titanic's wreckage on Sunday morning.

Moscow’s deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus time-limited, says senior Russian diplomat

Alexei Polishchuk, in an interview, said the weapons could be removed from Belarus if the US & NATO 'refrained from undermining the security and sovereignty of Russia and Belarus'.

Israel plans to approve thousands of building permits in West Bank, despite US pressure

Palestinians seek to establish independent state in West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as their capital. Peace talks that had been brokered by US have been frozen since 2014.

US State Secretary Blinken lands in China on rare trip with low hopes for any breakthrough

Since postponing a February trip due a suspected Chinese spy balloon entering US airspace, Blinken is the highest-ranking government official to visit China in the Biden administration.

Putin confirms deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, warns West

Russian President announced in March that he agreed to deploy nuclear arsenal in Belarus, pointing to US deployment of weapons in a host of European countries over many decades.

US energy dept, other agencies hit in global hacking spree that exploited file-transfer software

Data was ‘compromised’ at two entities within the energy department when hackers gained access through a security flaw in MOVEit Transfer, the department said in a statement.

Russia releases footage of ‘captured’ German tanks & US fighting vehicles in Ukraine

Russia’s defence ministry called the military hardware its 'trophies' and said the video showed soldiers from its Vostok (East) military grouping inspecting the equipment.

Prisoners exchange can happen in near future if US shows goodwill, says Iran’s foreign ministry

One of several Americans held in Iran is Siamak Namazi, a businessman with dual US-Iranian citizenship, who was sentenced in 2016 to 10 years in prison for spying.

Harvard student to serial killer who wrote a manifesto against technology — all about the ‘Unabomber’

Ted Kaczynski, who carried out 16 bombings that killed 3 people and injured 23 between 1978 and 1995, found dead in his prison cell in North Carolina. He was 81, and serving 4 life terms.

Trump risked national secrets, US prosecutors allege in 37-count indictment

Former US president mishandled classified documents that had information about secretive nuclear program, potential domestic vulnerabilities in event of an attack, federal indictment said.

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India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

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.