Russian forces launched overnight drone and glide bomb attacks on Kharkiv, hitting a hospital and wounding seven. President Zelenskyy, preparing to meet Trump in Washington, urged US and European support for air defense and long-range weapons to counter Russia.
Border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan remained closed for a second day following deadly weekend clashes, leaving hundreds stranded. Afghan and Pakistani forces traded fire, with casualties on both sides. A ceasefire is holding, but trade and travel remain halted.
Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages under a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. As Israel prepares a prisoner exchange, US President Donald Trump arrived in the region to discuss a peace plan and the future of Gaza’s governance.
The US sanctioned 8 Indian nationals and several Indian firms for aiding Iran’s energy trade. Washington said the move targets networks funding Iran’s “malign activities.” Those listed face business bans, asset freezes, and travel restrictions to the US.
Four people were injured outside a synagogue in Manchester after a car was driven at members of the public and a man was stabbed. Police say one man, believed to be the offender, was shot by firearms officers responding to the incident.
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping 20-point plan to end the Israel–Hamas war in Gaza. Announced in Washington alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who expressed his support, the proposal lays out a path toward ceasefire, prisoner exchanges, reconstruction, and long-term governance. Whether Hamas will accept the terms remains deeply uncertain, but the plan is Trump’s most detailed attempt yet to reshape Gaza’s future.
Trump’s 21-point proposal for Gaza promises to get hostages freed, bombs silenced & reconstruction underway. But with Netanyahu hemmed in by his far-right partners, Hamas refusing to disarm, & the Arab states remaining skeptical, the much-touted deal may unravel before it even begins.
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif told the UNGA Pakistan is ready for a “composite, result-oriented” dialogue with India, while raising Kashmir, praising Trump as a “man of peace,” and urging global action on Gaza and climate change.
When Washington slapped a $100,000 price tag on new H-1B visas, markets in Mumbai reeled and Indian tech dreams wavered. The United States insists it’s about protecting integrity, but the move risks deterring the very minds that fuel its innovation engine — and jolts India into confronting its overdependence on a single migration pipeline.
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