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Pentagon flags Anthropic as supply chain risk over AI chatbot Claude

Decision appeared to shut down opportunity for further negotiation with Anthropic, nearly a week after Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth accused the company of endangering national security

Nepal elections 2026: RSP leading in 23 seats as per initial results

Counting is expected to be completed by Friday night

US, Venezuela agree to re-establish diplomatic ties after Maduro's ouster

After months of heightened tensions, the US captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in January, setting off a chain of changes in the country

Azerbaijan accuses Iran of drone attack amid unrest, vows to retaliate

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said Iranian drones attacked its exclave of Nakhchivan and damaged an airport building

Israel strikes Beirut's suburbs after issuing blanket evacuation order

Since the resurgence of hostilities between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, Israel has struck sites in Beirut's suburbs

At least 102 killed, over 600 injured in Lebanon in Israel-Hezbollah war

The latest conflict between the two sides was sparked by Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel early Sunday

Replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen Mullin, says Trump

Noem is the first Cabinet secretary to leave during Trump's second term

US announces closure of Embassy in Kuwait following Iranian strikes

Iran has fired waves of missiles and drones at the American-allied Gulf country since the start of the war

Iran calling US to 'make a deal', but 'being a little bit late': Trump

Trump also warned the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, military, to lay down their arms or they will be killed

Panel reviewing Trump's White House ballroom project faces public outcry

Only one of the 28 people who addressed the National Capital Planning Commission during the first two hours of public comment at its March meeting spoke in favour of the project

CBSE cancels Class X exams, postpones Class XII in West Asia region

Students are advised to stay in close contact with their schools and follow official announcements carefully

More tankers hit in Gulf waters as US-Iran war spreads to oil routes

Iraq has cut its oil production by nearly 1.5 million barrels a day as it ran out of storage and was unable to load tankers, officials told Reuters

US sinking of Iranian warship off Sri Lankan coast piles pressure on India

The US sinking of Iran's frigate IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka brings the Middle East conflict closer to India's neighbourhood, complicating New Delhi's delicate diplomatic balancing

Cuba brings power grid back online, blames US oil blockade for blackout

Cuba restores its national power grid after a 16-hour blackout, blaming fuel shortages linked to the US oil blockade and an outage at the Antonio Guiteras power plant

Sri Lanka lets 2nd Iranian ship dock at Trincomalee, evacuates 208 on board

In a televised address, Dissanayake said the vessel, IRINS Bushehr, had sought permission to enter Sri Lankan waters, citing an engine failure

Pentagon preparing for US war with Iran to last until September: Report

US military planners are said to be allocating resources for a conflict that could extend well beyond Donald Trump's earlier four-to-five week estimate, Politico reported

America won't allow India to become rival like China: US official

Landau also offered to work with India to address long and short term issues in meeting its energy challenges as supply disruptions from the Middle East crisis threaten fuel stockpiles

Iran war threatens Asia fertiliser supplies ahead of planting season

West Asia conflict disrupts fertiliser production and shipping via the Strait of Hormuz, threatening supplies to major Asian importers including India and China ahead of the planting season

Trump says he must be 'personally involved' in picking Iran's next leader

Trump's remarks suggested a direct role for Washington in shaping Iran's leadership transition, even as senior US officials denied that the military campaign targeted a change of government in Tehran

New scheme will pay failed asylum seekers thousands of pounds to leave UK

The minister also stressed that asylum seekers who break the law, or work illegally, will lose their right to state-funded accommodation and support payments