Aarna Saini

Two firefighters held at Washington ICE detention centre amid wildfire, U.S. representative says

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Two firefighters held at Washington ICE detention centre amid wildfire, U.S. representative says

People hold signs warning drivers of a checkpoint operated by the Metropolitan Police Department and federal agencies, including officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), on Georgia Avenue in the northern part of Washington, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Two firefighters who were responding to a wildfire … Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China’s Tianjin for security summit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China’s Tianjin for security summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tianjin for a regional security summit that China hopes can counter Western influence in global affairs. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Sunday (August 31, 2025), Chinese and Russian state media reported, for a regional security summit … Read more

Israel Army says it has struck Hezbollah site in south Lebanon

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Israel Army says it has struck Hezbollah site in south Lebanon

Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stand at a position formerly held Iran-backed Hezbollah in the Khraibeh Valley in el-Meri in south Lebanon on August 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The Israeli Army said it carried out a strike on a site run by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Sunday. … Read more

Russia, China oppose ‘discriminatory sanctions’ against BRICS countries, says Vladimir Putin

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Russia, China oppose ‘discriminatory sanctions’ against BRICS countries, says Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with officials during a welcoming ceremony at an airport upon his arrival for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, on August 31, 2025. Photo: Vladimir Smirnov/Reuters Russia and China have taken a common stand against “discriminatory sanctions” that hinder the socioeconomic development of BRICS member countries, Russian … Read more

PM Modi-Xi Jinping meeting: India, China should handle ties from long-term perspective, says Chinese President

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PM Modi-Xi Jinping meeting: India, China should handle ties from long-term perspective, says Chinese President

In this screenshot from a video released on Aug. 31, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Tianjin, on August 31, 2025. Photo: PMO via PTI Photo India and China should approach their relations from a “strategic” and “long-term perspective”, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra … Read more

Russia says its units destroy 21 Ukrainian drones in south, southwest

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Russia says its units destroy 21 Ukrainian drones in south, southwest

A firefighter works at the site of an apartment building hit during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on August 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters READ MORE Published – August 31, 2025 11:09 am IST Source link

What to know about verdict, sentencing phase of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial in Brazil

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What to know about verdict, sentencing phase of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s trial in Brazil

The verdict and sentencing phase in the coup trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro starts on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) at the Supreme Court in Brasilia. The embattled leader faces a possible conviction of more than 30 years in prison for his alleged attempt to stay in power after losing his reelection bid in … Read more

PM Modi in China LIVE: PM Modi to hold bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

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PM Modi in China LIVE: PM Modi to hold bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Twenty foreign leaders are attending the SCO Plus summit being organised by China, which is this year’s rotating chair of the 10-member bloc comprising Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus and China. – PTI Source link

White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War, says media report

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White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War, says media report

President Donald Trump walks at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Saturday, August 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The Trump administration is advancing plans to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday (August 30, 2025), citing a White House official, after U.S. … Read more

Thousands protest Israeli siege of Gaza near Venice Film Festival

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Thousands protest Israeli siege of Gaza near Venice Film Festival

Thousands of people protested on Saturday (August 31, 2025) against Israel’s siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world trauma. Organised by left-wing political groups in northeast Italy, the demonstration began in the early evening a few kilometres from the festival where … Read more