Washington, July 22 (IANS) The United States faces a new generation of security threats led by China and accelerated by artificial intelligence, cyber operations and attacks on critical infrastructure, national security experts told Congress, nearly 25 years after the September 11 attacks.The warnings came at a House Intelligence Committee hearing examining whether the US intelligence community has adapted since the 2001 attacks. Lawmakers and witnesses said terrorism remained a danger, but the …
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, will travel to Kyrgyzstan on a two-day visit from July 23 to attend the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). During the meeting set to be held in Cholpon-Ata, the Foreign Ministers will review progress in key areas of SCO cooperation and discuss matters of regional and international significance and discuss matters of regional and international…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) India on Tuesday summoned the Russian Charge d’Affaires, Vladimir Ladanov, to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and condemned the attack on the commercial vessel MV Golden Leo, which claimed the lives of four Indians. The official was told to convey India’s “strong concerns” to the Russian authorities about the targeting of commercial shipping, which resulted in loss of civilian lives, according to the statement released by the MEA.”Today, the Russian Charge d’Af…
Lisbon, July 21 (IANS) Former Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has joined Benfica from Al-Nassr on loan from the Saudi club through the end of the 2026/27 season. This will be the seventh club of Duran’s career at the age of just 22, following recent stints with Fenerbahce and Zenit St Petersburg. Benfica will pay a 6.1 million euros loan fee for the Colombia international. The agreement also includes a buyout option at the end of the season in the amount of 30 million euros.Duran expressed his ha…
Washington, July 21 (IANS) A group of senior Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation that would make it easier for US prosecutors to pursue economic espionage cases involving Chinese companies by treating all businesses based in China as instruments of the Chinese state under federal law.The proposed Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act, introduced by Senator John Cornyn, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Tom Cotton, and Chairman of the House Select Committee on China Jo…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel departing from Odesa port in Ukraine in which four Indian nationals have lost their lives and one remains in a critical condition.According to the MEA, on the evening of July 19, the vessel MV Golden Leo was attacked while departing the port of Odesa. At the time of the incident, there were 17 crew members on board, including five Indian nationals.”As per information available, …
New Delhi/Jakarta, July 20 (IANS) India and Indonesia have demonstrated that close cooperation between major neighbours is possible without succumbing to divisions created by competing global powers. The ability of New Delhi and Jakarta to maintain strong ties with both Russia and the United States while pursuing national interests without becoming subordinate to either side reflects a diplomatic balancing act worthy of admiration, a report has stated.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indo…
Moscow, July 19 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday thanked the North Korean authorities for their decision to send soldiers from the Korean People’s Army to participate in the ‘liberation of the Kursk region,’ local media reported.During a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Son-hui, President Putin expressed gratitude for Russia’s support for the Joint Military Operation, Russia’s state-owned Tass news agency reported.”I would like to once again express my grati…
Moscow, July 19 (IANS) One person was killed and 61 were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Moscow region, regional governor Andrei Vorobyov said in an update posted on social media.Vorobyov said on Saturday that 20 of the injured received outpatient treatment and did not require hospitalisation. Another nine people remain in serious condition, while 31 are in moderate condition, Xinhua news agency reported.All are under medical supervision and are receiving necessary treatment. Mos…
Moscow, July 18 (IANS) Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei’s first international contact could be a telephone conversation or meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, local media reported on Saturday.”Russia is a country close to us, and His Excellency [Vladimir] Putin is a close friend of the Islamic Republic. And perhaps the first call and first meeting will be with President Putin,” an Iranian source told Russia’s state-owned Tass news agency.”But at the moment, due to the mil…