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27.08.2025 13:20 Steep new tariffs from the US on India's goods will take effect from Wednesday, escalating tensions between the strategic partners, according to media reports.

27.08.2025 13:20 As a testimony to India's growing shipbuilding prowess and its march towards self-reliance, two multi-mission stealth frigates of Project 17A - INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri - were commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Naval Base, Visakhapatnam on August 26, 2025

27.08.2025 13:20 Yesterday, Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Bethany P. Morrison and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P. Royal co-chaired the virtual U.S.-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue alongside Indian Ministry of External Affairs Additional Secretary Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur and Indian Ministry of Defense Joint Secretary Vishwesh Negi.

27.08.2025 13:20 Australia has decided to expel Iran's ambassador and move toward officially designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization, a step that could prompt the United Kingdom and European Union to do the same.

27.08.2025 13:20 The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has announced the country's readiness to eradicate terrorism and secure the borders of Iran and Pakistan.

27.08.2025 13:20 Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloaded over 76,000 pounds of illegal drugs, valued at $473 million, at Port Everglades, Florida as part of Operation Pacific Viper. This offload included approximately 61,740 pounds of cocaine and approximately 14,400 pounds of marijuana.

27.08.2025 13:20 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a nationwide bomb shelter program to protect civilians against potential wars and disasters, reports say.

27.08.2025 13:20 Israeli minister of military affairs Israel Katz says Tel Aviv has no intention of withdrawing from Mount Hermon in southwest Syria or other recently occupied areas, amid the regime's escalating ambitions to extend its occupation of the Arab country.

27.08.2025 13:20 The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Kingdom of C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft Sustainment Support for an estimated cost of $861 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

27.08.2025 13:20 Polish President Karol Nawrocki's decision to veto a bill on aid to Ukrainian refugees has created a political storm in the Central European nation, one of Kyiv's closest allies in its fight against Russia's all-out invasion.

27.08.2025 13:20 Asked to comment on reports from Taiwan media that recent US tariff hikes on Taiwan products have severely hit the island's traditional industries, with official figures showing that by August 15 the number of people forced to take unpaid leave had risen by more than 650 from the end of July to nearly 4,000—91 percent of them in manufacturing sector, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for

27.08.2025 13:20 Taiwan media quoted Reuters as saying that the US government may seek stakes in TSMC. Economic officials in Taiwan island said there has been no specific countermeasures regarding the US move, sparking widespread concerns across the industry in the island that the US actions could undermine the island's industrial foundation. Answering a question concerning this, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of

27.08.2025 13:20 The truth about the Nord Stream pipeline explosions must not be covered up. The investigation should not be politicized, such incidents must not be allowed to happen again, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.

27.08.2025 13:20 Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, in Beijing on Tuesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

27.08.2025 13:20 US President Donald Trump on Monday local time met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in Washington, during which China-related issues were put under spotlight, including their possible visits to China, US' reopening of Chinese students' visa, as well as Seoul's latest claims on approaches in dealing with China and the US.