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Twenty Indian troops killed in Ladakh fighting
At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a clash with Chinese forces in a disputed Himalayan border area, Indian officials say. The incident follows rising tensions, and is the first deadly clash in the border area in at least 45 …
World Bank sees EM economies shrinking for first time since 1960
Per-capita output will contract in more than 90% of countries, the biggest share since 1870
Donald Trump makes religious freedom a foreign policy priority
He allocates $ 50 million to finance programs aimed at promoting and protecting religious freedoms abroad
Trump offers to mediate "raging" standoff between China and India
Experts do not expect open conflict
U.S. accounted for nearly half of global nuclear weapons spending in 2019
Nine nuclear powers spent $72.9 billion last year on their nuclear weapons arsenals, or nearly $138,700 every minute, according to the Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN. As IBT …
Can COVID-19 draw Pakistan and Russia closer together?
In recent years, they have put aside some of their differences and the coronavirus could accelerate this reconciliation
Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passes away
Top Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, a scion of Bollywood’s most famous Kapoor family, has died. He was 67 and had leukemia. Kapoor was hospitalized in Mumbai on Wednesday and died on Thursday, according to a family statement. …
Military spending hits highest level in a decade
For the first time, two Asian countries were among the top three with China and India
Russia among top-5 world's largest arms producers
Russia moved to fourth place in the sales of arms ranking, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). In 2019, 3.9% of Russia's GDP went to military spending, amounting to $65.1 billion. …
People in India can see Himalayas thanks to coronavirus
The mountain range is seen for the first time in 'decades,' as the lockdown eases air pollution
India converts trains into hospitals in response to coronavirus pandemic
India's railway network has announced it will convert trains into hospitals to house coronavirus patients after all passenger services were suspended at the end of March, The Independent reports. Indian …
Moscow wants to outwit West on trade routes
Russia seeks to create a North-South and East-West trade corridors
Newborn girl in India named 'Corona'
A newborn girl in India's Uttar Pradesh has been named Corona, after the Coronavirus pandemic that has affected millions worldwide. She was born on Sunday, the day of the 'janata curfew' in India when the nation …
India arming Armenia
What is hidden behind Military Aid?
SIPRI: Global arms trade has increased
The top exporter United States is widening its lead over Russia
Sixteen Italians test positive for coronavirus in India
Sixteen Italians in India have tested positive for coronavirus, the Indian health minister said today, as the total number of known cases in the country rose sharply to 28. Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said …
China sends “biological weapons” to Pakistan
Army of 100,000 Chinese ducks ready to fight locust plague
Trump to be protected from monkeys on India visit
Police armed with catapults have been assigned to protect U.S. President Donald Trump from a horde of feral monkeys during his visit to India. Between 500 and 700 rhesus macaques live near the Taj Mahal. The …
India cracks down on use of VPNs in Kashmir
Authorities in Indian Kashmir are cracking down on virtual private network (VPN) apps used to circumvent a months-long ban on social media, police said. Social networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are still blocked, even …
