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Xi Jinping vows Taiwan reunification with China in New Year’s speech, says ‘no one can separate the two’

Last year, China intensified its pressure on Taiwan by stepping up its military presence around the region by sending warships and planes into the waters and air space almost daily.

UK govt warns India against unlicensed satellite phones

Indian nurse sentenced to death for murder in Yemen

India, other Quad member nations commit to working towards free and stable Indo-Pacific

Pak reports 68 polio cases this year despite govt efforts to curb disease

So far this year, 27 cases have been reported from Balochistan, 20 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 19 from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.

Low-cost South Korean flight that crashed killing 179 people was warned of birdstrike during first landing attempt

Officials are investigating bird strike and bad weather as potential causes of the crash, while ruling out runway issues, as similar-sized aircraft have safely used the 2,800-meter runway in the past.

After staunchly defending H1-B visa, tech billionaire Elon Musk says system needs major overhaul

Elon Musk suggests raising H-1B visa salaries and adding annual maintenance costs to make hiring from abroad more expensive than hiring domestically. Previously, he said that the program is broken and needs major reform.

Former US President Jimmy Carter passes away at 100

The longest-lived President, Carter, was considered a friend of India as he was the first American president to visit India after the removal of the emergency and victory of the Janata Party in 1977.

US President-elect Trump, Musk defend H-1B visa program amid criticism from Republicans

Musk, along with Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy who have been appointed by Trump to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), argued last week that foreign workers are needed for tech companies like Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla.

All except two likely dead in South Korea’s worst plane crash in 20 years

The Jeju Air flight carrying 181 people including six crew members skidded off runway after reportedly experiencing a bird strike as corroborated by one of the survivors.