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September 22, 2025
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Pakistan extends nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia: source close to govt



Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Sept 21, 2025
Pakistan's nuclear umbrella will cover Saudi Arabia, a source close to the kingdom's government told AFP on Sunday, days after the two allies signed a surprise mutual defence treaty. The source told AFP that the deal had been in the works for years and that Saudi Arabia expected Pakistan's arch-rival India to understand the kingdom's security needs. When asked if the deal meant Pakistan's nuclear weapons could be used to defend Saudi Arabia, Ali Shihabi, an analyst close to the royal court, to ... read more

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FLORA AND FAUNA
How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?
Bangkok (AFP) Sept 19, 2025
Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one. ... more
TRADE WARS
New visa rules shatter the American dream for many Indians
Bengaluru, India (AFP) Sept 21, 2025
Indian aerospace engineering student Sudhanva Kashyap thought he had mapped out everything it would take to get to the United States, only to have his plans upended by Washington's sudden and expensive change to its skilled worker visas. ... more
DEMOCRACY
New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'
Kathmandu (AFP) Sept 14, 2025
Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. ... more
FARM NEWS
Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab
Gurdaspur, India (AFP) Sept 17, 2025
The fields are full but the paddy brown and wilted, and the air thick with the stench of rotting crops and livestock - the aftermath of record monsoon rains that have devastated India's breadbasket. ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, a tech industry favourite, concerns India
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 20, 2025
India's leading IT trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry where such permits are widespread. ... more
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Framatome expands nuclear footprint with new India operations base
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 22, 2025
Framatome formally opened its new operations hub in Navi Mumbai on September 17, joined by dignitaries from the French Embassy, Consulate, EDF, and company leadership. The move signals Framatome's l ... more
OIL AND GAS
S.Africa top court hears landmark case on Shell offshore exploration
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 16, 2025
South Africa's top court on Tuesday heard arguments in a landmark case pitting environmentalists and coastal communities against energy giant Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Indian Ocean coast. ... more
OIL AND GAS
China chides 'economic pressure' over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffs
Beijing (AFP) Sept 10, 2025
Beijing chided the use of "economic pressure" on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump suggested he would hike tariffs on buyers of Russian oil to stifle Moscow's funding for its war in Ukraine. ... more

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TRADE WARS
Trump ready to match EU tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin: US official
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
The United States is ready to broaden tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil - if the EU takes similar moves - to hit at revenue Moscow needs for the war in Ukraine, a US official told AFP Tuesday. ... more
MILPLEX
India hopes 'insights' from Pakistan clash will help woo arms buyers
New Delhi (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
The skies lit up during the four-day clash between India and Pakistan in May as drones were blasted from the air by missiles that showcased what New Delhi believes is a "new vision" of warfare. ... more
TRADE WARS
China's Xi calls on BRICS countries to 'resist all forms of protectionism'
Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the 11-nation BRICS bloc to "resist all forms of protectionism" at a virtual leaders' summit on Monday. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
'Blood Moon' to rise during total lunar eclipse Sunday night
Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2025
Stargazers will have a chance to see a "Blood Moon" on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa. ... more
ENERGY NEWS
UN pushes nations to submit overdue climate plans
Paris (AFP) Sept 3, 2025
The United Nations on Wednesday urged nations late in turning in their climate plans to do so quickly, with major polluters among dozens of countries still to unveil new commitments. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Villages marooned after deadly floods in India's Punjab
Amritsar, India (AFP) Sept 2, 2025
A thousand villages in India's Punjab state are marooned by deadly floods, with thousands forced to seek shelter in relief camps, government authorities say. ... more
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SUPERPOWERS
Xi and Putin round on West at regional summit in China
Tianjin, China (AFP) Sept 1, 2025
Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Floods, landslides kill at least 11 in India's Jammu region
Srinagar, India (AFP) Aug 30, 2025
Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking rain killed at least 11 people, including four children, in India's Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Saturday. ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China to bolster non-Western alliances at summit, parade
Beijing (AFP) Aug 28, 2025
China's President Xi Jinping will host world leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi from Sunday for a summit before a huge military parade as he seeks to showcase a ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surge
Narowal, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites. Three transboundary rivers in the east of ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Record-breaking rain fuels deadly floods in India's Jammu region
Srinagar, India (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking heavy rain have killed more than 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A landslide on th ... more
WATER WORLD
Maldives revokes shark fishing ban after decades
Male, Maldives (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
The Maldives, a luxury holiday destination and top diving spot in the Indian Ocean, will lift a decades-old ban on shark fishing, the president's office said on Wednesday. Sharks were once t ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Floods, landslides kill at least 30 in India's Jammu region
Srinagar, India (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials and local media said Wednesday. An intense monsoon r ... more
SHAKE AND BLOW
Rain swamps India's Jammu region with extensive floods
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 26, 2025
Fierce floods swamped the Jammu area of Indian-administrated Kashmir on Tuesday as intense monsoon rainstorms in the Himalayan region caused widespread chaos, sweeping away bridges and swamping ... more
FLORA AND FAUNA
India to probe giant zoo run by son of Asia's richest person
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 26, 2025
India's Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into allegations of illegal animal imports and financial misconduct at a vast private zoo set up by the son of Asia's richest person. Vanta ... more
AEROSPACE
India to develop fighter jet engines with French company
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2025
India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi's defence minister said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in May approved the pr ... more
SINO DAILY
China's Xi pushes development, ethnic unity in rare visit to Tibet
Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
President Xi Jinping attended a grand ceremony in Lhasa on Thursday during a rare visit to Tibet, where he urged "ethnic unity and religious harmony" in a region where China is accused of rights ... more
SUPERPOWERS
China, India pledge to resume flights as Beijing's top diplomat wraps up visit
Beijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
China and India announced they would restart direct flights in a string of diplomatic breakthroughs, state media reported Wednesday, as Beijing's foreign minister wrapped up a visit before headi ... more
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NUKEWARS
India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
New Delhi Aug 20, 2025
India said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China. The ... more
ENERGY NEWS
India celebrates clean energy milestone but coal still king
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2025
Non-fossil fuels now account for half of India's installed energy capacity - years ahead of schedule - but the third-largest greenhouse gas polluter remains deeply reliant on coal for electric ... more
SUPERPOWERS
Indian PM to visit China, security chief says
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 19, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China later in August, his security chief said on Tuesday during talks with Beijing's foreign minister in New Delhi. Modi will attend the Shang ... more
TRADE WARS
China's top diplomat hails 'positive trend' in relations with India
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2025
Relations between China and India are on a "positive trend" towards cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, according to a readout of the meeting ... more
WOOD PILE
Fight to save last forests of the Comoros unites farmers, NGOs
Mutsamudu, Comoros (AFP) Aug 18, 2025
/> Strips of bare land scar the lush and green mountainsides towering above Mutsamudu, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan. On the most mountainous and densely populated island in ... more
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