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Washington, October 19 China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenal and will probably have over 1,000 warheads by 2030, the Pentagon said in its annual report on Beijing’s military that was released on Thursday. Despite the growing number of China’s nuclear weapons, they are still much lower than what Russia and the United States have. In …

Seoul, October 19 Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their October 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang’s denials that it arms the militant group. South Korean officials, two experts on North Korean arms and an analysis of weapons captured on the battlefield by Israel point toward Hamas using Pyongyang’s …

Gaza, October 19 Israel pounded locations across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including parts of the south that Israel had declared as safe zones, heightening fears among more than 2 million Palestinians trapped in the territory that nowhere was safe. In one of the airstrikes, the head of the Hamas-led national security forces, Jehad Mheisen, and members of his family …

Washington, October 20 President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case on Thursday night for deepening US involvement in a rare Oval Office address as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries. If international aggression is allowed to …

Toronto, October 19 A judge in Canada has dismissed a challenge by a Sikh law student, who had sued the Edmonton city in Alberta and law society in the province over mandatory oath to the monarchy last year. Prabjot Singh Wirring, a baptised Sikh, had said in his lawsuit that swearing a mandatory oath to the monarch would contradict his …

Madrid, October 19 The Women’s World Cup-winning player kissed on the lips by the former president of the Spanish soccer federation was called up again by the national team. Jenni Hermoso was included in coach Montse Tomé’s squad for this month’s Nations League games against Italy and Switzerland. Hermoso was omitted from the first squad after the World Cup to …

Los Angeles, October 18 Hollywood star Will Smith’s children are feeling for their father after Jada Pinkett Smith’s bombshell revelations about their relationship. Apparently not into the actress making public their family secrets, Jaden Smith and Willow Smith reportedly “feel bad for their dad with all the recent headlines about their parents.” A source tells ET about the Smith kids, …

Washington, October 18 The Pentagon has released footage of some of the more than 180 intercepts of US warplanes by Chinese aircraft that have occurred in the last two years — more than the total amount over the previous decade and part of a trend US military officials called concerning. The photos and video were released in advance of a …

New York, October 17 Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said Tuesday they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews. Amazon, reviews site Glassdoor and Trustpilot as well as travel companies Expedia Group, Booking.com and Tripadvisor said in an announcement they’re launching a coalition that aims to protect access to “trustworthy consumer reviews” worldwide. …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took to the microblogging site ‘X’ and revealed his favourite region in Uttarakhand. PM Modi, who visited the hill state earlier this week for a day, shared his photographs from his favourite region of Kumaon. The Prime Minister reached Uttarakhand on October 12 and began his day with a darshan at the Adi Kailash peak, an abode of …