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Google' clash with Russia is not a very old story, as the tussle keeps reviving over time, and in this instance, a Russian court has surprised everyone by declaring a $20 decillion fine on the tech giants for violating laws, when they blocked pro-Kremlin media outlets. The fine has been compounded with other penalties imposed on Google, after it blocked 17 Russian TV channels as a result of international sanctions. These TV channels were all speaking in favor of the Kremlin, and in support of the Russian aggression on Ukraine, among other things.

Korean Peninsula, after Pyongyang said it had test-fired one of its most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent. The launch was North Korea's first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia. South Korea's military said its «initial judgement» was that the projectile may have been a «new solid-propelled long-range ballistic missile».

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SEOUL—Just days before the U.S. presidential election, North Korea launched an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile that stayed airborne longer than anything the Kim Jong Un regime had ever launched before.

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The Associated Press has learned that two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and human dietary supplements near Antarctica

Germany’s economy isn’t growing and the governing coalition has a lot of ideas on how to fix it

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Iran’s “axis of resistance" has suffered a series of blows delivered by Israel over the past month, including operations targeting the leadership of Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah, and a strike last week on Iran’s missile-making facilities used, in part, to supply the groups. That hasn’t stopped Yemen’s Houthis from targeting more ships this week in the Red Sea with drones and missiles, the latest demonstration of how an escalating regional war appears to be boosting a once minor Iran-backed player in the region.

Israel's latest action shows the heights it can take its saga of 'victimhood facilitating overkill'. Knesset passed two bills on Monday that bar UN's dedicated humanitarian agency for Palestinians, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), to operate in Israel. This effectively guts UN's capacity to provide humanitarian aid.

Kroshik (meaning “Crumbs”), first gained widespread attention after he was rescued from the basement of a hospital in Russia. He had been fed scraps, biscuits, and soup, leading to his staggering weight of 38 pounds. At a veterinary weight-loss clinic in Perm, Russia, Crumbs made progress, shedding 7 pounds. However, he suddenly developed breathing difficulties and passed away over the weekend, as reported by NewsX. Vets at the clinic suspect his dense fat deposits masked cancerous growths on his spleen and other organs, making them difficult to detect in scans. Galiana More, who manages the Matroskin cat shelter where Crumbs was treated, believes the tumors triggered multi-organ failure. An official cause of death is pending the results of a full post-mortem exam, scheduled for Monday. Even with this exam, determining whether Crumbs' health issues stemmed primarily from his weight or the hidden tumors remains challenging, according to More. “In cases of such extensive organ failure, the body often cannot keep up, though Kroshik fought hard,” she explained.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s reliance on imported crude oil is getting worse. The latest government data shows that the country imported 88.2% of the oil it consumed in the first half of 2024-25, up from 87.6% a year earlier.

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within «the next several weeks,» the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region. Some of the North Korean soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said, and were believed to be heading for the Kursk border region, where Russia has been struggling to push back a Ukrainian incursion. Earlier Monday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte NATO confirmed recent Ukrainian intelligence reports that some North Korean military units were already in the Kursk region.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran, has had a bad week. Elon Musk’s X suspended his new Hebrew-language account, and the Israel Defense Forces unleashed a devastating series of air raids against his country’s military infrastructure.

Russia has made aproposal to allow Indian airlines to operate local flights within its territory, as its own carriers are unable to meet demand because of Western sanctions cutting off their access to US and European aircraft manufacturers and component supplies. Russia approached India as well as China and a few Central Asian nations a month back, with a ‘cabotage’ proposal to allow their airlines to operate flights on its domestic routes, people aware of the development said. The matter was again raised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia last week for the BRICS summit, they said. However, Indian airlines have expressed reservations over the proposal and told the government that it would not be viable for them to operate within Russia, the people said.

Georgia's president on Monday urged the West to support opposition protests of the official results of a weekend parliamentary election in which the governing party was declared victorious amid voting irregularities and allegations of Russian meddling. President Salome Zourabichvili, who refused to recognize the official results, told AP that the South Caucasus nation has fallen victim to Russian pressure aimed at derailing Georgia's plans to join the European Union. «We've seen that Russian propaganda was directly used,» said Zourabichvili, a fierce critic of Georgian Dream, the governing party. She said the government has been «working hand-in-hand with Russia,» and «probably» received help from Moscow's security services.

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in Ukraine within «the next several weeks,» the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region. Some of the North Korean soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said, and were believed to be heading for the Kursk border region, where Russia has been struggling to push back a Ukrainian incursion. Earlier Monday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte confirmed recent Ukrainian intelligence reports that some North Korean military units were already in the Kursk region.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has expressed concerns about the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the growing cooperation between US adversaries including Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. “The risk is extraordinary,” he said. “World War III has already begun. You already have battles on the ground being coordinated in multiple countries," he said at the Institute of International Finance’s annual meeting in Washington DC. Jamie Dimon has given a stern warning about geopolitical threats that could hurt the global economy. “Recent events show that conditions are treacherous and getting worse,” he wrote in a press release. According to a report in Business Insider, Jamie Dimon said US adversaries want to topple the world order, and the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts could explode into a new world war.

India with rapt attention and seriousness, and everyone is looking at the country with new hope and discussing the vast possibilities it presents in different fields. Addressing a gathering at Lathi in Amreli district of Gujarat after launching development projects worth Rs 4,800 crore, he said countries that participated in the recent BRICS summit (held in the Russian city of Kazan) expressed their eagerness to join hands with India and become partners in its development journey. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during his visit to New Delhi last week, announced that his country will issue visas to 90,000 Indians every year, and it is now up to the country's youth to prepare themselves as per their requirements, said Modi.

Dimon cited nuclear proliferation as the biggest global threat, mentioning that if nations like Iran acquire nuclear capabilities, others will follow, risking major city targets worldwide. He referenced Russia’s actions in Ukraine, highlighting President Putin's nuclear rhetoric as a uniquely dangerous scenario. Also Read: US Elections 2024: One week before polls, betting odds reveal where Trump and Harris stand

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Israel’s airstrikes early Saturday didn’t just destroy critical Iranian military infrastructure. They also battered the reputation of Russian military equipment, which has already been pummeled by poor performance during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russia wholeheartedly welcomes that the first meeting between the Indian PM and Chinese President has happened in Kazan on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit as dialogue and stable relations between India and China is important for the security of Eurasia. “We are happy that the first meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in five years have happened in Kazan. A dialogue and stable relations between India and China is important for the security of Eurasia,” Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said in response to a question by ET at a special briefing on the BRICS Summit. «We are hopeful that India and China, as major civilisations possessing unique political wisdom, will find ways to achieve progress in the border issue and a normalisation of bilateral ties based on mutual respect of sensitive interests,” Alipov noted.

Zelenskyy has expressed high hopes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's potential role in ending the Ukraine war. In an exclusive interview with The Times of India, Zelenskyy stated, “PM Modi can influence the end of the Ukraine war. This is the huge value of him in any conflict.