Osama bin Laden (File photo) Newly declassified documents by the CIA suggest that they had repeatedly warned of possible attacks on US soil, including the possibility of an explosive-packed aircraft being flown into a US city, years before the September 11 attacks.The CIA on Friday released 71 intelligence reports prepared for the President’s Daily Brief…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday officially declared the Brics Summit 2026 open, welcoming world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, to India for the two-day summit.Addressing the leaders at the opening session, PM Modi said India’s Brics chairship had followed a “people-centric and…
The successful negotiations also highlighted the challenge of managing a forum that now brings together countries with substantially different geopolitical positions. In a major diplomatic breakthrough, India secured consensus on the Brics Joint Statement after intense negotiations. The consensus came after discussions continued until around 4am on Saturday.The breakthrough assumes particular significance as Iran, Saudi…
When wind turbines first appeared across Howard County in northeastern Iowa in 2008, they became part of the rural landscape. Nearly two decades later, the towering structures have become something more than a source of renewable energy. For the county, wind power has also become a major source of public money, helping pay for bridges,…
China rejects Anthropic’s AI extraction allegations China has firmly rejected accusations by US artificial intelligence company Anthropic that Chinese AI labs, including DeepSeek, Alibaba and Moonshot AI, carried out large-scale efforts to extract responses from its Claude models and use them to train their own systems.Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Beijing “advocates AI…
Representative Image (AI-generated) More than 160 years after the Second Battle of Manassas, the remains of a young Union soldier are set to receive a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery. According to the National Park Service, archaeologists uncovered the nearly complete burial of the soldier during excavations at Manassas National Battlefield Park in…
By 2015, estimates suggested that around one million pieces of chewing gum had found their way onto the wall. Some landmarks are built with steel, stone or glass. Seattle has one made largely of something far less permanent: chewing gum. Tucked beneath the famous Pike Place Market, the Seattle Gum Wall has spent decades attracting…
PM Modi in a family photo with other leaders at Brics Business Forum 2026. (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Brics bloc on Saturday agreed on a joint declaration that it is “unlikely to name any country but will condemn unilateral war by any country,” Reuters reported, citing four sources.The agreement comes as leaders of the 11-member…
Xi was received at the Delhi airport by Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for the 18th BRICS Summit, beginning a two-day visit to India that marks his first trip to the country in seven years.Xi was received at the Delhi…
We are not threatening European countries, nor are we going to threaten them. Why would we?” Putin said (Photo: PTI). Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warned that discussions about deploying foreign troops to Ukraine would effectively amount to a declaration of war against Russia.Speaking on the sidelines of the Brics Summit, Putin remarked, “Now…