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A view of the damaged New Safe Confinement structure at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after a drone strike in Ukraine. (Photo/Reuters)
Chernobyl protective shield loses confinement ability after drone strike: IAEA

Dec 06, 2025

A drone strike in February severely damaged Chernobyl's protective New Safe Confinement shield, causing it to lose key safety functions. The IAEA urged major repairs, though core structures remain intact. The arch was built to contain radiation decades after the 1986 disaster and cost about 2.1 billion in European currency.

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Pakistan: Lawyers hail judges who quit over 27th Amendment to "preserve constitutional oath"

Dec 06, 2025
High Commissioner Pranay Verma joined guests at the 54th Maitri Diwas celebration at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka (Photo: High Comission of India in Dhaka)

High Commission of India celebrates Maitri Diwas 2025 in Dhaka

Dec 06, 2025
A C-17 aircraft carrying Bailey bridge units arrives in Colombo as part of India's ongoing Operation Sagar Bandhu relief efforts. (Photo: X/@MEAIndia)

India sends fourth C-17 to Sri Lanka with Bailey bridge units for relief operations

Dec 06, 2025
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan (File Photo/Reuters)

"Imran Khan is not a security threat": PTI hits back at military remarks, decries weakening democracy

Dec 06, 2025
Delegates from India, Japan, Australia and the United States attend the 3rd Quad Counter Terrorism Working Group meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: X/@MEAIndia)

Quad countries call for bringing to justice perpetrators, organisers of Delhi blast

Dec 06, 2025
UAE National Anti-Doping Agency (Photo/UAE NADA/Linkedin)

UAE National Anti-Doping Agency participates in adoption of 2027 World Anti-Doping Code in Korea

Dec 06, 2025
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court (Photo/X@HHmansour)

Mansour bin Zayed attends World Arabian Horse Championship Supreme in Doha

Dec 06, 2025

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Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the United States (Photo/X@yechielleiter)

Israeli Ambassador to US addresses Lebanese: We want security, not your land

Dec 06, 2025

In an interview with the website "This is Beirut", Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the United States and a close associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said that disarming Hezbollah and disconnecting Lebanon from Iran could open "a door to peace, economic growth and shared opportunities" for both countries.
UN envoy Evans Afedi (Photo/ANI)

Iron Man Sardar Patel an inspiration not only for India, but for entire world: UN envoy Evans Afedi

Dec 06, 2025

United Nations Ambassador Evans Afedi attended the grand closing ceremony of the Sardar @150 Unity March and paid heartfelt tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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India, US call for additional designations of LeT, JeM and their proxy groups under UN 1267 sanctions regime, condemn cross-border terrorism

Dec 06, 2025

India and the United States have unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism and renewed their commitment to strengthening multilateral cooperation in the field of countering terrorism, including in the UN, Quad and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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"In Washington, there is a desire to continue to work with India": South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman

Dec 06, 2025
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WUC ramps up global advocacy against China's Uyghur genocide

Dec 06, 2025
India, Eritrea hold Third Round of Foreign Office Consultations (Photo/X@MEAIndia)

India, Eritrea hold Third Round of Foreign Office Consultations in Asmara

Dec 06, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finland President Alexander Stubb (Photo/X@DrSJaishankar)

Jaishankar congratulates Finland on Independence Day

Dec 06, 2025
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (File Photo/ANI)

"Inspires us to work towards a future anchored in equity, fairness and dignity": Jaishankar pays tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar

Dec 06, 2025
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"India is capable of doing great things... I'm very excited about how they're building their space program": Ex-NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino

Dec 06, 2025
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Healthcare crisis deepens in Pakistan's Lahore as anaesthetist shortage brings surgeries to standstill

Dec 06, 2025
South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman (Photo/ANI)

India-Russia summit reminder to the West that Moscow cannot be isolated: South Asia analyst Kugelman

Dec 06, 2025
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Abdul Samad Yaqoob (Photo/ANI)

Worsening ties with Afghanistan deepen Pakistan's isolation, economic crisis, warns PTI leader

Dec 06, 2025
South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman (Photo/ANI)

India needs to be "very careful" on how it engages with Russia on energy level: South Asia analyst Kugelman after Putin's visit

Dec 06, 2025
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Abdul Samad Yaqoob (Photo/ANI)

Pakistan slides deeper into military authoritarianism as PTI denounces Asim Munir's "dictatorial" reappointment

Dec 06, 2025
South Asia analyst Michael Kugelman (Photo/ANI)

PM Modi personally receiving Putin at the airport showed how strong the relationship is: South Asia analyst Kugelman

Dec 06, 2025
Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka meets corporate leaders on rebuilding efforts (Photo/X@IndiainSL)

India reiterates support to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah as High Commissioner meets corporate leaders on rebuilding efforts

Dec 06, 2025
Support from the Tamil Nadu Govt reaches Sri Lanka as relief aid dispatched for Cyclone Ditwah-hit communities (Photo/X@geethajeevandmk)

Support from the Tamil Nadu Govt reaches Sri Lanka as relief aid dispatched for Cyclone Ditwah-hit communities

Dec 06, 2025
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (File Photo/ANI)

Jaishankar "disagrees" on Putin visit impacting India-US trade deal, affirms New Delhi "negotiating hard" for farmers, workers

Dec 06, 2025