UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince Harry condemned the remarks by US President Donald Trump over the sending of troops to Afghan frontlines, CNN reported.
Trump defended ICE raids in Minneapolis after a fatal shooting sparked protests. He accused Minnesota leaders of shielding criminals. CNN reported that he may invoke the Insurrection Act, while The Hill said the Pentagon was readying 1,500 troops for possible deployment.
Trump has repeatedly asserted that Greenland is important to safeguard the US from Russia and China's presence in the Arctic Ocean, and has demanded that the Kingdom of Denmark sell the self-governed territory.
"The courage with which you took action against Pakistani terrorists was beyond even their imagination. You demonstrated your might using indigenous weapons. In the times to come, self-reliance is our necessity," the Defence Minister said.
Trump and Colombia's President Petro spoke by phone after sharp public exchanges over drugs and US intervention. While Trump made fresh threats, both sides described the call as positive, as Petro warned against intervention and deployed troops near Venezuela.
China could suffer up to 100,000 troop deaths in a failed Taiwan invasion and be forced to retreat, though it may hold Kinmen and Matsu, a report says. The study outlines heavy losses, prolonged fighting and limited international responses in both major and minor conflict scenarios.
In a significant step towards enhancing civil-military cooperation and improving the quality of life in remote border areas, Indian Army troops from the Spearhead Division of Spear Corps have constructed a Log Hut with an attached Water Storage Facility at Ojugo village in Taksing, Upper
The President said the raid, carried out by the US Army's elite Delta Force with assistance from an FBI unit, did not result in any US fatalities. However, a small number of troops sustained injuries during the operation, CNN reported, citing a source briefed on the matter.
In an open letter addressed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and posted on X on New Year's Day, Mir Yar Baloch said Baloch representatives view the growing strategic partnership between Islamabad and Beijing as "dangerous".
The drills, codenamed 'Justice Mission 2025', saw the PLA Eastern Theatre Command dispatch its Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force troops to conduct joint military drills in the Taiwan Strait and in areas to the north, southwest, southeast, and east of Taiwan.
As the rest of the nation prepares for New Year celebrations, the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police are braving bone-chilling temperatures in the high-altitude region of Bhalesa. To ensure a peaceful start to 2026, troops are navigating frozen forests and hidden mountain caves